Short lineout to Wright

Box kick from Aaron Smith to touch

Am grubbers ahead to touch 5m from the line

Inside ball to Nkosi

Highlanders spill it and play it from an offside position, penalty Sharks, du Preez sets up the lineout

Sopoaga restarts, claimed by Botha, box kick from Wright

Box kick by the Sharks and Botha gathers beautifully before drawing the final defender to van der Merwe for the perfect start

Wright clears downfield

Sopoaga gets the match underway

The Sharks host the Highlanders in round 12 of Super Rugby. The Sharks have won just three of their nine matches to lie bottom of the South African Conference, while the Highlanders have recorded six victories from eight games to sit third in the New Zealand Conference.