Bulls

21 - 19

Full Time

Hurricanes

Bulls vs Hurricanes

Events

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Live Updates

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

80'

Bulls have won 60 rucks so far this game.

78'

Hurricanes make a substitution with Jamie Booth coming on.

75'

Hurricanes make a substitution with Ardie Savea coming off.

75'

Fabulous play by Hurricanes has led to Blade Thomson being able to wriggle through a gap.

74'

Trouble here as Ngani Laumape breaches the defence.

74'

Bulls sub Marnitz Boshoff comes onto the field.

73'

Handre Pollard departs for Bulls.

73'

Duncan Matthews comes on for Bulls.

73'

John-Ben Kotze leaves the field.

73'

Marco van Staden comes on.

73'

Roelof Smit comes off.

73'

Lizo Gqoboka comes on.

73'

Pierre Schoeman comes off.

73'

This is dangerous for the defence as Pierre Schoeman bursts through to advance the Bulls attack.

73'

Spellbinding play by Roelof Smit is finished off with a try.

73'

Bulls go for goal with Divan Rossouw taking the conversion but his aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

72'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Bulls is finished off by Pierre Schoeman.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Ihaia West took full advantage.

70'

Hurricanes have won 40 rucks so far this game.

69'

Fraser Armstrong comes on.

63'

Ben May comes off.

63'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Embrose Papier getting some game time.

61'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Andre Riaan Warner being replaced.

61'

Hurricanes make a substitution with James O'Reilly coming on.

61'

Hurricanes make a substitution with Ricky Riccitelli coming off.

61'

Hurricanes sub Murray Douglas comes onto the field.

60'

Vaea Fifita departs for Hurricanes.

60'

Conversion

Ihaia West converts the try.

59'

TJ Perenara played a key part in that try.

58'

Try

What a kick! Beauden Barrett takes full advantage to score for Hurricanes.

58'

Ben Lam comes on for Hurricanes.

57'

Wes Goosen leaves the field.

57'

Blade Thomson comes on.

57'

Gareth Evans comes off.

57'

The defensive line has been broken as Gareth Evans goes through the gap.

57'

Beauden Barrett comes on.

55'

Julian Savea comes off.

55'

Nick de Jager comes on.

51'

Thembelani Bholi comes off.

51'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Adriaan Strauss getting some game time.

48'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Jaco Visagie being replaced.

48'

What a tackle there by Hanro Liebenberg as he saves a certain try!.

48'

Bulls make a substitution with Conraad Van Vuuren coming on.

45'

Bulls make a substitution with Frans van Wyk coming off.

45'

The second half is underway.

40'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard kicks the penalty.

40'

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

40'

Bulls have won 40 rucks so far this game.

38'

Bulls sub Thembelani Bholi comes onto the field.

36'

Lizo Gqoboka departs for Bulls.

36'

Hurricanes have won 20 rucks so far this game.

35'

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

34'

Chris Eves comes on for Hurricanes.

34'

Toby Smith leaves the field.

34'

That's a great try assist by RG Snyman.

33'

What a run here by RG Snyman as they gets over the gainline!.

33'

Try

A series of passes by Bulls results in a try for Lodewyk De Jager.

32'

Jesse Kriel makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

31'

Lizo Gqoboka comes on.

27'

Thembelani Bholi comes off.

27'

Bulls have won 20 rucks so far this game.

25'

Yellow Card

Pierre Schoeman (Bulls) is shown a yellow card.

24'

Fabulous play by Bulls has led to RG Snyman being able to wriggle through a gap.

24'

Trouble here as Ngani Laumape breaches the defence.

21'

Conversion

Ihaia West has kicked a conversion.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Wes Goosen bursts through to advance the Hurricanes attack.

18'

Try

The kick through from Hurricanes has allowed Wes Goosen to touch down.

17'

Ihaia West curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

13'

Try

The Hurricanes pack has powered over for Ricky Riccitelli to score the try.

11'

A gap opened in the defence and Vaea Fifita took full advantage.

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard has kicked a penalty goal.

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Jesse Kriel sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by Bulls leads to a try for John-Ben Kotze.

The defensive line has been broken as John-Ben Kotze goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Bulls v Hurricanes

Sat 24th February 2018, 07:15am PST

Points Flow Chart

Bulls win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

62%

% Of Game In Lead

35%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Schoeman

21 - 19

71'

West

59'

16 - 19

Barrett

58'

16 - 17

Half Time

Pollard

16 - 12

40'

De Jager

13 - 12

32'

Schoeman

8 - 12

24'

West

18'

8 - 12

Goosen

17'

8 - 10

Riccitelli

11'

8 - 5

Pollard

8 - 0

Kotze

5 - 0

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Bulls vs Hurricanes Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bulls face off against Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific on Sat 24th February 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:15. In South Africa it’s at 17:15 SAST, 04:15 NZST in New Zealand, 02:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 EST in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Hurricanes in 2nd and Bulls in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Bulls vs Hurricanes Squads

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