Stormers 13 - 8 Bulls

Full time

03 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 9

DHL Stadium

The Stormers secured a narrow 13-8 victory against the Bulls at DHL Stadium. Handre Pollard opened the scoring for the Bulls with a try in the first half, but Evan Roos responded with a try for the Stormers just before halftime. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu contributed with a penalty, bringing the Stormers ahead. The Bulls struggled with discipline, as Willie le Roux received a yellow card just before halftime. In the second half, Ntuthuko Mchunu's late try sealed the win for the Stormers. The match was characterized by solid defensive displays from both teams and a series of substitutions in the second half. Overall, the Stormers managed to capitalize on key moments, edging their rivals in a tightly contested affair.

Weather

Temperature: 21.3°C (Feels like 17.4°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 36.0 km/h, gusting to 56.2 km/h Humidity: 71% Cloud Cover: 74%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
21'

Substitution

Ntuthuko Mchunu on for Ali Vermaak · Stormers
22'

Missed Drop Goal

Damian Willemse · Stormers
30'

Try

Handre Pollard · Bulls

0 - 5
33'

Penalty

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

3 - 5
34'

Yellow Card

Willie le Roux · Bulls
35'

Substitution

Devon Williams on for Canan Moodie · Bulls
38'

Try

Evan Roos · Stormers

8 - 5
Halftime 8 - 5
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Bulls

8 - 8
44'

Yellow Card Complete

Willie le Roux · Bulls
45'

Substitution

Adre Smith on for Salmaan Moerat · Stormers
45'

Substitution

Paul de Villiers on for Ruan Ackermann · Stormers
51'

Substitution

Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Gerhard Steenekamp · Bulls
51'

Substitution

Nizaam Carr on for Marco van Staden · Bulls
54'

Substitution

Akker van der Merwe on for Johan Grobbelaar · Bulls
63'

Substitution

Ruan Vermaak on for Cobus Wiese · Bulls
63'

Substitution

Sazi Sandi on for Neethling Fouche · Stormers
63'

Substitution

Ruben van Heerden on for JD Schickerling · Stormers
66'

Substitution

Khutha Mchunu on for Wilco Louw · Bulls
69'

Substitution

Stefan Ungerer on for Cobus Reinach · Stormers
70'

Substitution

Lukhanyo Vokozela on for Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers
78'

Try

Ntuthuko Mchunu · Stormers

13 - 8
79'

Substitution

Reinhardt Ludwig on for Ruan Nortje · Bulls
Fulltime 13 - 8

Player ratings

Stormers

15 Warrick Gelant 6.7
14 Suleiman Hartzenberg 6.0
13 Wandisile Simelane 6.0
12 Damian Willemse 6.1
11 Leolin Zas 7.4
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6.2
9 Cobus Reinach 6.5
1 Ali Vermaak 6.4
2 Andre-Hugo Venter 7.9
3 Neethling Fouche 5.9
4 Salmaan Moerat 5.9
5 JD Schickerling 6.1
6 Ruan Ackermann 6.9
7 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.3
8 Evan Roos 7.6
16 Lukhanyo Vokozela 6.3
17 Ntuthuko Mchunu 6.5
18 Sazi Sandi 6.0
19 Adre Smith 6.1
20 Ruben van Heerden 6.2
21 Paul de Villiers 6.7
22 Stefan Ungerer 6.2
23 Jurie Matthee –

Bulls

15 Willie le Roux 5.4
14 Sebastian de Klerk 6.0
13 Canan Moodie 6.2
12 David Kriel 6.5
11 Stravino Jacobs 5.6
10 Handre Pollard 6.7
9 Embrose Papier 5.4
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 5.7
2 Johan Grobbelaar 5.8
3 Wilco Louw 6.1
4 Cobus Wiese 6.0
5 Ruan Nortje 6.3
6 Marco van Staden 6.1
7 Elrigh Louw 6.3
8 Jeandre Rudolph 6.9
16 Akker van der Merwe 5.9
17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 5.2
18 Khutha Mchunu 6.1
19 Ruan Vermaak 5.9
20 Reinhardt Ludwig –
21 Nizaam Carr 6.3
22 Keagan Johannes –
23 Devon Williams 5.3