Bulls Bulls 21 - 20 Leinster Leinster

● full_time 80 minutes

22 Mar 2025

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Loftus Versfeld

Head to Head

The Bulls edged out Leinster Rugby 21-20 in a thrilling encounter at Loftus Versfeld. Keagan Johannes opened the scoring with an early penalty, but Leinster responded quickly with a try from Jordie Barrett, converted by Ross Byrne. The Bulls struggled initially, with Alulutho Tshakweni receiving a yellow card, allowing Leinster to maintain pressure. However, a penalty try for the Bulls shifted momentum just after the hour mark. Johan Grobbelaar scored a crucial try to put the Bulls ahead. The match intensified with both teams exchanging penalties, but a late red card for Sebastian de Klerk added to the drama. Ultimately, the Bulls held on for a narrow victory as Leinster's last attempts fell short.

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Weather

Temperature: 27.2°C (Feels like 28.0°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 6.6 km/h, gusting to 14.5 km/h Humidity: 40% Cloud Cover: 48%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 2' penalty Keagan Johannes
  • 3' try Jordie Barrett
  • 4' conversion Ross Byrne
  • 7' substitution James Culhane
  • 9' substitution Max Deegan
  • 14' yellow_card Alulutho Tshakweni
  • 17' penalty Ross Byrne
  • 18' substitution Jannes Kirsten
  • 21' substitution Ross Byrne
  • 24' yellow_card_complete Alulutho Tshakweni
  • 25' substitution Jan-Hendrik Wessels
  • 26' substitution Andrew Osborne
  • 30' substitution Ciaran Frawley
  • 36' substitution Fintan Gunne
  • 40' penalty Keagan Johannes
  • 40' substitution Akker van der Merwe
  • 40' substitution Alulutho Tshakweni
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 43' try Andrew Osborne
  • 44' conversion Ross Byrne
  • 47' substitution John McKee
  • 47' substitution Rabah Slimani
  • 47' substitution Alex Soroka
  • 47' substitution Cameron Hanekom
  • 52' substitution Wilco Louw
  • 56' substitution Brian Deeny
  • 57' yellow_card Thomas Clarkson
  • 57' penalty_try No Player
  • 60' substitution Jack Boyle
  • 60' substitution Jimmy O'Brien
  • 60' substitution Andrew Osborne
  • 61' substitution Embrose Papier
  • 62' substitution Diarmuid Mangan
  • 67' substitution Rabah Slimani
  • 67' substitution Luke McGrath
  • 67' yellow_card_complete Thomas Clarkson
  • 70' try Johan Grobbelaar
  • 70' substitution Keagan Johannes
  • 74' red_card Sebastian de Klerk
  • 74' substitution Jannes Kirsten
  • 77' penalty Ross Byrne
  • 79' substitution Johan Grobbelaar
  • 84' penalty David Kriel
  • 80' full_time