Bulls 19 - 50 All Blacks

Full time

15 Aug 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Loftus Versfeld

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In a commanding performance, New Zealand secured a decisive 50-19 victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. The match began with Josh Moorby scoring two early tries, giving the visitors a quick lead. Codie Taylor added two more tries before halftime, as the Bulls struggled to contain New Zealand's attacking prowess. In the second half, Ruan Vermaak and Stravino Jacobs managed to score for the Bulls, but New Zealand continuously responded with tries from Leroy Carter and Rieko Ioane. The visitors' dominance in the set pieces and open play was evident throughout the match. Josh Jacomb's accurate kicking helped extend New Zealand's lead with five conversions. Ultimately, the Bulls could not match the relentless pace and skill of the New Zealand side, resulting in a heavy defeat.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 16.0°C (Feels like 14.0°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 7.2 km/h, gusting to 17.9 km/h Humidity: 40% Cloud Cover: 3%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Josh Moorby · All Blacks

0 - 5
18'

Try

Josh Moorby · All Blacks

0 - 10
19'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · All Blacks

0 - 12
26'

Substitution

Sti Sithole on for Alulutho Tshakweni · Bulls
28'

Yellow Card

Francois Klopper · Bulls
29'

Substitution

Khutha Mchunu on for Hanro Liebenberg · Bulls
31'

Try

Codie Taylor · All Blacks

0 - 17
38'

Yellow Card Complete

Francois Klopper · Bulls
40'

Try

Codie Taylor · All Blacks

0 - 22
40'

Substitution

Hanro Liebenberg on for Khutha Mchunu · Bulls
40'

Substitution

Johan Grobbelaar on for Juann Else · Bulls
40'

Substitution

Kyle Preston on for Cortez Ratima · All Blacks
40'

Substitution

George Bower on for Xavier Numia · All Blacks
40'

Substitution

Samisoni Taukei'aho on for Codie Taylor · All Blacks
40'

Substitution

Elrigh Louw on for Hanro Liebenberg · Bulls
Halftime 0 - 22
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Josh Jacomb · All Blacks

0 - 24
41'

Try

Ruan Vermaak · Bulls

5 - 24
42'

Conversion

Curwin Bosch · Bulls

7 - 24
43'

Try

Leroy Carter · All Blacks

7 - 29
44'

Substitution

Reinhardt Ludwig on for Ruan Vermaak · Bulls
48'

Try

Rieko Ioane · All Blacks

7 - 34
49'

Conversion

Josh Jacomb · All Blacks

7 - 36
50'

Substitution

Josh Lord on for Patrick Tuipulotu · All Blacks
52'

Substitution

Katlego Letebele on for Harold Vorster · Bulls
52'

Substitution

Paul de Wet on for Embrose Papier · Bulls
53'

Try

Stravino Jacobs · Bulls

12 - 36
54'

Substitution

Wallace Sititi on for Peter Lakai · All Blacks
60'

Substitution

Siale Lauaki on for Tyrel Lomax · All Blacks
61'

Substitution

Juann Else on for Jeandre Rudolph · Bulls
64'

Substitution

Timoci Tavatavanawai on for Anton Lienert-Brown · All Blacks
64'

Substitution

Khutha Mchunu on for Francois Klopper · Bulls
65'

Try

Leroy Carter · All Blacks

12 - 41
66'

Conversion

Josh Jacomb · All Blacks

12 - 43
67'

Substitution

Emoni Narawa on for Beauden Barrett · All Blacks
72'

Try

Marcell Coetzee · Bulls

17 - 43
72'

Substitution

Hakeem Kunene on for Willie le Roux · Bulls
73'

Conversion

Curwin Bosch · Bulls

19 - 43
76'

Try

Wallace Sititi · All Blacks

19 - 48
77'

Conversion

Josh Jacomb · All Blacks

19 - 50
Fulltime 19 - 50

Player ratings

Bulls

15 Willie le Roux 5.4
14 Thaakir Abrahams 5.8
13 Stedman Gans 5.6
12 Harold Vorster 6.0
11 Stravino Jacobs 7.4
10 Curwin Bosch 6.6
9 Embrose Papier 6.6
1 Alulutho Tshakweni 6.1
2 Juann Else 6.0
3 Francois Klopper 4.0
4 Ruan Vermaak 6.6
5 JF van Heerden 7.0
6 Marcell Coetzee 8.2
7 Hanro Liebenberg 5.9
8 Jeandre Rudolph 7.1
16 Johan Grobbelaar 6.1
17 Sti Sithole 5.5
18 Khutha Mchunu 5.8
19 Reinhardt Ludwig 6.1
20 Elrigh Louw 7.1
21 Paul de Wet 6.1
22 Katlego Letebele 5.7
23 Hakeem Kunene –

All Blacks

15 Beauden Barrett 7.3
14 Leroy Carter 9.8
13 Rieko Ioane 9.1
12 Anton Lienert-Brown 7.4
11 Josh Moorby 9.6
10 Josh Jacomb 7.7
9 Cortez Ratima 6.5
1 Xavier Numia 7.0
2 Codie Taylor 8.0
3 Tyrel Lomax 6.9
4 Fabian Holland 7.4
5 Patrick Tuipulotu 6.8
6 Simon Parker 6.9
7 Anton Segner 8.9
8 Peter Lakai 7.1
16 Samisoni Taukei'aho 6.7
17 George Bower 6.9
18 Siale Lauaki 6.5
19 Josh Lord 7.0
20 Wallace Sititi 7.6
21 Kyle Preston 6.9
22 Timoci Tavatavanawai 6.7
23 Emoni Narawa 6.3