2018 Bulls (rugby union) season

Bulls
	2018 season
Head coach	John Mitchell
Captains	Nick de Jager and ; Burger Odendaal
Stadium	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall	12th
South African Conference	5th
Record	Won 6, Lost 10
Top try scorer	All: Jesse Kriel (8)
Top points scorer	All: Handré Pollard (144)
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In 2018, the Bulls participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

The Bulls won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish bottom of the South African Conference, and in 12th place overall.

Personnel[edit]

Coaches and management[edit]

The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:^[1]

2018 Bulls coaches and management
Name	Title
John Mitchell	Head coach and defense coach
Hayden Groepes	Assistant coach (skills, attack and kicking)
Pote Human	Assistant coach (forward coach and lineouts)
Gary Botha	Assistant coach (forward coach and scrums)
Elias Bennett	Baggage and kit master
Dr Herman Rossouw	Team doctor
Lance Lemmetjies	Team physio
Pieter du Plessis	Team physio
Juandre Williams	Senior rehab specialist
Jacus Coetzee	Strength and conditioning coach
Ghafoer Luckan	Strength and conditioning coach
John William Meyer	Technical analyst

Squad[edit]

The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:^[2]

2018 Bulls squad
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Bulls
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Shaun Adendorff	Flank	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25)	3	0	3	0
Tim Agaba	Number eight	(1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 28)	0	0	0	0
Matthys Basson	Prop	(1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	Loose forward	(1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 28)	16	5	0	0
Marnitz Boshoff	Fly-half	(1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29)	29	235	0	0
Francois Brummer	Fly-half	(1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 28)	26	138	22	121
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 25)	50	10	10	5
Nick de Jager	Loose forward	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28)	18	15	18	15
Aston Fortuin	Lock	(1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Warrick Gelant	Fullback / Centre	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22)	19	25	19	25
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	26	5	26	5
Johan Grobbelaar	Hooker	(1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Boeta Hamman	Fly-half	(1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Travis Ismaiel	Wing	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25)	28	40	28	40
JT Jackson	Centre	(1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Jason Jenkins	Lock / Flank	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 22)	28	25	28	25
Jannes Kirsten	Flank / Lock	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 24)	28	10	28	10
Johnny Kôtze	Centre / Wing	(1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 25)	19	5	0	0
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24)	45	35	45	35
Manie Libbok	Fly-half	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Hanro Liebenberg	Loose forward	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 22)	18	15	18	15
Edgar Marutlulle	Hooker	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 30)	31	20	6	0
Simphiwe Matanzima	Prop	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Duncan Matthews	Wing	(1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 23)	4	15	4	15
Nqoba Mxoli	Prop	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25)	2	0	2	0
Ruan Nortjé	Lock	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28)	81	15	39	0
Burger Odendaal	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24)	33	15	33	15
Embrose Papier	Scrum-half	(1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Handré Pollard	Fly-half / Centre	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23)	31	293	31	293
Divan Rossouw	Outside back	(1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Pierre Schoeman	Prop	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 23)	24	10	24	10
Roelof Smit	Flank	(1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 25)	13	5	13	5
Mornay Smith	Prop	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23)	25	10	25	10
Hendré Stassen	Lock	(1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Ruan Steenkamp	Loose forward	(1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 25)	11	0	11	0
Jade Stighling	Outside back	(1993-05-27)27 May 1993 (aged 24)	2	0	2	0
Adriaan Strauss	Hooker	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 32)	143	70	46	30
Dries Swanepoel	Centre	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 24)	9	10	9	10
Jamba Ulengo	Wing	(1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 28)	20	35	20	35
Ruben van Heerden	Lock	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20)	2	0	2	0
Marco van Staden	Loose forward	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
Conraad van Vuuren	Prop	(1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 22)	6	0	6	0
Frans van Wyk	Prop	(1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	0	0
Ivan van Zyl	Scrum-half	(1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22)	6	0	6	0
Jaco Visagie	Hooker	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 25)	20	5	20	5
André Warner	Scrum-half	(1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 24)	2	0	2	0
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings[edit]

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby: Overall standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63	Conference leaders Qualified to the finals.
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51	Wildcard teams Qualified to finals.
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Source: super.rugby

South African Conference
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29

Competition rules^[3]
Qualification: Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.
Tournament points breakdown: * 4 tournament points for a win * 2 tournament points for a draw * 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Conference leaders * Tournament points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference * Coin toss

Round-by-round[edit]

The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	QF	SF	Final
Opposition	Bye	HUR	LIO	RED	CHI	CRU	STO	Bye	SHA	REB	HIG	STO	SHA	JAG	BRU	Bye	SUN	JAG	LIO	—	—	—
Cumulative Points	0	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	14	19	20	20	24	24	24	24	25	29	29	—	—	—
Position (overall)	6th	8th	9th	10th	13th	14th	12th	12th	8th	8th	9th	11th	9th	10th	11th	12th	11th	12th	12th	—	—	—
Position (SA Conf.)	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	3rd	4th	5th	5th	4th	5th	5th	—	—	—

Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches[edit]

The Bulls played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

	24 February 2018	Bulls	21–19	Hurricanes	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Johnny Kôtze 4' Lood de Jager 33' Pierre Schoeman 72' Pen: Handré Pollard 7', 40' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 25' to 35'	Report^[4] Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Ricky Riccitelli 12' Wes Goosen 18' Beauden Barrett 59' Con: Ihaia West 19', 60'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	3 March 2018	Bulls	35–49	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Johnny Kôtze 35' Handré Pollard 41' Lizo Gqoboka 76' Travis Ismaiel 78' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 42' Francois Brummer 77', 79' Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 6', 23', 28' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 54' to 64' Nick de Jager 55' to 65'	Report^[6] Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Ruan Dreyer 14' Jacques van Rooyen 18' Marvin Orie 32' Malcolm Marx 51' penalty try 55' Sylvian Mahuza 56' Ross Cronjé 71' Con: Elton Jantjies 15', 19', 33', 52', 57', 72'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 March 2018	Reds	20–14	Bulls	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:45	Try: Caleb Timu 36' Aidan Toua 46' Con: James Tuttle 38', 47' Pen: James Tuttle 24' Jono Lance 76'	Report^[8] Scoreboard^[9]	Try: Warrick Gelant 5' André Warner 25' Con: Handré Pollard 6', 26'	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	16 March 2018	Chiefs	41–28	Bulls	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Johnny Fa'auli 9' Brodie Retallick 36', 56' Mitchell Brown 43' Solomon Alaimalo 74' Anton Lienert-Brown 80' Con: Damian McKenzie 10', 38', 45', 80' Pen: Damian McKenzie 63'	Report^[10] Scoreboard^[11]	Try: Warrick Gelant 3' Divan Rossouw 16', 23' Handré Pollard 38' Con: Handré Pollard 5', 16', 24', 40' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 68' to 78'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

	23 March 2018	Crusaders	33–14	Bulls	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Scott Barrett 15' Codie Taylor 28' Jack Goodhue 39', 49' George Bridge 73' Con: Mitchell Hunt 16', 29', 40', 49' Cards: Tim Perry 26' to 36'	Report^[12] Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Travis Ismaiel 31' Marco van Staden 69' Con: Handré Pollard 33', 69'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	31 March 2018	Bulls	33–23	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Adriaan Strauss 6', 17', 46' Johnny Kôtze 31' Jesse Kriel 70' Con: Handré Pollard 8', 32', 47', 70' Cards: Lizo Gqoboka 80'	Report^[14] Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Jan de Klerk 37' Damian de Allende 40' Siya Kolisi 66' Con: Damian Willemse 40' Pen: Damian Willemse 15', 24' Cards: Damian de Allende 16' to 26' Pieter-Steph du Toit 42' to 52'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	14 April 2018	Sharks	10–40	Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: André Esterhuizen 39' Con: Robert du Preez 40' Pen: Robert du Preez 3' Cards: Thomas du Toit 48' to 58'	Report^[16] Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Warrick Gelant 5', 8', 78' Adriaan Strauss 25' penalty try 47' Johnny Kôtze 80' Con: Handré Pollard 6', 10', 26' Manie Libbok 79'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	21 April 2018	Bulls	28–10	Rebels	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Adriaan Strauss 6' Jesse Kriel 23' Divan Rossouw 40' André Warner 72' Con: Handré Pollard 7', 24', 40', 74'	Report^[18] Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Michael Ruru 46' Con: Jack Debreczeni 47' Pen: Jack Debreczeni 20'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	28 April 2018	Bulls	28–29	Highlanders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: penalty try 21' Handré Pollard 30' Jason Jenkins 57' Jesse Kriel 75' Con: Handré Pollard 31', 58', 76'	Report^[20] Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Aaron Smith 3' Fletcher Smith 43' Con: Lima Sopoaga 5', 44' Pen: Lima Sopoaga 34', 43', 53', 63', 80' Cards: Fletcher Smith 23' to 33'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	5 May 2018	Stormers	29–17	Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Try: Damian Willemse 5' Wilco Louw 11' SP Marais 50' Ramone Samuels 62' Con: Damian Willemse 7', 51', 63' Pen: SP Marais 53' Cards: Ramone Samuels 33' to 43'	Report^[22] Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Lood de Jager 20' Jason Jenkins 48' Con: Handré Pollard 21', 49' Pen: Handré Pollard 34'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	12 May 2018	Bulls	39–33	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Warrick Gelant 11' Jesse Kriel 15' Roelof Smit 27' Johnny Kôtze 54' Lood de Jager 65' Con: Handré Pollard 16', 27', 55', 67' Pen: Handré Pollard 38', 69' Cards: RG Snyman 34' to 44'	Report^[24] Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Curwin Bosch 23' Jacques Vermeulen 34' Jean-Luc du Preez 70' Con: Robert du Preez 23', 35', 71' Pen: Curwin Bosch 40' Robert du Preez 46', 52', 80' Cards: Curwin Bosch 10' to 20' Lukhanyo Am 69' to 79'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	19 May 2018	Jaguares	54–24	Bulls	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	18:40	Try: Nicolás Sánchez 7' Bautista Delguy 40', 55' Marcos Kremer 48' Matías Orlando 62' Sebastián Cancelliere 74' Emiliano Boffelli 80' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 8', 40', 49', 56', 80' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez 14', 18', 46' Cards: Juan Cruz Mallia 77'	Report^[26] Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Warrick Gelant 12' Nick de Jager 70' André Warner 78' Con: Handré Pollard 13' Manie Libbok 71', 79' Pen: Handré Pollard 37'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	26 May 2018	Bulls	28–38	Brumbies	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Handré Pollard 5' Roelof Smit 19' Johnny Kôtze 50' Con: Handré Pollard 6', 20' Pen: Handré Pollard 47', 54', 64'	Report^[29] Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Kyle Godwin 7' Lachlan McCaffrey 43' Folau Fainga'a 57' Tom Banks 71' Andy Muirhead 76' Con: Christian Lealiifano 8', 44', 58' Wharenui Hawera 73', 78' Pen: Christian Lealiifano 17' Cards: Folau Fainga'a 62'	Attendance: 8,189^[28] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	30 June 2018	Sunwolves	42–37	Bulls	National Stadium, Singapore
	19:55	Try: Hayden Parker 2' Keisuke Uchida 19' Gerhard van den Heever 46' Willie Britz 52' Michael Little 65' Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco 75' Con: Hayden Parker 4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76' Cards: Willie Britz 38' to 48'	Report^[31] Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Jesse Kriel 23', 28' Handré Pollard 40' Conraad van Vuuren 49' Con: Handré Pollard 24', 28', 40', 50' Pen: Handré Pollard 42', 60', 71'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	7 July 2018	Bulls	43–34	Jaguares	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Johnny Kôtze 22' Embrose Papier 35' Jesse Kriel 40' Jamba Ulengo 52', 65' Marco van Staden 57' Con: Handré Pollard 22', 36', 40', 57', 66' Pen: Handré Pollard 44'	Report^[33] Scoreboard^[34]	Try: Nicolás Sánchez 3' Pablo Matera 5', 80' Gonzalo Bertranou 19', 46' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 6', 20', 47' Pen: Emiliano Boffelli 63'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	14 July 2018	Lions	38–12	Bulls	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck 18', 65' Malcolm Marx 31' Courtnall Skosan 40' penalty try 63' Aphiwe Dyantyi 80' Con: Elton Jantjies 19', 40' Andries Coetzee 80'	Report^[35] Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Manie Libbok 7' Jesse Kriel 12' Con: Manie Libbok 8' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 34' to 44'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Player statistics[edit]

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Bulls player statistics
Player name	HUR	LIO	RED	CHI	CRU	STO	SHA	REB	HIG	STO	SHA	JAG	BRU	SUN	JAG	LIO	QF	SF	F	App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Pierre Schoeman	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	—	—	—	11	1	0	0	0	5
Jaco Visagie	2	2	2	2	2	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	16	0	0	0	0	0
Frans van Wyk	3	3	3		18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18					—	—	—	10	0	0	0	0	0
RG Snyman	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	14	0	0	0	0	0
Lood de Jager	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5						—	—	—	10	3	0	0	0	15
Roelof Smit	6	6	6	6	6	20	20	6		20	6	6	6				—	—	—	12	2	0	0	0	10
Thembelani Bholi	7	7		7		7	7	7	8	8	19	7	20	19	19	7	—	—	—	14	0	0	0	0	0
Hanro Liebenberg	8	8	7	8	7	8	8							8	8	8	—	—	—	10	0	0	0	0	0
André Warner	9	9	9	9			21	21		9	21	21	21	21			—	—	—	11	3	0	0	0	15
Handré Pollard	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	10		—	—	—	15	5	40	13	0	144
Johnny Kôtze	11	11	12	23	23	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	11	12	12		—	—	—	15	7	0	0	0	35
Burger Odendaal	12			12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12				—	—	—	10	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Kriel	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	—	—	—	16	8	0	0	0	40
Travis Ismaiel	14	14	14	14	14				23	23	14	14	14			14	—	—	—	11	2	0	0	0	10
Divan Rossouw	15	15	23	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	23	23	23	11	11	15	—	—	—	14	3	0	0	0	15
Adriaan Strauss	16	16	16	16	16	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16				—	—	—	13	5	0	0	0	25
Lizo Gqoboka	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	1	1	1						—	—	—	11	1	0	0	0	5
Conraad van Vuuren	18	18		18					18	3	18	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	11	1	0	0	0	5
Nick de Jager	19	19	8						20	19	20	20	7	20	20	20	—	—	—	11	1	0	0	0	5
Marco van Staden	20	20	20	20	20	6	6	8	6	6	8	8	8	6	6	6	—	—	—	16	2	0	0	0	10
Embrose Papier	21	21	21	21	9	21			21					9	9	21	—	—	—	10	1	0	0	0	5
Marnitz Boshoff	22	10	22														—	—	—	3	0	1	3	0	11
Duncan Matthews	23		11			23	23	23									—	—	—	4	0	0	0	0	0
Francois Brummer		22															—	—	—	1	0	2	0	0	4
Warrick Gelant		23	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	—	—	—	15	7	0	0	0	35
Trevor Nyakane			18	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	1	1				—	—	—	10	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Jenkins			19	19	4	5	19	19	7	7	7	4	4	4			—	—	—	12	2	0	0	0	10
Manie Libbok				22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	10	22	22	22	10	—	—	—	8	1	4	0	0	13
Tim Agaba					8												—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hendré Stassen					19	4			19			19					—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan van Zyl					21	9	9	9	9	21	9	9	9		21	9	—	—	—	11	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben van Heerden						19							19		4		—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Adendorff								20									—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nqoba Mxoli										17		17	17				—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
JT Jackson												22					—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthys Basson													18		17	17	—	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jannes Kirsten														7	7	4	—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jamba Ulengo														14	14	11	—	—	—	3	2	0	0	0	10
Edgar Marutlulle														16	16		—	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	0
Simphiwe Matanzima														17			—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mornay Smith														18	18	18	—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dries Swanepoel														23	23	23	—	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johan Grobbelaar																16	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Nortjé																19	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boeta Hamman																22	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try																				–	2	–	–	–	14
Total																				16	59	47	16	0	441

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Aston Fortuin, Ruan Steenkamp and Jade Stighling did not make any appearances.

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