Lions - Bulls (17-52) | United rugby championship

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship Knockout stage
SA
Lions
Form D V V N N
Coach: -
No bonus
Morne Van den Berg 44' E
Bronson Mills 80' E
Chris Smith2Tr · 1P
Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
17-52
Half-time: 5-26
2 tries 8 tries
Head-to-head
V 43-33 29/11/2025
D 19-31 22/02/2025
D 22-37 25/01/2025
D 10-25 17/02/2024
D 28-30 27/01/2024
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
SA
Bulls
Form D D D V V
Coach: -
Try bonus
Harold William Vorster 9', 54' E
Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar 31' E
Handre Pollard 37' E
Kurt-Lee Arendse 39' E
Embrose Cheldon Papier 65' E
Celimpilo Gumede 74' E
Keagan Johannes 77' E
Handre Pollard5Tr
Keagan Johannes1Tr

Quick summary

Bulls beat Lions 52–17 in a 10-try match and 1 card. Handre Pollard finishes as top scorer with 15 points (1 try, 5 conversions).
HP
Top scorer
Handre Pollard
Bulls · 15 pts (1 try, 5 cons)
Key figures
2 Tries 8
2 Cons 6
1 Penalties 0
0 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period Lions Bulls
1st half 5 26
2nd half 12 26
Total 17 52

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Lions
MIN
Bulls
1st half 5 - 26
T
Chris Smith Conversion
1'2-0
9'2-5
E
Harold William Vorster Try
10'2-7
T
Handre Pollard Conversion
15'2-7
J
Kurt-Lee Arendse Yellow card
P
Chris Smith Penalty
22'5-7
31'5-12
E
Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar Try
37'5-17
E
Handre Pollard Try
38'5-19
T
Handre Pollard Conversion
39'5-24
E
Kurt-Lee Arendse Try
40'5-26
T
Handre Pollard Conversion
2nd half 12 - 26
↔
Darrien-Lane LandsbergEtienne Oosthuizen Replacement
43'5-26
E
Morne Van den Berg Try
44'10-26
T
Chris Smith Conversion
45'12-26
46'12-26
↔
Mornay Jan Jakobus SmithAlulutho Tshakweni Replacement
↔
Morné BrandonPJ Botha Replacement
48'12-26
49'12-26
↔
Nizaam CarrElrigh Louw Replacement
54'12-31
E
Harold William Vorster Try
55'12-33
T
Handre Pollard Conversion
60'12-33
↔
David KrielDevon Frank Williams Replacement
↔
Renzo du PlessisJarod Cairns Replacement
61'12-33
↔
Hassiem PeadMorne Van den Berg Replacement
62'12-33
↔
Erich CronjeHenco Van Wyk Replacement
63'12-33
65'12-38
E
Embrose Cheldon Papier Try
66'12-40
T
Handre Pollard Conversion
69'12-40
↔
Keagan JohannesHarold William Vorster Replacement
73'12-40
↔
Celimpilo GumedeJeandre Rudolph Replacement
74'12-45
E
Celimpilo Gumede Try
77'12-50
E
Keagan Johannes Try
78'12-52
T
Keagan Johannes Conversion
E
Bronson Mills Try
80'17-52

Match stats

Lions Bulls
17
Points scored
52
2
Tries
8
-
Possession (%)
-
Lions Bulls
2
Tries
8
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Lions Bulls
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Lions Bulls
2
Conversions
6
1
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Lions Bulls
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Lions
9 matches played
Bulls
9 matches played
Competition
78 matches played
Points scored
17 ▼
avg. 27.8
52 ▲
avg. 23.4
22.9
Tries
2 ▼
avg. 3.78
8 ▲
avg. 3.33
3.17
First try
44'
avg. 17'00
9'
avg. 16'00
18'06
Penalties scored
1 ▼
avg. 1.56
0 ▼
avg. 0.89
0.81
Yellow cards
0 ▼
avg. 0.67
1 ▲
avg. 0.56
0.68
% wins
44%
44%
—
% vic. domicile
100%
67%
62%
% vic. extérieur
29%
33%
38%

Line-ups

Top scorer
CS
Chris Smith
3 attempts
7 pts
Lions
1 SJ Kotze
2 PJ Botha
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye
4 Ruben (Hobo) Schoeman
5 Reinhardt Paul Nothnagel
6 Jarod Cairns
7 Batho Hlekani
8 Francke Horn
9 Morne Van den Berg E 44'
10 Chris Smith T 1'P 22'T 45'
11 Richard Kriel
12 Bronson Mills E 80'
13 Henco Van Wyk
14 Angelo Davids
15 Quan Horn
Replacements
16 Morné Brandon
17 RF Schoeman
18 Jacobus Conradus van Vuuren
19 Etienne Oosthuizen
20 Darrien-Lane Landsberg
21 Renzo du Plessis
22 Hassiem Pead
23 Erich Cronje
Top scorer
HP
Handre Pollard
1 try · 5 attempts
15 pts
Bulls
1 Jan Hendrik Wessels
2 Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar E 31'
3 Wilco Louw
4 Ruan Stefan Vermaak
5 Reinhardt Ludwig
6 Marcell Coetzee
7 Elrigh Louw
8 Jeandre Rudolph
9 Embrose Cheldon Papier E 65'
10 Handre Pollard T 10'E 37'T 38'T 40'T 55'T 66'
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse CJ 15'E 39'
12 Harold William Vorster E 9'E 54'
13 Stedman-Gee Rivett Gans
14 Stravino Jacobs
15 Devon Frank Williams
Replacements
16 Marco Gerhardt van Staden
17 Alulutho Tshakweni
18 Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith
19 Cobus Wiese
20 Celimpilo Gumede E 74'
22 Keagan Johannes E 77'T 78'
23 David Kriel

Stats by player

Lions
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Bulls
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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