The Final of the 2007 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 19 May 2007 at ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
Two minutes into the first half Bulls' wing Brian Habana tackled Sharks' fullback Percy Montgomery in the air as he fielded a bomb.
Montgomery fell on his head and Habana was subsequently penalized by referee Steve Walsh - he was considered lucky not to be issued a yellow card for such a dangerous tackle.
After two phases Bulls captain Victor Matfield passed the ball to Pierre Spies who broke through the Sharks line to score a try under the post.
He missed but referee Steve Walsh was playing advantage for accidental off-side, and Montgomery kicked the resulting penalty to give the Sharks an 11–7 lead after 29 minutes.
Prior to half time the Bulls were penalised for collapsing a Sharks' maul, but Montgomery missed the penalty attempt.
Following sustained pressure from the Bulls with pick and goes, their centre Wynand Olivier was only prevented from scoring a try due to a James tackle.
After four phases of driving play Van den Berg drove past Danie Rossouw and Derick Kuün to score a try for the Sharks.
The Bulls then needed to score a converted try to win the match, and with only a few minutes remaining of regular time they started attacking expansively.