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Bulls Bulls 19 - 32 Stormers Stormers

Full time

14 Mar 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Loftus Versfeld

Bulls vs Stormers head to head

The Stormers secured a solid victory against the Bulls with a final score of 32-19. Early in the first half, the Bulls capitalized on two yellow cards issued to Stormers players Smith and Dixon, earning a penalty try. However, the Stormers responded with a try from Willemse, and Feinberg-Mngomezulu's conversions kept them competitive. In the second half, Dayimani extended the Stormers' lead with another try, while the Bulls' efforts were bolstered by a late try from Arendse. Despite a strong showing from Pollard, the Bulls struggled to contain the Stormers' dynamic play. The match featured a high number of substitutions, particularly in the second half, altering the flow of the game. Ultimately, the Stormers demonstrated their resilience and tactical prowess, further extending their winning streak against the Bulls.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 25.1°C (Feels like 25.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 5.9 km/h, gusting to 13.7 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 74%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 13'

    Yellow Card

    Adre Smith 路 Stormers

  • 18'

    Yellow Card

    Ben-Jason Dixon 路 Stormers

  • 18'

    Penalty Try

    No Player 路 Bulls

    7 - 0
  • 23'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Adre Smith 路 Stormers

  • 28'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Ben-Jason Dixon 路 Stormers

  • 30'

    Try

    Damian Willemse 路 Stormers

    7 - 5
  • 30'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    7 - 7
  • 33'

    Substitution

    Paul de Villiers on for Deon Fourie 路 Stormers

  • 35'

    Substitution

    Hacjivah Dayimani on for Paul de Villiers 路 Stormers

  • 36'

    Substitution

    Willie le Roux on for Sebastian de Klerk 路 Bulls

  • 39'

    Penalty

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    7 - 10
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Paul de Villiers on for Hacjivah Dayimani 路 Stormers

  • Halftime 7 - 10
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Mornay Smith on for Wilco Louw 路 Bulls

  • 43'

    Substitution

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Johan Grobbelaar 路 Bulls

  • 43'

    Substitution

    Alulutho Tshakweni on for Gerhard Steenekamp 路 Bulls

  • 50'

    Penalty

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    7 - 13
  • 54'

    Substitution

    Vernon Matongo on for Ntuthuko Mchunu 路 Stormers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    JJ Kotze on for Andre-Hugo Venter 路 Stormers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Sazi Sandi on for Neethling Fouche 路 Stormers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Nizaam Carr on for Jeandre Rudolph 路 Bulls

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Marco van Staden on for Marcell Coetzee 路 Bulls

  • 56'

    Try

    Paul de Villiers 路 Stormers

    7 - 18
  • 62'

    Substitution

    Cobus Wiese on for Ruan Vermaak 路 Bulls

  • 63'

    Yellow Card

    Cobus Wiese 路 Bulls

  • 65'

    Penalty Try

    No Player 路 Stormers

    7 - 25
  • 65'

    Yellow Card

    Marco van Staden 路 Bulls

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Zak Burger on for Paul de Wet 路 Bulls

  • 66'

    Try

    Zak Burger 路 Bulls

    12 - 25
  • 67'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    14 - 25
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Jonathan Roche on for Warrick Gelant 路 Stormers

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Hacjivah Dayimani on for Adre Smith 路 Stormers

  • 68'

    Substitution

    Wandisile Simelane on for Suleiman Hartzenberg 路 Stormers

  • 69'

    Try

    Hacjivah Dayimani 路 Stormers

    14 - 30
  • 70'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    14 - 32
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Imad Khan on for Stefan Ungerer 路 Stormers

  • 73'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Cobus Wiese 路 Bulls

  • 75'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Marco van Staden 路 Bulls

  • 79'

    Try

    Kurt-Lee Arendse 路 Bulls

    19 - 32
  • Fulltime 19 - 32

Player ratings

Bulls
  • 15 David Kriel 6.2
  • 14 Sebastian de Klerk 6.6
  • 13 Canan Moodie 6.5
  • 12 Harold Vorster 6.9
  • 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse 7.8
  • 10 Handre Pollard 5.6
  • 9 Paul de Wet 5.3
  • 1 Gerhard Steenekamp 5.6
  • 2 Johan Grobbelaar 6.3
  • 3 Wilco Louw 6.0
  • 4 Ruan Vermaak 5.8
  • 5 Ruan Nortje 5.4
  • 6 Marcell Coetzee 7.0
  • 7 Elrigh Louw 6.7
  • 8 Jeandre Rudolph 5.9
  • 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 5.6
  • 17 Alulutho Tshakweni 6.0
  • 18 Mornay Smith 5.2
  • 19 Cobus Wiese 4.6
  • 20 Nizaam Carr 6.0
  • 21 Marco van Staden 4.9
  • 22 Zak Burger 6.7
  • 23 Willie le Roux 5.3
Stormers
  • 15 Warrick Gelant 6.8
  • 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg 6.0
  • 13 Ruhan Nel 7.7
  • 12 Damian Willemse 8.3
  • 11 Leolin Zas 6.5
  • 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6.2
  • 9 Stefan Ungerer 6.1
  • 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu 6.1
  • 2 Andre-Hugo Venter 7.5
  • 3 Neethling Fouche 6.7
  • 4 Adre Smith 5.4
  • 5 JD Schickerling 6.7
  • 6 Deon Fourie 6.8
  • 7 Ben-Jason Dixon 5.0
  • 8 Marcel Theunissen 7.8
  • 16 JJ Kotze 6.6
  • 17 Vernon Matongo 6.3
  • 18 Sazi Sandi 6.3
  • 19 Paul de Villiers 7.1
  • 20 Hacjivah Dayimani 6.7
  • 21 Imad Khan 6.3
  • 22 Jonathan Roche 6.2
  • 23 Wandisile Simelane 6.1