The Bulls overcome Sharks to earn spot in URC final
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Bulls have qualified for their third United Rugby Championship final after a hard fought 25-13 win over stubborn Sharks at Loftus on Saturday night in an exciting match laden with Springboks stars.
This crucial victory that was secured through tries from Sebastien de Klerk, Canan Moodie and David Kriel, the Bulls will take on Leinster in the anticipated decider away from home on Saturday in Ireland.
Bulls opened the scoring inside ten minutes when De Klerk crossed over the line with a try that resulted from a superb move that started from their own half.
There was a lull in play with both teams trying to settle in the game and it was the Bulls who pulled further away when Moodie received a delightful cross field ball from Johan Goosen to score the second try.
Moments later, the Sharks got two penalties in quick succession and Hendrikse was spot on with the first one, but produced a howler of a kick from a good position with the second.
In the closing stages of the first half, the Sharks failed to take advantage of their numerical advantage with Cameron Hanekom and Marcell Coetzee in the sin bin.
Sharks got the second half to a good start with Mapimpi and Ethan Hooker unconverted tries to narrow the score to two points and leave the match on a knife’s edge.
Bulls opened the scoring inside ten minutes when De Klerk crossed over the line with a try that resulted from a superb move that started from their own half.
There was a lull in play with both teams trying to settle in the game and it was the Bulls who pulled further away when Moodie received a delightful cross field ball from Johan Goosen to score the second try.
Moments later, the Sharks got two penalties in quick succession and Hendrikse was spot on with the first one, but produced a howler of a kick from a good position with the second.
In the closing stages of the first half, the Sharks failed to take advantage of their numerical advantage with Cameron Hanekom and Marcell Coetzee in the sin bin.
Sharks got the second half to a good start with Mapimpi and Ethan Hooker unconverted tries to narrow the score to two points and leave the match on a knife’s edge.
