| Home team | Stormers XXIII |
| Away team | Sharks XV |
| Venue | DHL Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 2 pm (UK) 3 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Stormers XXIII vs Sharks XV Currie Cup preview as the sides meet in round three of the competition.
Both teams started the season with a victory in round one before they lost in round two. A win would put either side into the top four.
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Stormers XXIII vs Sharks XV confirmed lineups
| Stormers XXIII | Sharks XV | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Van Wyk | 1 | Dawson | |||
| Paulo | 2 | Calvert | |||
| Lubbe | 3 | Ngobese | |||
| Barnard | 4 | Momsen | |||
| Porter | 5 | Slabbert | |||
| Morabe | 6 | Olivier | |||
| Nel | 7 | Botha | |||
| Mlaba | 8 | Dyer | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Ungerer | 9 | Braud | |||
| Smith | 10 | Swiel | |||
| Hartzenberg | 11 | Matthews | |||
| Boulle | 12 | Purchase | |||
| Muller | 13 | Potgieter | |||
| Ndhlovu | 14 | Grobbelaar | |||
| Miller | 15 | Giliomee | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Rabe | 16 | van Wyk | |||
| Khuzwayo | 17 | Kubheka | |||
| Kruger | 18 | Maxibuko | |||
| Grobler | 19 | Pieterse | |||
| Nyali | 20 | Smit | |||
| Ngobeni | 21 | Loots | |||
| Cupido | 22 | Bester | |||
| Davis | 23 | Rasivhaga | |||
Recent Form:
Stormers XXIII (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 26th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 41-3 |
| Won | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-19 |
| Won | 6th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Boland Kavaliers | 40-22 |
| Loss | 30th August 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 13-39 |
| Loss | 22nd August 2025 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 29-21 |
The Stormers had started the season with a win but lost their first game of the campaign in the last round against the Boland Kavaliers. The Stormers conceded within three minutes and would concede a total of six tries without scoring one.
Sharks XV (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 24th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 43-21 |
| Won | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 24-26 |
| Won | 5th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 19-13 |
| Won | 30th August 2025 | Currie Cup | Boland | 33-31 |
| Won | 22nd August 2025 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 29-21 |
The Sharks had an end brought upon their four game winning run against the Cheetahs where they were beaten by 22 points thanks to three tries from Nkabinde and two from Faf de Klerk. The Sharks XV had been leading with just under 30 minutes to go, but conceded four tries in the remainder of the game.
Stormers XXIII vs Sharks XV head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 22nd August 2025 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 29-21 |
| 10th June 2023 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 44-5 |
| 26th March 2023 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 20-7 |
| 10th June 2022 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 28-21 |
| 2nd February 2022 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 35-20 |
The record between these sides has been incredibly mixed with the home team winning the last five matches between the two teams.
