Bulls

33 - 31

Full Time

Edinburgh

Bulls vs Edinburgh

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Henry Immelman has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

80'

Penalty Goal

Morne Steyn kicks the penalty.

79'

Henry Immelman takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

74'

Bulls make a substitution with Morne Steyn coming on.

69'

Bulls make a substitution with Chris William Smith coming off.

69'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Marshall Sykes coming on.

69'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Viliame Mata coming off.

69'

Conversion

The Edinburgh Rugby supporters go wild as Mark Bennett successfully kicks the conversion.

69'

Try

A series of passes by Edinburgh Rugby results in a try for Damien Hoyland

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Damien Hoyland took full advantage.

68'

That's a great try assist by Mark Bennett.

68'

Bulls make a substitution with Janko Swanepoel coming on.

66'

Bulls make a substitution with Walt Steenkamp coming off.

66'

Bulls make a substitution with Jan-Hendrik Wessels coming on.

66'

Bulls make a substitution with Johan Grobbelaar coming off.

66'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Ben Vellacott coming on.

66'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Henry Pyrgos coming off.

66'

Chris William Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

66'

Try

Bulls are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Stravino Jacobs touching down.

64'

Embrose Papier sets up the try.

64'

Bulls sub Simphiwe Matanzima comes onto the field.

62'

Gerhard Steenekamp departs for Bulls.

62'

Bulls sub Francois Klopper comes onto the field.

62'

Mornay Smith departs for Bulls.

62'

Embrose Papier comes on for Bulls.

57'

Zak Burger leaves the field.

57'

Luan de Bruin comes on for Edinburgh Rugby.

57'

WP Nel leaves the field.

57'

Ruan Nortje comes on.

53'

Janko Swanepoel comes off.

53'

Boan Venter comes on.

53'

Pierre Schoeman comes off.

53'

Stuart McInally comes on.

53'

Dave Cherry comes off.

53'

Stedman Gans comes on.

53'

Marco van Staden comes on.

53'

Johan Goosen comes off.

53'

Mark Bennett has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

53'

Try

A penetrating move by Edinburgh Rugby results in a try for Darcy Graham.

51'

What a run here by Darcy Graham as they get over the gainline!

51'

Henry Immelman sets up the try.

51'

Penalty Goal

Chris William Smith does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Janko Swanepoel getting some game time.

47'

Ruan Vermaak comes off.

53'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Ruan Nortje being replaced.

47'

Mark Bennett has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

47'

Try

A clever kick there by Edinburgh Rugby allows Darcy Graham to collect the ball and touch down for the try.

45'

Mark Bennett was unlucky to have missed the penalty after the ball hit the right post.

45'

Conversion

Chris William Smith adds the two points for Bulls.

42'

Try

Incisive passing by Bulls is finished off by Cornal Hendricks, as they goes over for the try.

40'

Fabulous play by Bulls has led to Cornal Hendricks being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

Johan Goosen played a key part in that try.

40'

Fabulous play by Bulls has led to Walt Steenkamp being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Grant Gilchrist coming on.

40'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Marshall Sykes coming off.

40'

Edinburgh Rugby sub Hamish Watson comes onto the field.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Edinburgh Rugby sub Marshall Sykes comes onto the field.

39'

Luke Crosbie departs for Edinburgh Rugby.

40'

Grant Gilchrist departs for Edinburgh Rugby.

39'

Conversion

Mark Bennett does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32'

Try

Silky skills by Edinburgh Rugby ends with a try for Darcy Graham.

31'

Trouble here as Darcy Graham breaches the defence.

31'

Spellbinding play by Mark Bennett is finished off with a try.

31'

Luke Crosbie comes on.

28'

Hamish Watson comes off.

28'

Trouble here as Stravino Jacobs breaches the defence.

27'

Conversion

Mark Bennett makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Edinburgh Rugby is finished off by Charlie Savala

23'

That's a great try assist by Sam Skinner.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as James Lang bursts through to advance the Edinburgh Rugby attack.

23'

Chris William Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

19'

Try

Bulls are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Elrigh Louw picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

18'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Hamish Watson coming on.

17'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Luke Crosbie coming off.

17'

Yellow Card

Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) is shown a yellow card

16'

Conversion

Chris William Smith converts the try.

12'

Try

A series of passes by Bulls results in a try for Johan Grobbelaar

11'

Marcell Coetzee played a key part in that try.

11'

Edinburgh Rugby sub Charlie Savala comes onto the field.

11'

Jaco van der Walt departs for Edinburgh Rugby.

11'

Penalty Goal

Chris William Smith kicks the penalty.

Edinburgh Rugby have a drop goal attempt, but its pushed to the right.

Henry Pyrgos has hit the cross bar with their drop goal attempt!

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Bulls v Edinburgh 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Sat 24th September 2022, 05:30am PDT 
  
 Loftus Versfeld

Points Flow Chart

Bulls win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

84%

% Of Game In Lead

13%

39%

Possession Last 10 min

61%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Steyn

33 - 31

79'

Bennett

69'

30 - 31

Hoyland

68'

30 - 29

Jacobs

30 - 24

64'

Graham

51'

25 - 24

Smith

25 - 19

50'

Graham

45'

22 - 19

Smith

22 - 14

42'

Hendricks

20 - 14

40'

Half Time

Bennett

32'

15 - 14

Graham

31'

15 - 12

Bennett

25'

15 - 7

Savala

23'

15 - 5

Louw

15 - 0

18'

Gilchrist

16'

10 - 0

Smith

10 - 0

12'

Grobbelaar

8 - 0

11'

Smith

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.3

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.7

Entries

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Bulls vs Edinburgh Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bulls face off against Edinburgh in United Rugby Championship Round 2 on Sat 24th September 2022 at Loftus Versfeld. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:30. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST, 00:30 NZST in New Zealand, 22:30 AEST in Australia and 05:30 EST in the US.

Bulls won the last encounter but Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Edinburgh in 6th and Bulls in 12th as such Edinburgh are favourites on paper.

Bulls vs Edinburgh Squads

The official squads for Bulls vs Edinburgh will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.