URC semifinal 2 - Bulls vs Sharks

Hanekom is injured.

FFS!!!

It looks bad...over extension of the knee

Yeah, Hanekom is done.

This could be his season. Hopefully it's a hamstring and not his knee

Yes it's Rahl off, Supersport's match thread has now changed it. They had it as Vincent.

Marco on for Hanekom

Fuck sake's Hanekom.

Marcell Coetzee back on and Hanekom off, replaced by van Staden. 15 vs 15.

Hanekom looks like he is in pain. Probably a long term injury

This game is way too close for how poor the Sharks have been. Bulls ain't playing, they need to wake up. Is Jake's overcaution in playoffs striking again?

Hooker past De Klerk, takes one to beat one. Mapimpi has been a shining light for the Sharks.

AM goes for a hopeless run, bunddled into touch

Maybe the Sharks should score here, might wake the Bulls up.

Sharks on the attack . . . but Am bundled into touch. It was a penalty advantage though.

Just get the ball to Mapimpi!

Great defense by Marco first stopping Esterhuizen and then Am. See De Klerk was first on Am, no matter.

Sharks back in the hunt. Ethan Hooker delivers

Yes! Hooker scores in the corner!

Come on Sharks!!!

Hooker in. Let's see if the Bulls start realizing the gravity of the situation now.

Good play by sharks, fantastic continuity. Gets it wide to hooker that steps in and scores

Jaden takes over the kicking . . . but misses. 15-13.

and Hooker is in after a sustained period of pressure....

13-15

What the hell was Willie doing going inside there? The center was well covered.

Momentum shifting to the Sharks.

Great run by Manu but he's brought down. I can confirm Manu is on for Corne Rahl.

Manu beats off three Bulls to take it up to halfway. Moodie gets, runs, kicks it back to the Sharks. Bulls scrum halfway.

Jaden just hands the ball forward to Am. Braindead.

Akker on for the Bulls. Better scrum from the Sharks but Bulls manage to hang on.

Penalty Bulls. Mchuni offside.

Bulls start playing and suddenly the penalties start coming.

Keagan Johannes has replaced Goosen and he converts the penalty to give the Bulls some breathing space. 18-13.

Scrum on halfway now...

Embrose puts in and the Sharks survive...

Offside penalty to the Bulls and they're gonna take the points...

easy job for Johannes

18-13

Johannes on for Goosen, not a moment too soon. Goose had zero impact on the game.

Great take by Fassi in the air and the Sharks are back on attack . . .

Another shit little Bulls high kick by Papier hands possession to the Sharks. You'd think they'd get tired of bashing their heads against the same wall.

On this evidence Leinster will destroy either of these two sides.

First scrum with the new front rows . . . short arm penalty for the Sharks . . . they attack but then it's a penalty to the Bulls for playing the ball on the ground.

Beautiful offload Esterhuizen to Hooker. Ou Maaik will come again with his shit about Esterhuizen being brain dead with no ball skills.

Scrum on halfway for the Sharks...

Shrot arm...they run it and AE and Hooker combine nicely to give Jordan some space...

But the Sharks play the ball note ground and the Bulls kick to touch from the penalty

Sharks scrum. Can we get a completed scrum here?

Skew throw Akker. This is turning into a bit of a shit show.

Good scrum Sharks and they attack but now Mapimpi holds on and it's another penalty to the Bulls.

Nice backline attack Sharks but the Bulls contain them and get the penalty through Eskom.