Vodacom Bulls XV v Ulster Rugby — United Rugby Championship
United Rugby Championship · Round 4
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria
Bulls scorers:
Tries Coetzee 2′, Louw 18′, Coetzee 32′, Grobbelaar 66′
Cons Pollard 3′, Pollard 19′, Pollard 33′, Pollard 67′
Pens Pollard 50′, Bosch 80+2′
Ulster scorers:
Tries Mullins 40+1′, McCann 45′, Mullins 63′, McCloskey 70′
Cons Murphy 40+2′, Murphy 46′, Murphy 71′
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Match info
Kick-off, venue, form and the table.
Kick-off
· UTC
- UK & Ireland (BST)
- Sat 12:45
- South Africa (SAST)
- Sat 13:45
- Sydney (AEDT)
- Sat 22:45
- New Zealand (NZDT)
- Sun 00:45
Venue
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria
Form and season so far
Season figures: United Rugby Championship table.
United Rugby Championship table
| Position | Team | Points difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors, your team | +36 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulls, your team | +108 | 21 |
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| 14 | Scarlets, your team | −57 | 9 |
| 15 | Ulster, your team | −39 | 9 |
Scoring timeline
Final · newest first
- Full-time34–26
- 80+2′ Penalty goal Bulls: Curwin Dominique Bosch Penalty goal 34–26
- 75′ Replacement Bulls: Marco Van Staden On for Johan Grobbelaar
- 74′ Replacement Ulster: Jake Flannery On for Jacob Stockdale
- 74′ Replacement Ulster: Henry Walker On for Tom Stewart
- 71′ Conversion Ulster: Jack Murphy Conversion 31–26
- 71′ Replacement Bulls: Curwin Dominique Bosch On for Handre Pollard
- 70′ Try Ulster: Stuart McCloskey Try 31–24
- 68′ Replacement Ulster: Nathan Doak On for Matthew Devine
- 67′ Conversion Bulls: Handre Pollard Conversion 31–19
- 66′ Try Bulls: Johan Grobbelaar Try 29–19
- 65′ Replacement Ulster: James McNabney On for Juarno Augustus
- 65′ Replacement Ulster: James McKillop On for Nick Timoney
- 65′ Replacement Bulls: Khutha Mchunu On for Francois Klopper
- 65′ Replacement Ulster: Scott Wilson On for Keynan Knox
- 65′ Replacement Ulster: Eric O'Sullivan On for Tom O’Toole
- 65′ Replacement Bulls: Cameron Hanekom On for Elrigh Louw
- 65′ Replacement Bulls: Cobus Wiese On for Ruan Vermaak
- 65′ Replacement Bulls: Alulutho Tshakweni On for Gerhard Steenekamp
- 63′ Try Ulster: Chay Mullins Try 24–19
- 57′ Replacement Bulls: Zak Burger On for Sango Xamlashe
- 56′ Replacement Ulster: Eli Snyman On for Cormac Izuchukwu
- 53′ Replacement Ulster: Matthew Devine On for Nathan Doak
- 50′ Penalty goal Bulls: Handre Pollard Penalty goal 24–14
- 46′ Conversion Ulster: Jack Murphy Conversion 21–14
- 46′ Replacement Bulls: Dylan Maart On for Cheswill Jooste
- 45′ Try Ulster: David McCann Try 21–12
- 44′ Yellow card Bulls: Marcell Coetzee Yellow card
- Half-time21–7
- 40+2′ Conversion Ulster: Jack Murphy Conversion 21–7
- 40+1′ Try Ulster: Chay Mullins Try 21–5
- 33′ Conversion Bulls: Handre Pollard Conversion 21–0
- 32′ Try Bulls: Marcell Coetzee Try 19–0
- 19′ Conversion Bulls: Handre Pollard Conversion 14–0
- 18′ Try Bulls: Elrigh Louw Try 12–0
- 3′ Conversion Bulls: Handre Pollard Conversion 7–0
- 2′ Try Bulls: Marcell Coetzee Try 5–0
TRY 5 ptsCON 2PEN 3YC yellow card (10 min)RC red cardSUB replacement
Line-ups
Bulls
Coach: Johan Ackermann- 1 Gerhard Steenekamp Prop
- 2 Johan Grobbelaar Hooker
- 3 Francois Klopper Prop
- 4 Ruan Vermaak Lock
- 5 Reinhardt Ludwig Lock
- 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain) Flanker
- 7 Hanro Liebenberg Flanker
- 8 Elrigh Louw No. 8
- 9 Paul de Wet Scrum-half
- 10 Handre Pollard Fly-half
- 11 Cheswill Jooste Wing
- 12 Harold Vorster Centre
- 13 Sango Xamlashe Centre
- 14 Sebastian de Klerk Wing
- 15 Luan Giliomee Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Marco Van Staden on at 75′
- 17 Alulutho Tshakweni on at 65′
- 18 Khutha Mchunu on at 65′
- 19 Cobus Wiese on at 65′
- 20 Cameron Hanekom on at 65′
- 21 Zak Burger on at 57′
- 22 Curwin Dominique Bosch on at 71′
- 23 Dylan Maart on at 46′
Ulster
Coach: Richie Murphy- 1 Tom O’Toole Prop
- 2 Tom Stewart (captain) Hooker
- 3 Keynan Knox Prop
- 4 Ben Donnell Lock
- 5 Cormac Izuchukwu Lock
- 6 David McCann Flanker
- 7 Nick Timoney Flanker
- 8 Juarno Augustus No. 8
- 9 Nathan Doak Scrum-half
- 10 Jack Murphy Fly-half
- 11 Michael Lowry Wing
- 12 Stuart McCloskey Centre
- 13 Jamie Benson Centre
- 14 Chay Mullins Wing
- 15 Jacob Stockdale Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Henry Walker on at 74′
- 17 Eric O'Sullivan on at 65′
- 18 Scott Wilson on at 65′
- 19 Eli Snyman on at 56′
- 20 James McNabney on at 65′
- 21 Matthew Devine on at 53′
- 22 Jake Flannery on at 74′
- 23 James McKillop on at 65′
Match stats · full-time
Possession: Bulls 48%, Ulster 52%
Carries: Bulls 106, Ulster 103
Metres made: Bulls 542, Ulster 397
Line breaks: Bulls 6, Ulster 8
Tackles made: Bulls 176, Ulster 150
Tackles missed: Bulls 22, Ulster 23
Turnovers won: Bulls 8, Ulster 7
Lineouts won: Bulls 13/14, Ulster 12/15
Scrums won: Bulls 3/3, Ulster 6/7
Penalties conceded: Bulls 11, Ulster 12
Yellow cards: Bulls 1, Ulster 0
Red cards: Bulls 0, Ulster 0
Passes: Bulls 137, Ulster 173
Tries: Bulls 4, Ulster 4
Try assists: Bulls 1, Ulster 3
Conversions: Bulls 4, Ulster 3
Penalty goals: Bulls 2, Ulster 0
Drop goals: Bulls 0, Ulster 0
Turnovers: Bulls 13, Ulster 14
Offloads: Bulls 5, Ulster 13
The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.
Head-to-head
- Bulls wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Ulster wins
- 1
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