Bulls 57 - 15 Lions (10/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship R3
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  ·  Cloudy 30°C
57-15
Half-time: 31-10
9 tries 2 tries
Head-to-head
V 52-17 31/01/2026
D 33-43 29/11/2025
V 31-19 22/02/2025
V 37-22 25/01/2025
V 25-10 17/02/2024
SA
2 tries
Form L L L W W
No bonusNone
Stadium
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Weather
Cloudy 30°C

Quick summary

Bulls beat Lions 57–15 in a 11-try match and 1 card. Cameron Hanekom finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
CH
Top scorer
Bulls · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
9 Tries 2
6 Cons 1
0 Penalties 1
0 Cards 1
31 1st half 10
26 2nd half 5

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Bulls
MIN
Lions
1st half 31 - 10
11'5-0
↔
RF SchoemanSebastian Lombard Replacement
17'5-7
E
Sibabalo Qoma Try · converted by Chris Smith
25'5-7
J
Morne van den Berg Yellow card
E
28'19-7
32'19-10
P
Chris Smith Penalty
34'24-10
35'24-10
↩︎
Morne van den Berg Back from sin bin
E
39'31-10
40'31-10
↔
Sibabalwe MahasheJohannes JC Pretorius Replacement
2nd half 26 - 5
E
43'36-10
45'36-10
↔
SJ KotzeMorné Brandon Replacement
49'36-15
↔
Cheswill JoosteCanan Moodie Replacement
50'36-15
52'36-15
↔
Nico SteynMorne van den Berg Replacement
↔
Khuthuzani Kingdom MchunuFrancois Klopper Replacement
59'36-15
59'36-15
↔
Boeta ChamberlainRichard Kriel Replacement
62'36-15
↔
Batho HlekaniSibabalo Qoma Replacement
↔
Marco Gerhardt van StadenJeandre Rudolph Replacement
64'36-15
↔
Keagan JohannesAlbertus Paul de Wet Replacement
66'36-15
E
JF Van Heerden Try · converted by Handre Pollard
67'43-15
69'43-15
↔
Jean-Pierre du PreezHyron Diego Andrews Replacement
E
Cheswill Jooste Try · converted by Handre Pollard
73'50-15
E
Sebastian de Klerk Try · converted by Handre Pollard
79'57-15

Match stats

Bulls Lions
57
Points scored
15
9
Tries
2
Bulls Lions
9
Tries
2
Bulls Lions
6
Conversions
1
0
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
Bulls Lions
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Bulls
2 matches played
Lions
2 matches played
Points scored
57 ▲
avg. 34.5
15 ▼
avg. 31
26.3
Tries
9 ▲
avg. 5
2 ▼
avg. 4.5
3.78
First try
9'
avg. 19'30
17'
avg. 17'30
19'54
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
1 ▼
avg. 1.5
0.64
Yellow cards
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
1 ▲
avg. 0.5
0.61
% wins
50%
100%
—
% home wins
0%
100%
50%
% away wins
50%
0%
50%

Line-ups

BullsLions
  1. 1G. Cornelis SteenekampOff at 59' 59'
  2. 2C. Johannes GrobbelaarE 25'
  3. 3F. KlopperOff at 59' 59'
  4. 4R. Stefan VermaakOff at 59' 59'
  5. 5J. Van HeerdenE 67'
  6. 6J. RudolphE 39'Off at 64' 64' Gerhardt van Staden
  7. 7H. LiebenbergOff at 59' 59'
  8. 8C. HanekomE 28' 34'
  9. 9A. Paul de WetOff at 66' 66' Johannes
  10. 10C. Dominique Bosch3 TOff at 59' 59'
  11. 11S. de KlerkE 79'
  12. 12H. William VorsterE 9'
  13. 13S. Rivett Gans
  14. 14C. MoodieE 43'Off at 50' 50' Jooste
  15. 15W. Jacobus Le Roux
  1. 1A. Adrian Boan VenterOff at 45' 45'
  2. 2P. BothaOff at 45' 45'
  3. 3S. LombardOff at 11' 11' Schoeman
  4. 4D. Sjoblom
  5. 5H. Diego AndrewsOff at 69' 69' du Preez
  6. 6J. JC PretoriusOff at 40' 40' Mahashe
  7. 7S. QomaE 17'Off at 62' 62' Hlekani
  8. 8F. Horn
  9. 9M. van den BergYellow card 25'Off at 52' 52' Steyn
  10. 10C. Smith1 T · 1 P
  11. 11R. KrielOff at 59' 59' Chamberlain
  12. 12E. Adams
  13. 13H. Van Wyk
  14. 14K. Mpeku
  15. 15Q. Horn
Replacements
  1. 16M. Gerhardt van StadenOn at 64' 64' Rudolph
  2. 17A. TshakweniOn at 59' 59'
  3. 18K. Kingdom MchunuOn at 59' 59'
  4. 19C. WieseOn at 59' 59'
  5. 20E. LouwOn at 59' 59'
  6. 21K. JohannesOn at 66' 66' Paul de Wet
  7. 22H. Pollard3 TOn at 59' 59'
  8. 23C. JoosteE 73'On at 50' 50' Moodie
Replacements
  1. 16M. BrandonE 49'On at 45' 45'
  2. 17S. KotzeOn at 45' 45'
  3. 18R. SchoemanOn at 11' 11' Lombard
  4. 19J. du PreezOn at 69' 69' Diego Andrews
  5. 20B. HlekaniOn at 62' 62' Qoma
  6. 21S. MahasheOn at 40' 40' JC Pretorius
  7. 22N. SteynOn at 52' 52' van den Berg
  8. 23B. ChamberlainOn at 59' 59' Kriel
80'
Bulls
Forwards
1 Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp Off at 59' 59'
3 Francois Klopper Off at 59' 59'
4 Ruan Stefan Vermaak Off at 59' 59'
5 JF Van Heerden E 67'
6 Jeandre Rudolph E 39'Off at 64' 64' Gerhardt van Staden
7 Hanro Liebenberg Off at 59' 59'
8 Cameron Hanekom E 28' 34'
Half-backs
9 Albertus Paul de Wet Off at 66' 66' Johannes
10 Curwin Dominique Bosch 3 TOff at 59' 59'
Backs
14 Canan Moodie E 43'Off at 50' 50' Jooste
Replacements
16 Marco Gerhardt van Staden On at 64' 64' Rudolph
17 Alulutho Tshakweni On at 59' 59'
18 Khuthuzani Kingdom Mchunu On at 59' 59'
19 Cobus Wiese On at 59' 59'
20 Elrigh Louw On at 59' 59'
21 Keagan Johannes On at 66' 66' Paul de Wet
22 Handre Pollard 3 TOn at 59' 59'
23 Cheswill Jooste E 73'On at 50' 50' Moodie
Lions
Forwards
1 Abram Adrian Boan Venter Off at 45' 45'
2 PJ Botha Off at 45' 45'
3 Sebastian Lombard Off at 11' 11' Schoeman
5 Hyron Diego Andrews Off at 69' 69' du Preez
6 Johannes JC Pretorius Off at 40' 40' Mahashe
7 Sibabalo Qoma E 17'Off at 62' 62' Hlekani
Half-backs
9 Morne van den Berg Yellow card 25'Off at 52' 52' Steyn
10 Chris Smith 1 T · 1 P
Backs
11 Richard Kriel Off at 59' 59' Chamberlain
Replacements
16 Morné Brandon E 49'On at 45' 45'
17 SJ Kotze On at 45' 45'
18 RF Schoeman On at 11' 11' Lombard
19 Jean-Pierre du Preez On at 69' 69' Diego Andrews
20 Batho Hlekani On at 62' 62' Qoma
21 Sibabalwe Mahashe On at 40' 40' JC Pretorius
22 Nico Steyn On at 52' 52' van den Berg
23 Boeta Chamberlain On at 59' 59' Kriel

Stats by player

Bulls
8
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
6 pts59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
6 pts21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
5 pts64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts50 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
50'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
5 pts30 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
30'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
66 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
66'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
14 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
14'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Lions
7
5 pts62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
5 pts35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
42 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
42'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red