The Sharks will be looking for a big response in the URC against the Dragons, having lost 36-30 to Connacht in Galway after letting a 27-7 lead slip away.
Kick off on Saturday is at 18:15.
Follow the Sharks-Dragons URC live scoring below:
Dragons v Sharks
Date: Saturday, 5 October
Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
SA Time: 18h15
Referee: Andrew Brace
TV: SuperSport
Sharks: 15 Jordan Hendrikse, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka (captain), 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Dylan Richardson, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Francois Venter.
The Sharks should back themselves to bounce back from their narrow 36-30 defeat against Connacht when they take on the Dragons, especially given the fact that they have a 100% win record against the Welsh side in their last four matches in the URC and EPCR Challenge Cup respectively.
The KwaZulu-Natalians will, however, be expecting an epic clash against a team that started the competition on a winning note at home against Ospreys before suffering a disappointing 34-6 defeat against log-leaders Leinster – a result they will want to bounce back from strongly.
Fuelling the Durbanites’ motivation, they scored one more point in their one match in the competition than the Dragons in their two outings, so they will have all the motivation they need to win their first game of the season this weekend.
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