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2018 Bulls (rugby union) season

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Bulls
2018 season
Head coachJohn Mitchell
CaptainsNick de Jager and
Burger Odendaal
StadiumLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall12th
South African Conference5th
RecordWon 6, Lost 10
Top try scorerAll: Jesse Kriel (8)
Top points scorerAll: Handré Pollard (144)

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

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Coaches and management

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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

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

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The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

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

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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

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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 rugby ball 4'
Lood de Jager rugby ball 33'
Pierre Schoeman rugby ball 72'
Pen: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 7', 40'
Cards: Pierre Schoeman yellow card 25' to 35'
Report[4]
Scoreboard[5]
Try: Ricky Riccitelli rugby ball 12'
Wes Goosen rugby ball 18'
Beauden Barrett rugby ball 59'
Con: Ihaia West rugby goalposts icon 19', 60'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


3 March 2018 Bulls 35–49 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Johnny Kôtze rugby ball 35'
Handré Pollard rugby ball 41'
Lizo Gqoboka rugby ball 76'
Travis Ismaiel rugby ball 78'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 42'
Francois Brummer rugby goalposts icon 77', 79'
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 6', 23', 28'
Cards: Conraad van Vuuren yellow card 54' to 64'
Nick de Jager yellow card 55' to 65'
Report[6]
Scoreboard[7]
Try: Ruan Dreyer rugby ball 14'
Jacques van Rooyen rugby ball 18'
Marvin Orie rugby ball 32'
Malcolm Marx rugby ball 51'
penalty try rugby ball 55'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 56'
Ross Cronjé rugby ball 71'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 36'
Aidan Toua rugby ball 46'
Con: James Tuttle rugby goalposts icon 38', 47'
Pen: James Tuttle rugby goalposts icon 24'
Jono Lance rugby goalposts icon 76'
Report[8]
Scoreboard[9]
Try: Warrick Gelant rugby ball 5'
André Warner rugby ball 25'
Con: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 6', 26'
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


26 May 2018 Bulls 28–38 Brumbies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Handré Pollard rugby ball 5'
Roelof Smit rugby ball 19'
Johnny Kôtze rugby ball 50'
Con: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 6', 20'
Pen: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 47', 54', 64'
Report[29]
Scoreboard[30]
Try: Kyle Godwin rugby ball 7'
Lachlan McCaffrey rugby ball 43'
Folau Fainga'a rugby ball 57'
Tom Banks rugby ball 71'
Andy Muirhead rugby ball 76'
Con: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 8', 44', 58'
Wharenui Hawera rugby goalposts icon 73', 78'
Pen: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 17'
Cards: Folau Fainga'a Red card 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 rugby ball 2'
Keisuke Uchida rugby ball 19'
Gerhard van den Heever rugby ball 46'
Willie Britz rugby ball 52'
Michael Little rugby ball 65'
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco rugby ball 75'
Con: Hayden Parker rugby goalposts icon 4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76'
Cards: Willie Britz yellow card 38' to 48'
Report[31]
Scoreboard[32]
Try: Jesse Kriel rugby ball 23'28'
Handré Pollard rugby ball 40'
Conraad van Vuuren rugby ball 49'
Con: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 24', 28', 40', 50'
Pen: Handré Pollard rugby goalposts icon 42', 60', 71'
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe


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


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

Player statistics

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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 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 2 16 0 0 0 0 0
Frans van Wyk 3 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 6 12 2 0 0 0 10
Thembelani Bholi 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 14 14 14 14 11 2 0 0 0 10
Divan Rossouw 15 15 23 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 11 11 15 14 3 0 0 0 15
Adriaan Strauss 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 13 5 0 0 0 25
Lizo Gqoboka 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 5
Conraad van Vuuren 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 3 11 1 0 0 0 5
Nick de Jager 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 11 1 0 0 0 5
Marco van Staden 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 16 2 0 0 0 10
Embrose Papier 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 10 1 0 0 0 5
Marnitz Boshoff 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 1 3 0 11
Duncan Matthews 23 upward-facing green arrow 11 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0 0 0
Francois Brummer 22 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 2 0 0 4
Warrick Gelant 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 15 7 0 0 0 35
Trevor Nyakane 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Jenkins 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 7 4 4 4 12 2 0 0 0 10
Manie Libbok 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 10 8 1 4 0 0 13
Tim Agaba 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hendré Stassen 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 19 19 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ivan van Zyl 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben van Heerden 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Adendorff 20 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nqoba Mxoli 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0 0 0
JT Jackson 22 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matthys Basson 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Simphiwe Matanzima 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mornay Smith 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dries Swanepoel 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johan Grobbelaar 16 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan Nortjé 19 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Boeta Hamman 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow. "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.

See also

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References

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