Sharks made an incredible second-half comeback as they came from behind to register a 31-24 win over Lions in their Super Rugby encounter at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
Sharks lock Ruan Botha has been handed a four-week ban following the red-card incident in the recently concluded Super Rugby game against Jaguares at Estadio Jose Amalfitani last weekend.
Ngani Laumape scored a vital try in the added minutes while Ihaia West added the decisive conversion as Hurricanes went on to register a thrilling 38-37 win over Sharks in their Super Rugby clash in Napier.
Sharks will miss the services of Jacques Vermeulen for the next two games after the flanker was suspended for two weeks for a dangerous play during the recently concluded Super Rugby clash against Rebels.
Sharks slumped to a second successive defeat in Australia as their Super Rugby season plunged into further crisis following a 46-14 defeat against Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.
The Sharks bagged seven tries with four scored in the second-half to claim a 50-22 Super Rugby bonus-point victory over the Sunwolves at Kings Park on Saturday.
Mitch Short scored a try in the last five minutes while Bernard Foley slotted the decisive conversion as Waratahs came from behind to draw the Super Rugby encounter against Sharks at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
Lionel Mapoe scored a double as Lions kick-started their Super Rugby 2018 campaign with a 26-19 victory over Sharks at Emirates Airlines Park on Saturday.
French club Racing 92 are all set to lock horns with South first-ever South African Super Rugby side Cell C Sharks in Hong Kong next year in the Natixis Rugby Cup.
A 77th minute penalty from Ruan Combrinck proved decisive as Lions came from behind to edge out Sharks by 23-21 at Emirates Airlines Park in the quarter-final of the Super Rugby 2017 season on Saturday.
Lions came up with a dominant second half performance as they went on to win the Super Rugby encounter against Sharks at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday.