FULL TIME: BULLS 40-27 SHARKS
CONVERSION, SHARKS, CHAMBERLAIN, 40-27:
Chamberlain slots the conversion.
TRY, SHARKS, BUTHELEZI, 40-25:
Buthelezi stretches and scores after a long review by the TMO but that will just be consolation.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 40-20:
Smith stays at 100 per cent.
TRY, BULLS, WESSELS, 38-20:
Wessels powers over after the maul dinsintegrates.
Kriel does brilliantly in the air and wins a penalty which the Bulls use to set up a lineout.
The Sharks knock on at the lineout and the Bulls have a scrum which sees the Sharks penalised for collapsing despite the scrum not actually going down.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 33-20:
Smith adds another two.
TRY, BULLS, JACOBS, 31-20:
The Bulls are in again after another forward pass but the referee is happy.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 26-20:
Smith slots the kick to give the Bulls a six-point lead.
TRY, BULLS, PAPIER, 24-20:
Papier gets in as the Bulls crank up their offload game.
PENALTY, SHARKS, CHAMBERLAIN, 19-20:
Chamberlain slots the kick to put the Sharks back in front.
The Sharks win the penalty straight off the first breakdown and they too call for the tee.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 19-17:
Smith puts the Bulls back in front.
Venter goes off his feet and the Bulls have a chance to restore their lead with a simple shot at goal.
The scrum is wobbly and the referee wants it reset.
The Bulls knock-on at the lineout under pressure from the Sharks and we will restart with another scrum.
Fassi gets isolated and gives away a penalty in the Bulls half but it's going to go all the way back to just outside the Sharks red zone.
Kriel does well to keep the ball in and prevent a 50/22 but the Bulls need to scramble it clear.
A sloppy lineout from the Sharks sees the Bulls win a breakdown penalty which Burger takes quickly, eventually Fassi and Kok get back to clear up for the Sharks.
Fassi now breaks out a massive 50/22 that gives the Sharks an attacking lineout.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, CHAMBERLAIN, 16-17:
Chamberlain gives the Sharks the lead for the first time in the match.
TRY, SHARKS, FASSI, 16-15:
Fassi is straight through a hole as the Sharks attack with advantage after their maul was stopped illegally. Chamberlain's pass made the try.
The Sharks plug another kick into the Bulls 22 after Hendricks goes offside.
Another error means we have a scrum to the Bulls after a skew throw-in at the lineout.
Now Smith kicks straight out from his own ten metre line and the Sharks have a lineout which they will feed after a string of substitutions.
The Sharks get an attacking lineout as Hendricks kicks straight out but the Bulls steal it right back at the lineout. Some kick tennis ends with Smith kicking to touch close to halfway.
The Sharks knock on in attack and the Bulls will want to try and milk a penalty from this.
The Sharks have snatched their own kick-off and start the second half on the front foot.
HALF TIME: BULLS 16-10 SHARKS
CONVERSION, SHARKS, CHAMBERLAIN, 16-10:
Chamberlainconverts from straight in front.
TRY, SHARKS, POTGIETER, 16-8:
Potgieter is through a hole and then shows off his Sevens skills as he steps his way in for the try.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 16-3:
Smith slots another kick.
TRY, BULLS COETZEE, 14-3:
The Sharks are mugged and quick ball allows Coetzee to go in under the sticks.
Kriel knocks on in the air after beating Buthelezi with a leap.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 9-3:
Smith slots the kick and afterwards Du Toit continues to argue, unhappy with the ref's scrum rulings.
Du Toit is blown up for hingeing at the scrum and the Bulls call for the tee.
The Sharks fail to find touch but a handling error from the Bulls affords the visitors a chance to escape their half but first they need to win their own ball at the scrum.
The Sharks concede a cheap penalty but the Bulls can't make them pay as they concede at the breakdown just metres from the Sharks line.
Kriel thinks he has kicked a 50/22 but its spotted just outside the Sharks 22.
PENALTY, SHARKS, CHAMBERLAIN, 6-3:
Chamberlain slots the kick from halfway to get the Sharks on the board.
A rare scrumtime penalty gives Chamberlain his first chance to take a shot at goal.
The breakdowns are being contested furiously and neither side are able to get any fluency on attack.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 6-0:
Smith goals the long bomb.
Andrews obstructs at the lineout and the Sharks could be punished by the boot of Smith.
The Bulls have a penalty turned around for foul play as Du Plessis flies in late on Tshituka and the Sharks get out of jail free.
The Bulls get over as they attack with advantage but the last pass looks dreadfully forward. It is forward and the Bulls have a penalty again.
Kok has to quickly shunt the ball into touch and gives the Bulls an attacking lineout.
Wright's hoist drifts straight into a touch and the Bulls have the lineout feed just inside the Sharks half.
A Bulls attack is ended when a couple of players were well ahead of Burger as he chipped his box kick into the Sharks 22.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 3-0:
Smith slots a penalty kick after the Sharks fail to release.
Chamberlain finds a good touch close to the ten metre line but the Bulls can bring it back from the lineout.
Hendricks knocks on with the line begging and cries foul but the referee says he was tackled as he got the ball and it will be a Sharks scrum.
The Bulls show enterprise and Tapuai makes an illegal tackle but is knocked out, he is penalised but has stayed down as he took a knee to the head.
The Sharks reject a shot at goal to set up a lineout five out but they then butcher the chance and the Bulls hack it clear.
The Bulls make a silly mistake at scrumtime that allows the Sharks to pour through. Under Pressure the Bulls kick to touch and find it just outside their 22.
Venter knocks on with his first touch of the ball for the Sharks and the Bulls have an attacking scrum.
The Bulls now give away a penalty at the lineout as they go into a double banking formation and are blown up allowing the Sharks to move the game back towards halfway.
The Bulls win a penalty as the scrum goes down and Smith sends play down to the Sharks 22.
The Sharks have the first scrum feed but there is an early problem and the packs have to be reset.
It's kicked off deep by the Bulls' Smith and Fassi eventually kicks clear but it stays in field and a kicking battle ensues.
Marius van der Westhuizen is the referee and will be helped out by AJ Jacobs and Griffin Colby with Quinton Immelman on TMO duties.
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Henry Chamberlain, 9 Cameron Wright, 8 Phendulani Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Gerbrandt Grobler, 3 Thomas du Toit (captain), 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Justin Basson, 20 James Venter, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Marnus Potgieter.
Bulls: 15 Johan Goosen, 14 David Kriel, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 WJ Steenkamp, 7 Marco van Staden, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gerard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Ruan Vermaak, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Stravino Jacobs, 23 Wandisile Simelane.
Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship match between the Bulls and the Sharks from Loftus Versfeld.
