The Sharks are the first of the South African sides in United Rugby Championship action this weekend when they take on Edinburgh on Friday night
Edinburgh v Sharks, Friday 24th April, Edinburgh, KO 20:45 (South African time)
Referee: tbc
Assistant Referees: tbc
TMO: tbc
Weather Forecast - Edinburgh
Edinburgh:
Edinburgh are twelfth in the standings with an overall record of 5 wins and 0 defeats and with 28 log points they are no longer in contention for a play off spot.
Last time out they beat Zebre 31-30 in a home fixture, other wins came at home to the Scarlets, home and away to Benetton and at home to the Ospreys.
In Round 10 Edinburgh were edged out by the Bulls (19-17) in a home fixture. They toured South Africa in March where they lost 54-17 to the Lions and 33-14 to the Stormers
Sharks:
The Sharks finished the previous round in eleventh position in the URC standings with a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.
Last week they went down 21-17 to the Ospreys in Bridgend, continuing a poor run of results in Europe this season. Prior to that they chalked up back to back home wins over Munster (45-0) and Cardiff (21-15) and although they finish up with home games against Benetton and Zebre, they are 11 points off a play off place so an extended stay in the tournament would appear highly unlikely.
In the outright betting to win the URC title this season the Sharks are 40/1 with Hollywoodbets
Line Ups:
Edinburgh: tbc
Sharks: tbc
The Betting,
Average early show
Edinburgh +5.5 points at 9/10
Sharks -5.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Bets:
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