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Sharks vs Bulls · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Sharks
21–12
Bulls

Match report

Sharks beat Bulls 21-12 at Kings Park Stadium, Durban in round 7 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

Bulls have now lost three in a row. Griffin Colby refereed.

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

Head to head

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

Last 10 meetings, since June 2024

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

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
28.6
Avg. age
29.1

Sharks

  1. 1Phatu Ganyane
  2. 2Bongi Mbonambi
  3. 3Hanro Jacobs
  4. 4Jason Jenkins
  5. 5Emile van Heerden
  6. 6Siya Kolisi
  7. 7Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  8. 8Phepsi Buthelezi
  9. 9Grant Williams
  10. 10Jordan Hendrikse
  11. 11Makazole Mapimpi
  12. 12Andre Esterhuizen
  13. 13Ethan Hooker
  14. 14Edwill Van Der Merwe
  15. 15Hakeem Kunene
Replacements
  1. 16Eduan Swart
  2. 17Lee Marvin Mazibuko
  3. 18Mawande Mdanda
  4. 19Marvin Orie
  5. 20Matt Romao
  6. 21Nick Hatton
  7. 22Jaden Hendrikse
  8. 23George Whitehead

Bulls

  1. 1Gerhard Steenekamp
  2. 2Johan Grobbelaar
  3. 3Wilco Louw
  4. 4Cobus Wiese
  5. 6Jeandre Rudolph
  6. 7Elrigh Louw
  7. 8JJ Theron
  8. 9Embrose Papier
  9. 10Handre Pollard
  10. 11Stravino Jacobs
  11. 12Harold Vorster
  12. 13David Kriel
  13. 14Sebastian de Klerk
  14. 15Willie Le Roux
Replacements
  1. 17Jan-Hendrik Wessels
  2. 18Khutha Mchunu
  3. 19Reinhardt Ludwig
  4. 20Nizaam Carr
  5. 21Paul de Wet
  6. 22Stedman Gans
  7. 23Devon Williams