It's hard to express just how strong Sharks are on paper this afternoon - it's like a who's who of Springbok excellence.

I saw a stat - posted by @PlanetRugby on X - that collectively they have 20 World Cup titles in their matchday squad, which is frightening for a club side.

The South African outfit were soundly beaten by Benetton in Italy last time out without their star names and sit 14th in the URC table after three rounds of games.

Director of rugby John Plumtree will hope the return of their big-name players can kickstart their season.

Glasgow winger Sebastian Cancelliere makes his return from injury in Durban today.

The Argentina international is one of eight changes made by head coach Franco Smith to the side that beat Zebre last time out.

Nathan McBeth and Gregor Hiddleston come into the front row, while lock Max Williamson replaces Gregor Brown.

Matt Fagerson joins fellow Scotland caps Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey in the back row.

In the backs, Tom Jordan is preferred to Adam Hastings at fly-half, Sione Tuipulotu returns to captain the side, and Josh McKay joins Cancelliere and Kyle Rowe in the back three.

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Sharks: Fassi, Keyter, Am, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi, Jo Hendrikse, Ja Hendrikse; Nche, Mbonambi, Koch, Etzebeth, Van Heerden, Kolisi, Tshituka, Buthelezi.

Replacements: Mbatha, Nyakane, Dreyer, Jenkins, Venter, Williams, Masuku, Julius.

Glasgow: McKay, Cancelliere, McDowall, Tuipulotu, Rowe, Jordan, Horne; McBeth, Hiddleston, Z. Fagerson, Williamson, Cummings, M. Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey.

Replacements: Matthews, Sutherland, Talakai, Samuel, Brown, Venter, Dobie, Hastings.

The United Rugby Championship continues apace, as defending champions Glasgow Warriors take on a star-studded Sharks side in Durban.

Kick-off is 15 minutes away, so let's get right to it...

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