Bulls 22 - 16 Edinburgh

Full time

28 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Loftus Versfeld

The Bulls secured a hard-fought victory over Edinburgh Rugby, finishing 22-16 at Loftus Versfeld. Jannes Kirsten opened the scoring for the Bulls with a try, followed by a successful conversion from Jaco van der Walt. Van der Walt then scored a try of his own, extending the lead before halftime. Ewan Ashman responded for Edinburgh with a try just before the break, keeping the contest alive. The second half saw the Bulls' Sebastian de Klerk score, followed by a conversion from Boeta Chamberlain. Edinburgh pressed back with penalties from Ross Thompson but could not close the gap. The match featured intense competition and crucial yellow cards that influenced the flow, but the Bulls held on for the win.

Weather

Temperature: 31.6°C (Feels like 29.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 22.0 km/h, gusting to 50.1 km/h Humidity: 20% Cloud Cover: 93%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Edinburgh
8'

Substitution

Ross McCann on for Mark Bennett · Edinburgh
14'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

0 - 3
27'

Substitution

JF van Heerden on for Cobus Wiese · Bulls
29'

Try

Jannes Kirsten · Bulls

5 - 3
29'

Conversion

Jaco van der Walt · Bulls

7 - 3
29'

Substitution

Marcell Coetzee on for Jannes Kirsten · Bulls
32'

Try

Jaco van der Walt · Bulls

12 - 3
36'

Yellow Card

Cameron Hanekom · Bulls
38'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

12 - 8
40'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

12 - 10
40'

Substitution

Cobus Wiese on for Marcell Coetzee · Bulls
40'

Substitution

Simphiwe Matanzima on for Alulutho Tshakweni · Bulls
Halftime 12 - 10
Second Half
46'

Yellow Card Complete

Cameron Hanekom · Bulls
47'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

12 - 13
51'

Substitution

Johan Grobbelaar on for Ali Price · Edinburgh
51'

Substitution

Ben Vellacott on for Francois Klopper · Edinburgh
51'

Substitution

Mornay Smith on for Paul Hill · Bulls
51'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Embrose Papier · Edinburgh
57'

Substitution

Keagan Johannes on for Pierre Schoeman · Bulls
57'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Nama Xaba · Edinburgh
60'

Yellow Card

Simphiwe Matanzima · Bulls
60'

Substitution

Boeta Chamberlain on for Jaco van der Walt · Bulls
60'

Substitution

Jamie Hodgson on for Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
63'

Try

Sebastian de Klerk · Bulls

17 - 13
64'

Conversion

Boeta Chamberlain · Bulls

19 - 13
66'

Substitution

Tom Dodd on for Hamish Watson · Edinburgh
66'

Substitution

Alulutho Tshakweni on for Ruan Vermaak · Bulls
67'

Penalty

Boeta Chamberlain · Bulls

22 - 13
70'

Yellow Card

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
70'

Substitution

Ruan Vermaak on for Alulutho Tshakweni · Bulls
70'

Yellow Card Complete

Simphiwe Matanzima · Bulls
74'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

22 - 16
80'

Yellow Card Complete

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
Fulltime 22 - 16

Player ratings

Bulls

15 David Kriel 6.6
14 Sebastian de Klerk 9.1
13 Stedman Gans 6.7
12 Chris Smit 7.5
11 Canan Moodie 6.0
10 Jaco van der Walt 6.5
9 Embrose Papier 6.4
1 Alulutho Tshakweni 5.6
2 Akker van der Merwe 7.5
3 Francois Klopper 5.9
4 Ruan Vermaak 6.7
5 Cobus Wiese 6.2
6 Nama Xaba 6.9
7 Jannes Kirsten 7.3
8 Cameron Hanekom 7.3
16 Johan Grobbelaar 6.8
17 Simphiwe Matanzima 4.6
18 Mornay Smith 6.6
19 JF van Heerden 6.9
20 Marcell Coetzee 7.7
21 Keagan Johannes 6.3
22 Boeta Chamberlain 5.9
23 Aphiwe Dyantyi –

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.8
14 Darcy Graham 6.0
13 Mark Bennett –
12 Matt Scott 6.3
11 Duhan van der Merwe 7.6
10 Ross Thompson 6.1
9 Ali Price 6.1
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.9
2 Dave Cherry –
3 Paul Hill 6.0
4 Marshall Sykes 6.5
5 Grant Gilchrist 6.4
6 Jamie Ritchie 6.5
7 Hamish Watson 6.3
8 Magnus Bradbury 6.9
16 Ewan Ashman 6.7
17 Boan Venter 6.1
18 D'Arcy Rae 5.9
19 Jamie Hodgson 5.7
20 Tom Dodd 5.8
21 Ben Vellacott 5.9
22 Ben Healy –
23 Ross McCann 6.4