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Summary

  • Edinburgh beat Bayonne in round of 16

  • Sharks defeated Zebre

Live Reporting

George O'Neill

  1. Sharks 0-3 Edinburgh

    Sharks are piling forward again, as their powerful forward pack take again and again.

  2. Sharks 0-3 Edinburgh

    WP Nel and Pierre Schoeman target Eben Etzebeth superbly at the maul, and Edinburgh will have a scrum on their own line.

  3. Sharks 0-3 Edinburgh

    Sam Skinner drops the restart, and Sharks then absolutely destroy the Edinburgh scrum.

    The penalty goes their way, and Siya Masuku kicks to the corner.

  4. Penalty Sharks 0-3 Edinburgh

    Ben Healy

    Through it goes, and Edinburgh lead.

  5. Sharks 0-0 Edinburgh

    A spot of kick tennis ends with Aphelele Fassi booting the ball to touch.

    Edinburgh have started well here - they don't look awed by the occasion.

    Vincent Tshituka then infringes at the breakdown, and Ben Healy will kick at goal.

  6. Kick-off

    Sharks 0-0 Edinburgh

    We are off...

  7. Sharks v Edinburgh (12:30)

    The players are out in Durban...

    Kick-off is just moments away.

  8. How they got here

    Sharks v Edinburgh (12:30)

    Sharks thrashed Zebre 47-3 to reach the quarter-finals, while Edinburgh overcame Bayonne 33-15 at Murrayfield.

  9. Schoeman returns as Gilchrist hits 200

    Sharks v Edinburgh (12:30)

    Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt welcomes prop Pierre Schoeman back into the fold after his concussion.

    Co-captain Grant Gilchrist will make his 200th appearance for the club, becoming the fourth player in Edinburgh's history to do so.

    Behind the scrum, there are no changes as half-backs Ben Vellacott and Ben Healy continue their partnership, while Matt Currie and Mark Bennett make up the midfield once again.

    Jake Henry starts his fourth game in a row on the wing.

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  10. Line-ups from Durban

    Sharks v Edinburgh (12:30)

    Sharks: Fassi, Kok, Am (capt), Hooker, Mapimpi, Masuku, Hendrikse; Nche, Mbonambi, Koch, Etzebeth, Van Heerden, J. Venter, Tshituka, Buthelezi.

    Replacements: Jooste, Mchunu, Jacobs, Rahl, Labuschagne, Williams, Bosch, F. Venter.

    Edinburgh: Goosen, Henry, Bennett, Currie, van der Merwe, Healy, Vellacott (CC); Schoeman, Ashman, Nel, Skinner, Gilchrist (CC), Ritchie, Watson, Mata.

    Replacements: Cherry, Venter, Rae, Hodgson, Crosbie, Price, Lang, Dean.

  11. Hello!

    Sharks v Edinburgh (12:30)

    Good afternoon, and welcome to our coverage of the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, as Edinburgh travel to Durban to face Sharks.

    These sides met in league action at the end of last month, with the South African side triumphing 23-13 on that occasion.

    Sean Everitt's side will need a much-improved showing if they are to reach the last four.