FULL-TIME, BULLS 44-10 SHARKS. A stunning win from a very dominant Bulls side in blazing heat. The Sharks showed plenty of willing, but nothing went their way and they simply lacked the firepower in this heat to break through the Bulls' defence. The Bulls we dominant and classy through most of the match. The Bulls rise up to second on the table, one point behind leaders Glasgow Warriors and one point ahead of Leinster (who have a game in hand). A terrific display of rugby from the Bulls, and we're very happy to have brought you all the action. Enjoy the rest of your sporting weekend.

Brave run down the right win by Fassi, chips over the defence and follows up, just grabs up and tries to flick inside but it goes forward. Bulls to scrum as the hoot blares out…

Sharks wrestle possession and drive down the left but are forced into touch and it's a Bulls' ball… everything is the Bulls' today it seems!

Sharks win the ball and try to drive up to their 22 but the Bulls are holding them superbly… the Bulls win turnover ball and look to attack from the halfway line…

Disappointing for the Sharks, giving away a penalty near their 10m… and the Bulls kick to touch 8m short of the tryline. Just nothing is running for the Sharks today in the face of a brilliant Bulls' performance.

CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 44-10; Goosen wasn't going to miss from two metres to the left of the poles.

TRY, BULLS, VAN DER MERWE! 42-10; Bulls drive forward and into the Sharks 22… lovely high chip to 7m short of the tryline… and Van der Merwse leaps up in the air to collect and then drive over the line for an audacious try!

Great defence from Steenkamp breaks up the Sharks attack and wins the home side a penalty inside their own 22 and the chance to clear the danger.

Sharks push forward and win the ball near the Bulls 5m… they pass to the right but the Bulls defence is tight…

PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN! 37-10; Superb kick from 60m has the crowd on their feet as we head to a 27-point lead with the last 10 minutes on the horizon.

Another handling error from Van Rensburg, and the Bulls have a penalty from inside their own half…

CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 34-10; Goosen with a perfect kick to extend the lead to 24 points.

TRY, BULLS, LOUW! 32-10; Bulls run the ball and Moodie bursts through to the 22 before being brought to ground… the Bulls run the ball to the right wirh some brilliant passing and collecting before Louw collects the ball and falls over the line in the tackles. Spectacular team work and hands from the Bulls.

Water break for the players…

Bulls win the ball and push forward, the ball goes out to Goosen who drops it onto his right foot and sends a bobbling kick low across the turf and out for a lineout close to the Sharks' 5m…

Bulls win a free-kick halfway between the Sharks' 22 and 10m and they will scrum… and scrum hard with 15 men again!

BRILLIANT DEFENCE! Sharks win the scrum on their 5m and get to kick deep and long to end the pressure from the Bulls… but with that Steenkamp returns from his yellow holiday, so we're 15v15 again!

Bulls win the scrum, Papier runs blind, feeds Moodie who sprints down the right, chips over the top and forces the Sharks to kick into touch. Super from the Bulls - and what a game Moodie is having. Bulls lineout on the 5m line…

NOOOOOO! Sharks spread the ball to the left, but Rohan Janse van Rensburg looks up before he had the ball secured and he's knocked-on when the Sharks really wanted to push through while they had the man advantage.

Big push from both sides, the Sharks try to dive onto the ball as it almost emerges, but the ref asks for another attempt at the scrum.

Sharks win a lineout on the 5m and drive to the 5m line… but relief for the Bulls as they are awarded a scrum on the 5m… but what great play from the Sharks.

Sharks showing themselves superbly this half, and now especially with the man advantage, running hard and through the Bulls line and up towards their 22…

YELLOW CARD, BULLS, STEENKAMP! The Bulls man is carded for his role in the penalty try.

PENALTY TRY, SHARKS! 27-10; Sharks drive hard into the corner and the Bulls are penalised with a penalty try and that's exactly the right start to the half for the Sharks.

Sharks starting well and driving strongly into the Bulls' half!

KICK-OFF! We're underway with the second half here at Loftus.

TRY, BULLS, VAN DER MERWE! 27-3; Bulls drive forward towards the corner flag, Van der Merwe twisting out of the ruck and twisting and turning his way out of a tackle and over for a try. Goosen misses again from the right corner with the conversion… and there is the half time whistle!

Bulls totally bossing this half and win another penalty which is kicked just short of the 5m…

Bulls win the lineout just inside the Sharks 22, run from the ruck but lose the ball forward in a tackle.

Bulls win the lineout just past the Sharks' 10-metre, they pass right, pass left, get pulled into a maul… and the ref blows for a penalty for off-side back nearer the 10m.

Goosen's conversion slides wide but the Bulls have worked up a nice lead along with a big portion of dominance in this half.

The kick hits touch at the 5m line… Bulls win the scrum, Papier goes blind again… feeds Hanekom who pushes it to Arendse, who dashes forward, is brought to ground but snakes forward with his momentum and dots down with one hand. Superb passing and what great individual brilliance at the end from Arendse.

Papier goes blindside after pulling the ball from the base of the scrum… he pushes wide and allows Le Roux to come inside. Papier flicks a lovely backflick, Le Roux drops it onto his foot to grubber forward… Sharks with the scrum just inside their 22… bad scrum and the ref blows for a penalty for the Bulls.

Papier goes blindside after pulling the ball from the base of the scrum… he pushes wide and allows Le Roux to come inside. Papier flicks a lovely backflick, Le Roux drops it onto his foot to grubber forward… Sharks with the scrum just inside their 22… bad scrum and the ref blows for a penalty for the Bulls.

Running repairs now for Mchunu and a chance for the players to take on some liquid.

Bosch with a penalty from the left of the posts… distance not a problem… but again he misses as his kick slides past the right upright.

Cheeky left-footed drop goal attempt from Le Roux from just over his halfway line, but it skews left of the Sharks' posts.

CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 17-3; Not problem from just a couple of metres to the right of the posts.

TRY, BULLS, GANS! 15-3; The try stands… a brilliant attempt from Hendrickse to knock the ball out of Gans' hand but not enough to prevent the try.

From the free-kick the Bulls won possession and drove hard into the Sharks 22, the pass threads out left and Gans runs onto the ball and bursts through and over for the try… but the ref stopped the conversion attempt to check for separation between the ball and Gans!

YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, MBATHA! Penalty awarded and Mbatha carded for indirect contact.

TMO is looking into a head contact challenge by Mbatha on Arendse…

Bulls drive forward and there's a kick over the top but the ball runs into the in-goal area and the Sharks can dot down for a drop-out.

Another water break, and it is well deserved. You could fry an egg before it hits the pavement today…

Both sides trading kicks between forward drives…

Sharks driving well and win a scum just short of the Bulls 22… both sides struggling for a while to get the scrum right… and eventually the ref has had enough and blows for a free-kick for the Bulls.

CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 10-3; Superb effort from Goosen from the right wing, the ball starting just to the right edge of the right post before curling in a metre or two to raise the linesmen's flags!

TRY, BULLS, GANS! 8-3; Bulls scrum on the halfway spot, they run left, skip pass to Moodie who drives down to the 22 where he draws his man, releasing Gans with an open run down the wing before diving over near the corner flag. Superb move from the home side.

The players get the chance to take some water on while Mbatha gets some running repairs. This is the weather for Faf's Speedo, make no mistake, so the players will be having a few drinks breaks in each half.

PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN! 3-3; Goosen draws the Bulls level with a lovely kick.

Strong pressure from the Bulls and they win a penalty near the left wing but in very kickable distance.

MISSED! Bosch fails with his second kick, to the relief of the local crowd.

NO TRY! And the Sharks will have a penalty instead back near the halfway line…

NO TRY! And the Sharks will have a penalty instead back near the halfway line…

DRAMA! The Bulls steal possession and drive forward in into the Sharks 22, and slide over for the opening try… but the referee has asked the TMO to check back for infringements…

PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH 0-3; Bosch nails the kick to open the scoring.

Great pressure from the Sharks who win a penalty and Bosch will kick for posts.

KICK-OFF! We're underway here at Loftus!

Our referee today is Cwengile Jadezweni, and he will be assisted by Dylen November and Phumzile Mbewu. Quinton Immelman will man the TMO station. All four officials are South African

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Phepsi Buthelezi, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacements: 16 Daniel Jooste, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Jeandre Labuschagne, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg.

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 David Kriel, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw (captain), 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Reinhardt Ludwig, 4 Janko Swanepoel, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Deon Slabbert, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Sebastian de Klerk.

The Sharks won their URC meeting against the Bulls last season, and today the Bulls will take the field without injured co-captain Ruan Nortje.

The Sharks crushed the Dragons 69-14 at the Kings Park Stadium last weekend. The Sharks' first win of the campaign was highlighted by hitting double figures in the tries column, spread over eight players. Bosch converted five of those tries, along with one penalty, and Chamberlain added three conversions.

The Bulls comprehensively beat Connacht 53-27 last week at Loftus, with seven different players each powering over for a try, conceding just three in return. Van der Walt slotted five conversions and two penalties, while Smith added a late conversion.

Both teams come into this clash on the back of powerful home wins from last weekend.

The Sharks have picked up one try bonus points as well as two losing bonus points.

The Sharks have picked up just one win so far this campaign, yet they have managed to sneak in a positive points difference having scored 130-126 points so far this campaign! They have also scored 18 tries to the 16 they have conceded.

The Sharks are sinking down the table and are currently in 14th place on the table with just seven points from their six games.

The Bulls have picked up three try bonus points as well as one losing bonus point.

The Bulls have won four of their six matches and have an impressive points difference of 84 points, having scored 230-146 so far this campaign. They have also dotted down for 31 tries to 18.

The Bulls are sitting pretty in fourth place on the table to 20 points from their six games, and as things stand right now they have a game in hand over one of the three sides above them (Leinster).

Welcome to round 7 of the United Rugby Championship, and we'll be bringing you the Bulls vs Sharks match live from Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.