Sharks notch first victory over Bulls in six years to open Super Rugby account

The Sharks started their Super Rugby campaign with a hard-fought 23-15 win over the Bulls at Kings Park in Durban on Friday.

The Sharks scored the only tries of the game via Sibusiso Nkosi and replacement scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba, who scored in the dying moments of the game with his team just 16-15 ahead.

The victory is the Sharks’ first over the Bulls in Super Rugby since 2014.

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The first half was a scrappy affair with little to no try-scoring opportunities created by both teams.

Instead, they had to rely on the boots of their flyhalves for their points. It was Springbok flyhalf Morné Steyn who opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the second minute of the match.

That first penalty kick from Steyn started a mini battle with Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch, who levelled the scores with a three-pointer of his own in the seventh minute.

The two flyhalves traded penalties again before Steyn put his team in front a few minutes before the break with an excellent drop goal.

At half-time, it was 9-6 to the Bulls.