Cape Town - The Blue Bulls on Friday beat the Sharks 17-13 in their Currie Cup clash at Kings Park in Durban.
The men from Pretoria, who led 10-6 at the break, outscored their hosts two tries to one in very humid conditions.
It was the Bulls' sixth win of the season and they remain second on the overall standings, while the Sharks stay outside the top four and look likely to miss out on a semi-final spot.
In next weekend’s action, the Bulls host the EP Kings in Pretoria, while the Sharks travel to Kimberley to face Griquas.
Scorers:
Sharks:
Try: Garth April
Conversion: Joe Pietersen
Penalties: Pietersen (2)
Blue Bulls:
Tries: Jamba Ulengo, Deon Stegmann
Conversions: Tian Schoeman (2)
Penalty: Schoeman
Teams:
Sharks:
15. Odwa Ndungane, 14. Wandile Mjekevu, 13. Paul Jordaan, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. S’bura Sithole, 10. Joe Pietersen, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Philip van der Walt (captain), 7. Christiaan de Bruin, 6. Francois Kleinhans, 5. Dave McDuling, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Gerhard Engelbrecht, 2. Franco Marais, 1. Thomas du Toit
Substitutes: 16. Kyle Cooper, 17. Mzamo Majola, 18. Marco Wentzel, 19. Jean Deysel, 20. Michael Claassens, 21. Heimar Williams, 22. Garth April
Blue Bulls:
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Lappies Labuschagne (captain), 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Jacques du Plessis, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Substitutes: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 RG
Snyman, 19 Ruan Steenkamp, 20 Ivan van Zyl, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Dries Swanepoel