Ulster 28 - 7 Bulls

Full time

11 Oct 2025

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Affidea Stadium

Ulster vs Bulls head to head

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Ulster Rugby secured a commanding 28-7 victory over the Bulls at Affidea Stadium. The home side's scoring began with a try from McCloskey, followed by a successful conversion from Doak. The Bulls briefly responded with a try from Louw, converted by Pollard, but Ulster's dominance was evident. Herring and Augustus added further tries, with Doak converting each, showcasing his kicking prowess. The Bulls struggled to contain Ulster's attacking flair, particularly after Rudolph received a yellow card. Despite a late push, the Bulls could not breach Ulster's defense again. This match highlighted Ulster's strength and tactical execution in the URC.

Weather

Temperature: 11.8°C (Feels like 11.9°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 4.3 km/h, gusting to 9.2 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 76%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Substitution

Willie le Roux on for Devon Williams · Bulls
21'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

2 - 0
21'

Try

Stuart McCloskey · Ulster

7 - 0
21'

Substitution

Jude Postlethwaite on for Stuart McCloskey · Ulster
26'

Yellow Card

Rob Herring · Ulster
26'

Try

Wilco Louw · Bulls

7 - 5
27'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Bulls

7 - 7
32'

Substitution

Stuart McCloskey on for Jude Postlethwaite · Ulster
33'

Substitution

Tom Stewart on for Robert Baloucoune · Ulster
36'

Substitution

Robert Baloucoune on for Tom Stewart · Ulster
36'

Yellow Card Complete

Rob Herring · Ulster
Halftime 7 - 7
Second Half
46'

Yellow Card

Jeandre Rudolph · Bulls
46'

Substitution

Scott Wilson on for Tom O'Toole · Ulster
48'

Try

Juarno Augustus · Ulster

12 - 7
49'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

14 - 7
51'

Substitution

Nama Xaba on for Marco van Staden · Bulls
53'

Try

Rob Herring · Ulster

19 - 7
54'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

21 - 7
54'

Substitution

Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Gerhard Steenekamp · Bulls
54'

Substitution

Mornay Smith on for Wilco Louw · Bulls
56'

Try

Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster

26 - 7
56'

Yellow Card Complete

Jeandre Rudolph · Bulls
57'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

28 - 7
58'

Substitution

Paul de Wet on for Zak Burger · Bulls
59'

Substitution

Tom Stewart on for Rob Herring · Ulster
59'

Substitution

Reinhardt Ludwig on for Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg · Bulls
59'

Substitution

Sean Reffell on for Juarno Augustus · Ulster
62'

Substitution

Harry Sheridan on for Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster
63'

Substitution

Eric O'Sullivan on for Sam Crean · Ulster
68'

Substitution

Jude Postlethwaite on for Stuart McCloskey · Ulster
68'

Substitution

Juann Else on for Johan Grobbelaar · Bulls
70'

Substitution

David Kriel on for Harold Vorster · Bulls
70'

Substitution

Jake Flannery on for Jack Murphy · Ulster
74'

Substitution

Conor McKee on for Nathan Doak · Ulster
Fulltime 28 - 7

Player ratings

Ulster

15 Jacob Stockdale 7.2
14 Robert Baloucoune 7.0
13 James Hume 6.4
12 Stuart McCloskey 7.6
11 Zac Ward 6.3
10 Jack Murphy 6.0
9 Nathan Doak 7.2
1 Sam Crean 5.9
2 Rob Herring 6.5
3 Tom O'Toole 5.9
4 Iain Henderson 6.8
5 Cormac Izuchukwu 8.6
6 David McCann 7.4
7 Nick Timoney 7.4
8 Juarno Augustus 7.8
16 Tom Stewart 6.7
17 Eric O'Sullivan 6.0
18 Scott Wilson 6.2
19 Harry Sheridan 6.8
20 Sean Reffell 6.8
21 Conor McKee –
22 Jake Flannery 6.4
23 Jude Postlethwaite 7.0

Bulls

15 Devon Williams 5.9
14 Sebastian de Klerk 8.7
13 Canan Moodie 5.4
12 Harold Vorster 5.7
11 Stravino Jacobs 5.8
10 Handre Pollard 5.9
9 Zak Burger 6.1
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.2
2 Johan Grobbelaar 6.6
3 Wilco Louw 6.9
4 Cobus Wiese 5.5
5 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg 5.9
6 Marco van Staden 6.5
7 Mpilo Gumede 6.5
8 Jeandre Rudolph 6.8
16 Juann Else 5.6
17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6.2
18 Mornay Smith 6.3
19 Reinhardt Ludwig 6.1
20 Nama Xaba 6.2
21 Paul de Wet 6.1
22 David Kriel 5.9
23 Willie le Roux 5.3