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Bulls Bulls 57 - 15 Lions Lions

Full time

10 Oct 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Loftus Versfeld

Bulls vs Lions head to head

The Bulls secured a resounding 57-15 victory over the Lions at Loftus Versfeld. Harold Vorster opened the scoring with an early try, but the Lions quickly responded through Sibabalo Qoma, taking a brief lead with a conversion from Chris Smith. The Bulls capitalized on a yellow card against Morne van den Berg, scoring four tries before halftime, including a brace from Cameron Hanekom. In the second half, Canan Moodie extended the Bulls' lead, though Morne Brandon found the try line for the Lions. The Bulls continued to apply pressure, with JF van Heerden, Cheswill Jooste, and Sebastian de Klerk adding tries to the tally. Handre Pollard鈥檚 accurate kicking ensured the Bulls maintained a high scoring rate. Overall, the Bulls showcased their attacking prowess and defensive strength, dominating the match comprehensively.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 30.6°C (Feels like 30.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 12.9 km/h, gusting to 27.4 km/h Humidity: 28% Cloud Cover: 34%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 9'

    Try

    Harold Vorster 路 Bulls

    5 - 0
  • 10'

    Substitution

    RF Schoeman on for Sebastian Lombard 路 Lions

  • 17'

    Try

    Sibabalo Qoma 路 Lions

    5 - 5
  • 18'

    Conversion

    Chris Smith 路 Lions

    5 - 7
  • 25'

    Yellow Card

    Morne van den Berg 路 Lions

  • 25'

    Try

    Johan Grobbelaar 路 Bulls

    10 - 7
  • 25'

    Conversion

    Curwin Bosch 路 Bulls

    12 - 7
  • 29'

    Try

    Cameron Hanekom 路 Bulls

    17 - 7
  • 29'

    Conversion

    Curwin Bosch 路 Bulls

    19 - 7
  • 32'

    Penalty

    Chris Smith 路 Lions

    19 - 10
  • 34'

    Try

    Cameron Hanekom 路 Bulls

    24 - 10
  • 35'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Morne van den Berg 路 Lions

  • 39'

    Try

    Jeandre Rudolph 路 Bulls

    29 - 10
  • 40'

    Conversion

    Curwin Bosch 路 Bulls

    31 - 10
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Sibabalwe Mahashe on for JC Pretorius 路 Lions

  • Halftime 31 - 10
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    Canan Moodie 路 Bulls

    36 - 10
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Morne Brandon on for PJ Botha 路 Lions

  • 45'

    Substitution

    SJ Kotze on for Boan Venter 路 Lions

  • 49'

    Try

    Morne Brandon 路 Lions

    36 - 15
  • 50'

    Substitution

    Cheswill Jooste on for Canan Moodie 路 Bulls

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Nico Steyn on for Morne van den Berg 路 Lions

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Khutha Mchunu on for Francois Klopper 路 Bulls

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Alulutho Tshakweni on for Gerhard Steenekamp 路 Bulls

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Cobus Wiese on for Ruan Vermaak 路 Bulls

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Elrigh Louw on for Hanro Liebenberg 路 Bulls

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Handre Pollard on for Curwin Bosch 路 Bulls

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Boeta Chamberlain on for Richard Kriel 路 Lions

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Bathobele Hlekani on for Sibabalo Qoma 路 Lions

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Marco van Staden on for Jeandre Rudolph 路 Bulls

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Keagan Johannes on for Paul de Wet 路 Bulls

  • 67'

    Try

    JF van Heerden 路 Bulls

    41 - 15
  • 68'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    43 - 15
  • 69'

    Substitution

    JP du Preez on for Hyron Andrews 路 Lions

  • 73'

    Try

    Cheswill Jooste 路 Bulls

    48 - 15
  • 74'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    50 - 15
  • 79'

    Try

    Sebastian de Klerk 路 Bulls

    55 - 15
  • 80'

    Conversion

    Handre Pollard 路 Bulls

    57 - 15
  • Fulltime 57 - 15

Player ratings

Bulls
  • 15 Willie le Roux 6.6
  • 14 Canan Moodie 9.5
  • 13 Stedman Gans 6.0
  • 12 Harold Vorster 7.3
  • 11 Sebastian de Klerk 8.2
  • 10 Curwin Bosch 6.1
  • 9 Paul de Wet 7.0
  • 1 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.1
  • 2 Johan Grobbelaar 7.8
  • 3 Francois Klopper 6.4
  • 4 Ruan Vermaak 6.0
  • 5 JF van Heerden 7.3
  • 6 Jeandre Rudolph 7.3
  • 7 Hanro Liebenberg 6.6
  • 8 Cameron Hanekom 9.3
  • 16 Marco van Staden 6.4
  • 17 Alulutho Tshakweni 6.5
  • 18 Khutha Mchunu 6.8
  • 19 Cobus Wiese 6.7
  • 20 Elrigh Louw 6.5
  • 21 Keagan Johannes 6.3
  • 22 Handre Pollard 6.9
  • 23 Cheswill Jooste 6.8
Lions
  • 15 Quan Horn 6.8
  • 14 Kelly Mpeku 5.6
  • 13 Henco van Wyk 6.5
  • 12 Ethan Adams 7.1
  • 11 Richard Kriel 5.6
  • 10 Chris Smith 6.6
  • 9 Morne van den Berg 5.1
  • 1 Boan Venter 6.6
  • 2 PJ Botha 6.3
  • 3 Sebastian Lombard 5.9
  • 4 Dylan Sjoblom 6.5
  • 5 Hyron Andrews 6.1
  • 6 JC Pretorius 5.6
  • 7 Sibabalo Qoma 7.5
  • 8 Francke Horn 5.7
  • 16 Morne Brandon 7.2
  • 17 SJ Kotze 5.9
  • 18 RF Schoeman 5.4
  • 19 JP du Preez 5.9
  • 20 Bathobele Hlekani 6.1
  • 21 Sibabalwe Mahashe 5.2
  • 22 Nico Steyn 6.4
  • 23 Boeta Chamberlain 5.7