Dragons 7 - 47 Bulls

Full time

17 Apr 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Rodney Parade

The Bulls secured a convincing 47-7 victory over Dragons RFC at Rodney Parade. Embrose Papier opened the scoring with a try in the 10th minute, followed by a conversion from Handre Pollard. Dragons responded with a try from Fine Inisi, but it was a tough contest as the Bulls continued to apply pressure. Marcell Coetzee and Marco van Staden both scored tries, with Pollard adding conversions to extend the lead. The second half saw van Staden adding another try, showcasing the Bulls' dominance. Dragons managed only one try, highlighting their struggles against a well-organized Bulls defense. Ultimately, the match underscored the Bulls' strength in the URC, leaving Dragons with much to improve on going forward.

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Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 11.8°C (Feels like 7.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 20.9 km/h, gusting to 43.8 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 49%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Try

Embrose Papier · Bulls

0 - 5
10'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Bulls

0 - 7
22'

Try

Fine Inisi · Dragons

5 - 7
23'

Conversion

Cai Evans · Dragons

7 - 7
36'

Try

Johan Grobbelaar · Bulls

7 - 12
40'

Substitution

Sergeal Petersen on for Canan Moodie · Bulls
Halftime 7 - 12
Second Half
43'

Try

Marcell Coetzee · Bulls

7 - 17
44'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Bulls

7 - 19
45'

Substitution

Thomas Young on for Harry Beddall · Dragons
48'

Substitution

Dillon Lewis on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Elliot Dee · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Rhodri Jones on for Wyn Jones · Dragons
52'

Substitution

Marco van Staden on for Johan Grobbelaar · Bulls
53'

Substitution

Mornay Smith on for Francois Klopper · Bulls
53'

Substitution

Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Gerhard Steenekamp · Bulls
56'

Try

Marco van Staden · Bulls

7 - 24
57'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Bulls

7 - 26
57'

Substitution

Morgan Lloyd on for Niall Armstrong · Dragons
57'

Substitution

Harry Beddall on for Thomas Young · Dragons
57'

Substitution

Matthew Screech on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Willie le Roux on for Handre Pollard · Bulls
60'

Substitution

Mpilo Gumede on for Elrigh Louw · Bulls
65'

Substitution

Huw Anderson on for Tinus de Beer · Dragons
65'

Substitution

Thomas Young on for Harry Beddall · Dragons
65'

Substitution

Paul de Wet on for Sergeal Petersen · Bulls
73'

Try

Marco van Staden · Bulls

7 - 31
73'

Substitution

Harri Ackerman on for Fetuli Paea · Dragons
74'

Conversion

David Kriel · Bulls

7 - 33
76'

Try

Devon Williams · Bulls

7 - 38
77'

Conversion

David Kriel · Bulls

7 - 40
77'

Substitution

Sergeal Petersen on for Devon Williams · Bulls
79'

Try

Sergeal Petersen · Bulls

7 - 45
80'

Conversion

David Kriel · Bulls

7 - 47
Fulltime 7 - 47

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Cai Evans 5.7
14 Jared Rosser 6.4
13 Fine Inisi 7.6
12 Fetuli Paea 6.7
11 Rio Dyer 6.4
10 Tinus de Beer 5.7
9 Niall Armstrong 6.1
1 Wyn Jones 5.9
2 Elliot Dee 7.1
3 Chris Coleman 5.7
4 Levi Douglas 6.5
5 Seb Davies 6.4
6 Ryan Woodman 6.6
7 Harry Beddall 6.1
8 Harrison Keddie 7.5
16 Oli Burrows 6.5
17 Rhodri Jones 5.8
18 Dillon Lewis 4.7
19 Matthew Screech 6.1
20 Thomas Young 5.8
21 Morgan Lloyd 5.9
22 Harri Ackerman –
23 Huw Anderson 5.6

Bulls

15 Devon Williams 6.9
14 David Kriel 6.7
13 Stedman Gans 6.9
12 Harold Vorster 6.7
11 Canan Moodie 5.7
10 Handre Pollard 6.3
9 Embrose Papier 7.0
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 7.3
2 Johan Grobbelaar 7.6
3 Francois Klopper 7.1
4 Cobus Wiese 6.5
5 Ruan Nortje 8.0
6 Marcell Coetzee 7.8
7 Elrigh Louw 6.3
8 Cameron Hanekom 7.1
16 Marco van Staden 7.9
17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6.7
18 Mornay Smith 5.9
19 Ruan Vermaak –
20 Mpilo Gumede 6.2
21 Paul de Wet 6.2
22 Willie le Roux 6.0
23 Sergeal Petersen 6.5