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Bulls vs Sharks · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Bulls
41–12
Sharks

Match report

Bulls beat Sharks 41-12 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria in round 12 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 28 February 2026.

That makes it three wins in a row for Bulls. Sharks have now lost two in a row. Morne Ferreira refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

4
Bulls wins (40%)
1
Draws (10%)
5
Sharks wins (50%)

Last 10 meetings, since June 2024

Biggest Bulls win
64–0
2 Aug 2025
Biggest Sharks win
53–22
28 Aug 2026

Last 5 meetings

  • 28 Aug 2026 · Currie Cup
    Sharks53
    Bulls22
  • 28 Feb 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Bulls41
    Sharks12
  • 20 Dec 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks21
    Bulls12
  • 2 Aug 2025 · Currie Cup
    Bulls64
    Sharks0
  • 7 Jun 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Bulls25
    Sharks13

Lineups

Avg. age
28.9
Avg. age
28.4

Bulls

  1. 1Alulutho Tshakweni
  2. 2Jan-Hendrik Wessels
  3. 3Mornay Smith
  4. 4Ruan Vermaak
  5. 5Ruan Nortje
  6. 6Marcell Coetzee
  7. 7Elrigh Louw
  8. 8Nizaam Carr
  9. 9Embrose Papier
  10. 10Handre Pollard
  11. 11Kurt-Lee Arendse
  12. 12Harold Vorster
  13. 13Canan Moodie
  14. 14Sebastian de Klerk
  15. 15David Kriel
Replacements
  1. 16Marco van Staden
  2. 18Wilco Louw
  3. 19Cobus Wiese
  4. 20Jeandre Rudolph
  5. 21Paul de Wet
  6. 22Willie Le Roux
  7. 23Stravino Jacobs

Sharks

  1. 1Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché
  2. 2Eduan Swart
  3. 3Vincent Koch
  4. 4Jason Jenkins
  5. 5Edwill Van Der Merwe
  6. 6Tino Mavesere
  7. 7Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  8. 8Phepsi Buthelezi
  9. 9Jaden Hendrikse
  10. 10Jordan Hendrikse
  11. 11Makazole Mapimpi
  12. 12Andre Esterhuizen
  13. 13Jurenzo Julius
  14. 15Jaco Williams
Replacements
  1. 17Phatu Ganyane
  2. 18Hanro Jacobs
  3. 19Corne Rahl
  4. 20Thomas Dyer
  5. 21Ross Braude
  6. 22Siya Masuku
  7. 23Yaw Penxe