Bulls

16 - 19

Full Time

Stormers

Bulls vs Stormers

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

80'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Keagan Johannes getting some game time.

74'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Devon Williams being replaced.

74'

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

72'

Stormers make a substitution with Jonathan Roche coming on.

69'

Stormers make a substitution with Wandisile Simelane coming off.

69'

Stormers make a substitution with Gary Porter coming on.

68'

Stormers make a substitution with Salmaan Moerat coming off.

68'

Conversion

The Stormers supporters go wild as Jurie Matthee successfully kicks the conversion.

68'

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Wandisile Simelane leads to a try for Stormers

67'

Bulls make a substitution with Zak Burger coming on.

65'

Bulls make a substitution with Embrose Papier coming off.

65'

Stormers make a substitution with Marcel Theunissen coming on.

65'

Stormers make a substitution with Ben-Jason Dixon coming off.

65'

Bulls sub Jan-Hendrik Wessels comes onto the field.

61'

Gerhard Steenekamp departs for Bulls.

61'

Bulls sub Francois Klopper comes onto the field.

61'

Wilco Louw departs for Bulls.

61'

Stormers sub Brok Harris comes onto the field.

61'

Alistair Vermaak departs for Stormers.

61'

Conversion

The Bulls supporters go wild as David Kriel successfully kicks the conversion.

61'

Try

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

60'

Willie Engelbrecht comes on for Stormers.

58'

Deon Fourie leaves the field.

58'

Andre-Hugo Venter comes on for Stormers.

58'

Joseph Dweba leaves the field.

58'

Frans Malherbe comes on.

53'

Neethling Fouche comes off.

53'

Akker van der Merwe comes on.

51'

Johan Grobbelaar comes off.

51'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Mpilo Gumede getting some game time.

45'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Wiese being replaced.

45'

Stormers make a substitution with Paul de Wet coming on.

40'

Stormers make a substitution with Stefan Ungerer coming off.

40'

Stormers make a substitution with Salmaan Moerat coming on.

40'

Stormers make a substitution with Gary Porter coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Bulls sub Ruan Vermaak comes onto the field.

39'

Marco van Staden departs for Bulls.

39'

Stormers sub Gary Porter comes onto the field.

38'

Salmaan Moerat departs for Stormers.

38'

Penalty Goal

Jurie Matthee has kicked a penalty goal.

37'

Jurie Matthee will not be happy with that penalty goal attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

35'

Penalty Goal

The Stormers supporters go wild as Jurie Matthee successfully kicks the penalty goal.

32'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as David Kriel kicks the penalty goal.

26'

Trouble here as Marco van Staden breaches the defence.

25'

Penalty Goal

David Kriel adds the points for Bulls.

24'

Yellow Card

Willie Le Roux (Bulls) is shown a yellow card

16'

Penalty Goal

Jurie Matthee does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

15'

Sergeal Petersen comes on for Bulls.

Canan Moodie leaves the field.

Penalty Goal

David Kriel has kicked a penalty goal.

Penalty Goal

Jurie Matthee has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Bulls v Stormers 
  
 Round 12 
  
 Sat 1st March 2025, 08:15am PST 
  
 Loftus Versfeld 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Griffin Colby

Points Flow Chart

Stormers win +3

Time in lead

Mins in lead

16%

% Of Game In Lead

64%

71%

Possession Last 10 min

29%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Matthee

68'

16 - 19

Simelane

67'

16 - 17

Kriel

16 - 12

61'

Vermaak

14 - 12

60'

Half Time

Matthee

37'

9 - 12

Matthee

32'

9 - 9

Kriel

9 - 6

26'

Kriel

6 - 6

24'

Le Roux

3 - 6

16'

Matthee

15'

3 - 6

Kriel

3 - 3

Matthee

0 - 3

Start

Win Probability

Bulls

76%

Draw

Stormers

23%

Maul-Won by Ruben van Heerden

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.2

Entries

Attack Profile

Bulls

Stormers

More Less

Defence Profile

Bulls

Stormers

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

56%

68%

3-6 secs

20%

30%

6+ secs

24%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

62'

70'

75'

78'

Bulls

Stormers

Bulls vs Stormers Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bulls face off against Stormers in United Rugby Championship Round 12 on Sat 1st March 2025 at Loftus Versfeld. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:15 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 18:15 SAST on SuperSport, 05:15 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 03:15 AEST in Australia and 08:15 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Stormers won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

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

Bulls vs Stormers Squads

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