There will be no shortage of motivation in both the Bulls and Sharks camps, as the men from Pretoria hunt their third final berth in four seasons and try to prove to their fans that they can correct the wrongs of the last few years (in which they suffered defeats in two URC finals).

Meanwhile, the Sharks will be determined to continue making history by advancing to their first Grand Final.

Spicing up the clash even more, the Bulls suffered defeats in both their matches against the Sharks in the league stages this season, going down by three points in Durban and 10 points at home – results that will undoubtedly inspire the visitors and psyche up the hosts.

Interestingly, those losses marked two of only four defeats in total for the Bulls throughout their campaign, while the defeat at home was the only blemish on a near-perfect record in Pretoria so far this season, where they are currently on a six-match winning run.

Both coaches named sides loaded with Springboks, which will set the scene for a nail-biting encounter.

Sharks v Bulls URC live scoring:

Teams:

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (Captain), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels.

Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Devon Williams.

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi (Captain), 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Corne’ Rahl, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.

Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Deon Slabbert, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Jurenzo Julius, 23 Yaw Penxe.

Date: Saturday, 7 June

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

SA Time: 18h15

Referee: Andrew Brace

TV: SuperSport

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