By the numbers: Bulls vs Sharks

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The Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks get reacquainted when the SA teams do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday.

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Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 5, Bulls won 3, Sharks won 2

When they last met:

Did you know?

– These sides have met five times in the URC, with the Bulls winning three and the Sharks two.

– After ending a losing streak (one game or more) with a win, the Bulls have not failed to win again the following week since October 2021. The Sharks have won three of their past four matches.

– Wing David Kriel has missed 14 tackles for the Bulls in the URC. Only Munster’s David Goggin has missed as many.

– Star quality for the Bulls, Marcell Coetzee made a round-high 26 metres in contact in round six.

– Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier produced two try assists in his 55 minutes against Benetton last weekend – as many as any other player (= Matt Currie, Rhys Priestland).

– The Sharks have maintained the highest rate of gainline success in the league so far this season (62%). However, on the other side of the ball they have been less dominant: their tackle success rate is a league-low 85%.

– Sharks flyhalf Boeta Chamberlain has made four try assists so far this season, as many as any other player (= John Cooney).

– Jaden Hendrikse kicked the ball 14 times in the Sharks’ round-five fixture against the Glasgow Warriors. Of these 14, a round-high 6 were retained – the joint-highest figure in a single match so far this season.

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