Akker van der Merwe scored a brace of tries as the Bulls secured a top-two finish in the Vodacom URC and the SA Shield with a big win against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
Van der Merwe came off the bench to barge over in the second 40 minutes as the Bulls beat the Sharks 26-14 at Kings Park in a derby that had major implications for the URC log and the SA conference.
Currently sitting in first place before the end of the final round of the regular season in the competition, the Bulls could secure a home semi-final if league leaders and defending champions Munster lose to Ulster later on Saturday night.Flyhalf Siya Masuku converted his maiden try in the URC to power the Sharks in front before the close of the first quarter, but the visitors led 12-7 at half time courtesy of tries from outside centre David Kriel and hooker Johan Grobbelaar.
Sharks flanker Vincent Tshituka earned 10 minutes on the naughty chair for cynical play at the breakdown soon after the restart, but having survived a Bulls onslaught with 14 men, the hosts conceded seven points as the match entered the final 20 minutes.
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