Four minutes after the hooter had sounded and with extra time looming, the Bulls found a way.
About 23,000 fans at Loftus were preparing for added time as the two teams could not be separated on 27-27 but flyhalf Chris Smith positioned himself in the pocket to hammer home a decisive drop goal.
With this win, the Bulls will take on the winner of the other quarterfinal match between Leinster and Glasgow Warriors that kicked off late on Saturday afternoon at the RDS Arena in Dublin. In fact, the Sharks started this match with what could be the Bok front-row of Ox Nché, Mbonambi and Du Toit who were up against Mornay Smith, Johan Grobbelaar and Gerhard Steenkamp.
The visitors got the scoreboard ticking when Curwin Bosch scored his penalty but the Bulls responded swiftly with Madosh Tambwe powering his way over the try line after combination play with Canaan Moodie.
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