Bulls 34 - 26 Ulster Rugby (24/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship R4
SA
Bulls
4 tries
Form L W L W W
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Marcell Coetzee 1', 31' E
Elrigh Louw 17' E
Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar 65' E
Handre Pollard4Tr · 1P
Curwin Dominique Bosch1P
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  ·  Cloudy 29°C
34-26
Half-time: 21-7
4 tries 4 tries
Head-to-head
D 7-28 11/10/2025
V 47-21 05/10/2024
D 19-26 29/10/2023
D 23-32 25/03/2023
V 34-16 02/04/2022
IRL
Ulster Rugby
4 tries
Form L L D D W
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Chay Mullins 40', 62' E
Dave McCann 44' E
Stuart McCloskey 69' E
Jack Murphy3Tr
Stadium
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Weather
Cloudy 29°C

Quick summary

Bulls beat Ulster Rugby 34–26 in a 8-try match and 1 card. Handre Pollard finishes as top scorer with 11 points (1 penalty, 4 conversions).
HP
Top scorer
Handre Pollard
Bulls · 11 pts (4 cons, 1 pen.)
Key figures
4 Tries 4
4 Cons 3
2 Penalties 0
1 Cards 0
21 1st half 7
13 2nd half 19

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Bulls
MIN
Ulster Rugby
1st half 21 - 7
E
Marcell Coetzee Try · converted by Handre Pollard
1'7-0
E
Elrigh Louw Try · converted by Handre Pollard
17'14-0
E
Marcell Coetzee Try · converted by Handre Pollard
31'21-0
40'21-7
E
Chay Mullins Try · converted by Jack Murphy
2nd half 13 - 19
44'21-14
E
Dave McCann Try · converted by Jack Murphy
J
Marcell Coetzee Yellow card
45'21-14
↔
Dylan MaartCheswill Jooste Replacement
45'21-14
P
Handre Pollard Penalty
49'24-14
52'24-14
↔
Matthew DevineNathan Doak Replacement
↩︎
Marcell Coetzee Back from sin bin
55'24-14
55'24-14
↔
Eli Colin SnymanCormac Izuchukwu Replacement
↔
Izak Jacobus BurgerSango (Saida) Xamlashe Replacement
56'24-14
62'24-19
E
Chay Mullins Try
↔
Cameron HanekomCobus Wiese Replacement
64'24-19
64'24-19
↔
James McNabneyJuarno Marc-quin Augustus Replacement
E
Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar Try · converted by Handre Pollard
65'31-19
↔
Khuthuzani Kingdom MchunuFrancois Klopper Replacement
67'31-19
67'31-19
↔
Nathan DoakMatthew Devine Replacement
69'31-26
E
Stuart McCloskey Try · converted by Jack Murphy
↔
Curwin Dominique BoschHandre Pollard Replacement
70'31-26
↔
Marco Gerhardt van StadenCornelis Johannes Grobbelaar Replacement
73'31-26
73'31-26
↔
Henry WalkerTom Stewart Replacement
P
Curwin Dominique Bosch Penalty
79'34-26

Match stats

Bulls Ulster Rugby
34
Points scored
26
4
Tries
4
Bulls Ulster Rugby
4
Tries
4
Bulls Ulster Rugby
4
Conversions
3
2
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Bulls Ulster Rugby
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Bulls
3 matches played
Ulster Rugby
3 matches played
Points scored
34 ▼
avg. 42
26 ▼
avg. 29.3
26.5
Tries
4 ▼
avg. 6.33
4 ▼
avg. 4.33
3.93
First try
1'
avg. 16'00
40'
avg. 13'00
17'48
Penalties scored
2 ▲
avg. 0.33
0 ▼
avg. 0.33
0.54
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0.33
0 ▼
avg. 1
0.56
% wins
67%
0%
—
% home wins
100%
0%
56%
% away wins
50%
0%
44%

Line-ups

BullsUlster Rugby
  1. 1G. Cornelis SteenekampOff at 64' 64'
  2. 2C. Johannes GrobbelaarE 65'Off at 73' 73' Gerhardt van Staden
  3. 3F. KlopperOff at 67' 67' Kingdom Mchunu
  4. 4R. Stefan VermaakOff at 64' 64'
  5. 5R. Ludwig
  6. 6M. CoetzeeE 1' 31'Yellow card 45'
  7. 7H. Liebenberg
  8. 8E. LouwE 17'Off at 64' 64'
  9. 9A. Paul de Wet
  10. 10H. Pollard4 T · 1 POff at 70' 70' Dominique Bosch
  11. 11C. JoosteOff at 45' 45' Maart
  12. 12H. William Vorster
  13. 13S. (Saida) XamlasheOff at 56' 56' Jacobus Burger
  14. 14S. de Klerk
  15. 15L. Giliomee
  1. 1T. O'TooleOff at 64' 64'
  2. 2T. StewartOff at 73' 73' Walker
  3. 3K. KnoxOff at 64' 64'
  4. 4B. Donnell
  5. 5C. IzuchukwuOff at 55' 55' Colin Snyman
  6. 6D. McCannE 44'
  7. 7N. TimoneyOff at 64' 64'
  8. 8J. Marc-quin AugustusOff at 64' 64'
  9. 9N. Doak
  10. 10J. Murphy3 T
  11. 11M. Lowry
  12. 12S. McCloskeyE 69'
  13. 13J. Benson
  14. 14C. MullinsE 40' 62'
  15. 15J. Stockdale
Replacements
  1. 16M. Gerhardt van StadenOn at 73' 73' Johannes Grobbelaar
  2. 17A. TshakweniOn at 64' 64'
  3. 18K. Kingdom MchunuOn at 67' 67' Klopper
  4. 19C. WieseOn at 64' 64'
  5. 20C. HanekomOn at 64' 64'
  6. 21I. Jacobus BurgerOn at 56' 56' (Saida) Xamlashe
  7. 22C. Dominique Bosch1 POn at 70' 70' Pollard
  8. 23D. MaartOn at 45' 45' Jooste
Replacements
  1. 16H. WalkerOn at 73' 73' Stewart
  2. 17E. O'SullivanOn at 64' 64'
  3. 18S. WilsonOn at 64' 64'
  4. 19E. Colin SnymanOn at 55' 55' Izuchukwu
  5. 20J. McNabneyOn at 64' 64'
  6. 21M. DevineOn at 52' 52' Doak
  7. 22J. Flannery
  8. 23J. McKillopOn at 64' 64'
80'
Bulls
Forwards
1 Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp Off at 64' 64'
2 Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar E 65'Off at 73' 73' Gerhardt van Staden
3 Francois Klopper Off at 67' 67' Kingdom Mchunu
4 Ruan Stefan Vermaak Off at 64' 64'
5 Reinhardt Ludwig
6 Marcell Coetzee E 1' 31'Yellow card 45'
7 Hanro Liebenberg
8 Elrigh Louw E 17'Off at 64' 64'
Half-backs
9 Albertus Paul de Wet
10 Handre Pollard 4 T · 1 POff at 70' 70' Dominique Bosch
Backs
11 Cheswill Jooste Off at 45' 45' Maart
12 Harold William Vorster
13 Sango (Saida) Xamlashe Off at 56' 56' Jacobus Burger
14 Sebastian de Klerk
15 Luan Giliomee
Replacements
16 Marco Gerhardt van Staden On at 73' 73' Johannes Grobbelaar
17 Alulutho Tshakweni On at 64' 64'
18 Khuthuzani Kingdom Mchunu On at 67' 67' Klopper
19 Cobus Wiese On at 64' 64'
20 Cameron Hanekom On at 64' 64'
21 Izak Jacobus Burger On at 56' 56' (Saida) Xamlashe
22 Curwin Dominique Bosch 1 POn at 70' 70' Pollard
23 Dylan Maart On at 45' 45' Jooste
Ulster Rugby
Forwards
1 Tom O'Toole Off at 64' 64'
2 Tom Stewart Off at 73' 73' Walker
3 Keynan Knox Off at 64' 64'
4 Ben Donnell
5 Cormac Izuchukwu Off at 55' 55' Colin Snyman
6 Dave McCann E 44'
7 Nick Timoney Off at 64' 64'
8 Juarno Marc-quin Augustus Off at 64' 64'
Half-backs
9 Nathan Doak
10 Jack Murphy 3 T
Backs
11 Mike Lowry
12 Stuart McCloskey E 69'
13 Jamie Benson
14 Chay Mullins E 40' 62'
15 Jacob Stockdale
Replacements
16 Henry Walker On at 73' 73' Stewart
17 Eric O'Sullivan On at 64' 64'
18 Scott Wilson On at 64' 64'
19 Eli Colin Snyman On at 55' 55' Izuchukwu
20 James McNabney On at 64' 64'
21 Matthew Devine On at 52' 52' Doak
22 Jake Flannery
23 James McKillop On at 64' 64'

Stats by player

Bulls
10
11 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
11
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
10 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
5 pts73 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
73'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
5 pts64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
3 pts10 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
3
Points
10'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
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
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
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
16
7 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
7'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Ulster Rugby
14
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
6 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
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
1
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
73 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
73'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
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
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
65 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
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
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
7 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
7'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
15 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red