The Sharks will look to pick up their dominant form at home when Irish side Ulster travels to Kings Park for a rescheduled Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash.
Overall URC head-to-head record: Played one, Ulster won one.
When they last met:
Sharks
- Curwin Bosch made more kicks in play (14) and kicking metres (574) than any other player in Round 14. Two of these kicks were retained, one was a try assist. He also kicked a 50/22
- Phepsi Buthelezi has returned more restarts than any other player this season (24), gaining a league-high 124 metres in the process
- Henco Venter has conceded the most penalties in the tackle in the Vodacom URC (six). 58% of his tackles have been aimed above the waist
Ulster
- Ulster like to score on the eve of half time. They have scored a league-high 10 tries between the 31st and 40th minutes this season
- Ulster have scored as many tries from lineouts as any other team (34, = Leinster). Their next most popular try sources are kick returns and turnovers won, from which they have scored five tries each
- Ulster have had more rucks that have lasted less than a second than any other team (68), 26 of which have been in the opposition 22. Ulster’s ball retention rate at the ruck is also the best in the league (96.2%)
Did you know?
In the one meeting between these teams, the Sharks lost to Ulster 24-21 in Belfast.
The Sharks recently had a three-match winning streak at home ended by the DHL Stormers in their most recent fixture in Durban.
Ulster have lost three of their last four matches away from home.
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