Cardiff back row James Botham has been drafted into Warren Gatland's Wales squad ahead of their encounter with world champions South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.
We are now midway through the URC campaign, with all 16 teams having played the first nine of their 18 regular season matches.
Wales international Owen Lane scored two early tries as Cardiff remained in United Rugby Championship.
Rhys Priestland steered Cardiff to a hard-fought 23-17 victory as his side survived a second-half onslaught from the Sharks.
Cardiff needed to see off Edinburgh and hope Welsh rivals Scarlets slipped to defeat against second-placed Connacht in the PRO14.
Connacht ended a run of three successive Guinness PRO14 home defeats with a 32-17 bonus point win over Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground.
Cardiff Blues interim director of rugby Dai Young celebrated his return to the region after a 10-year absence with a 13-10 win over the Scarlets in Llanelli.
Liam Williams was sent off in the 37th minute to ruin Scarlets’ chances of a hat-trick of Welsh derby wins, as Cardiff Blues ran out 29-20 winners.
The teams for the first Monday Night Rugby fixture of the 2020/21 Guinness PRO14 season have been named with Munster and Cardiff Blues battling to retain their unbeaten records.
