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Bulls Bulls 45 - 19 Benetton Benetton

Full time

16 May 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Loftus Versfeld

Bulls vs Benetton head to head

The Bulls triumphed over Benetton Rugby with a decisive score of 45-19 at Loftus Versfeld. Sergeal Petersen opened the scoring with a try early in the third minute, quickly followed by a conversion from Handre Pollard. The Bulls maintained their momentum with further tries from Willie le Roux, Johan Grobbelaar, and Cobus Wiese, leading to a 28-7 advantage at halftime. Benetton's Louis Lynagh scored twice, but they struggled to contain the Bulls' powerful attack. Pollard's kicking was exemplary, converting five of the tries, contributing significantly to the scoreline. In the second half, Mpilo Gumede and Ruan Nortje added further tries to seal the victory. The Bulls' performance showcased their dominance throughout the match, eyeing future challenges with confidence.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 23.0°C (Feels like 24.4°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 4.3 km/h, gusting to 12.3 km/h Humidity: 28% Cloud Cover: 19%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Try

    Sergeal Petersen 路 Bulls

    5 - 0
  • 4'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    7 - 0
  • 12'

    Try

    Willie le Roux 路 Bulls

    12 - 0
  • 12'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    14 - 0
  • 18'

    Try

    Louis Lynagh 路 Benetton

    14 - 5
  • 24'

    Missed Drop Goal

    Rhyno Smith 路 Benetton

  • 28'

    Try

    Johan Grobbelaar 路 Bulls

    19 - 5
  • 32'

    Substitution

    Mpilo Gumede on for Elrigh Louw 路 Bulls

  • 34'

    Yellow Card

    Alessandro Garbisi 路 Benetton

  • 37'

    Try

    Cobus Wiese 路 Bulls

    24 - 5
  • 37'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    26 - 5
  • 39'

    Try

    Rhyno Smith 路 Benetton

    26 - 10
  • 39'

    Conversion

    Rhyno Smith 路 Benetton

    26 - 12
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Elrigh Louw on for Mpilo Gumede 路 Bulls

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Nicholas Gasperini on for Bautista Bernasconi 路 Benetton

  • Halftime 26 - 12
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Try

    Louis Lynagh 路 Benetton

    26 - 17
  • 42'

    Conversion

    Rhyno Smith 路 Benetton

    26 - 19
  • 44'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Alessandro Garbisi 路 Benetton

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Marcos Gallorini on for Tiziano Pasquali 路 Benetton

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Ivan Nemer on for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 路 Benetton

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Niccolo Cannone on for Federico Ruzza 路 Benetton

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Giulio Marini on for Mattia Midena 路 Benetton

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Gerhard Steenekamp 路 Bulls

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Marco van Staden on for Johan Grobbelaar 路 Bulls

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Francois Klopper on for Wilco Louw 路 Bulls

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Stedman Gans on for Devon Williams 路 Bulls

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Mpilo Gumede on for Elrigh Louw 路 Bulls

  • 56'

    Try

    Sergeal Petersen 路 Bulls

    31 - 19
  • 57'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    33 - 19
  • 60'

    Substitution

    Leonardo Marin on for Matt Gallagher 路 Benetton

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Jadin Kingi on for Lorenzo Cannone 路 Benetton

  • 62'

    Try

    Mpilo Gumede 路 Bulls

    38 - 19
  • 63'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    40 - 19
  • 63'

    Substitution

    Stravino Jacobs on for Canan Moodie 路 Bulls

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Cristiano Tizzano on for Federico Zanandrea 路 Benetton

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Paul de Wet on for Embrose Papier 路 Bulls

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Ruan Vermaak on for Cobus Wiese 路 Bulls

  • 74'

    Try

    Ruan Nortje 路 Bulls

    45 - 19
  • Fulltime 45 - 19

Player ratings

Bulls
  • 15 Willie le Roux 7.8
  • 14 Sergeal Petersen 8.2
  • 13 Canan Moodie 6.7
  • 12 Harold Vorster 7.2
  • 11 Devon Williams 6.0
  • 10 Handre Pollard 6.7
  • 9 Embrose Papier 7.0
  • 1 Gerhard Steenekamp 5.5
  • 2 Johan Grobbelaar 8.0
  • 3 Wilco Louw 6.6
  • 4 Cobus Wiese 7.0
  • 5 Ruan Nortje 7.6
  • 6 Jeandre Rudolph 8.0
  • 7 Elrigh Louw 7.2
  • 8 Cameron Hanekom 7.4
  • 16 Marco van Staden 6.8
  • 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6.1
  • 18 Francois Klopper 6.1
  • 19 Ruan Vermaak 6.2
  • 20 Mpilo Gumede 6.7
  • 21 Paul de Wet 6.8
  • 22 Stedman Gans 6.0
  • 23 Stravino Jacobs 6.2
Benetton
  • 15 Matt Gallagher 6.8
  • 14 Louis Lynagh 8.0
  • 13 Paolo Odogwu 6.8
  • 12 Tomas Medina 5.6
  • 11 Federico Zanandrea 6.2
  • 10 Rhyno Smith 8.4
  • 9 Alessandro Garbisi 4.1
  • 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 4.9
  • 2 Bautista Bernasconi 6.5
  • 3 Tiziano Pasquali 5.4
  • 4 Mattia Midena 6.2
  • 5 Federico Ruzza 6.1
  • 6 Riccardo Favretto 6.3
  • 7 Lorenzo Cannone 6.1
  • 8 So'otala Fa'aso'o 6.4
  • 16 Nicholas Gasperini 5.7
  • 17 Ivan Nemer 6.0
  • 18 Marcos Gallorini 5.3
  • 19 Niccolo Cannone 5.8
  • 20 Giulio Marini 5.8
  • 21 Jadin Kingi 5.8
  • 22 Cristiano Tizzano 6.1
  • 23 Leonardo Marin 5.5