Bulls

34 - 21

Full Time

Sunwolves

Bulls vs Sunwolves

Events

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

80'

What a tackle there by Tiaan Schoeman as he saves a certain try!.

80'

Sunwolves have won 60 rucks so far this game.

77'

This is dangerous for the defence as Kaito Shigeno bursts through to advance the Sunwolves attack.

77'

A gap opened in the defence and Ryohei Yamanaka took full advantage.

77'

The defensive line has been broken as Atsushi Sakate goes through the gap.

73'

What a run here by Jumpei Ogura as he gets over the gainline!.

72'

Conversion

Jumpei Ogura adds the two points for Sunwolves.

71'

Ivan van Zyl comes on for Bulls.

71'

Piet van Zyl leaves the field.

71'

Jannes Kirsten comes on.

71'

Hanro Liebenberg comes off.

71'

Ed Quirk makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

70'

Sam Wykes sets up the try.

70'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Sunwolves is finished off by Ed Quirk.

70'

Sunwolves have won 40 rucks so far this game.

69'

Ryohei Yamanaka comes on.

66'

Jamie-Jerry Taulagi comes off.

66'

Conversion

Tiaan Schoeman does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

65'

Spellbinding play by Ruan Steenkamp is finished off with a try.

65'

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Jan Serfontein leads to a try for Bulls.

64'

Fabulous play by Bulls has led to Jan Serfontein being able to wriggle through a gap.

64'

Trouble here as Jason Jenkins breaches the defence.

61'

Atsushi Sakate comes on.

59'

Yusuke Niwai comes off.

59'

Sunwolves decide to make a substitution, with Kaito Shigeno getting some game time.

59'

Sunwolves decide to make a substitution, with Keisuke Uchida being replaced.

59'

Bulls make a substitution with Jesse Kriel coming on.

59'

Bulls make a substitution with Burger Odendaal coming off.

59'

Penalty Goal

Tiaan Schoeman adds the three points for Bulls.

59'

Bulls sub RG Snyman comes onto the field.

55'

Lodewyk De Jager departs for Bulls.

55'

Jacobie Adriaanse comes on for Bulls.

55'

Trevor Nyakane leaves the field.

55'

This is dangerous for the defence as Burger Odendaal bursts through to advance the Bulls attack.

55'

Lizo Gqoboka comes on.

55'

Pierre Schoeman comes off.

55'

Yoshitaka Tokunaga comes on.

54'

Shuhei Matsuhashi comes off.

54'

Jumpei Ogura comes on.

54'

Hayden Cripps comes off.

54'

A gap opened in the defence and Jamie-Jerry Taulagi took full advantage.

53'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Tiaan Schoeman getting some game time.

52'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Handre Pollard being replaced.

52'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Handre Pollard as he hooks it left.

52'

Sunwolves make a substitution with Liaki Moli coming on.

47'

Sunwolves make a substitution with Uwe Helu coming off.

47'

Sunwolves sub Heiichiro Ito comes onto the field.

47'

Yasuo Yamaji departs for Sunwolves.

47'

Masataka Mikami comes on for Sunwolves.

47'

Koki Yamamoto leaves the field.

47'

Adriaan Strauss comes on.

47'

Edgar Marutlulle comes off.

47'

Conversion

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

46'

The defensive line has been broken as Jason Jenkins goes through the gap.

46'

Hanro Liebenberg played a key part in that try.

46'

Try

A series of passes by Bulls results in a try for Jason Jenkins.

45'

Bulls have won 20 rucks so far this game.

42'

Red Card

Renaldo Bothma (Bulls) is shown the red card.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

Hayden Cripps has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

40'

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

40'

That's a great try assist by Shota Emi.

40'

Try

A stunning solo try from Kenki Fukuoka.

39'

What a run here by Kenki Fukuoka as he gets over the gainline!.

39'

Takaaki Nakazuru makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

38'

Handre Pollard steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

35'

Penalty Goal

Hayden Cripps does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

32'

Sunwolves have won 20 rucks so far this game.

31'

Conversion

Handre Pollard converts the try.

31'

Try

The Bulls pack has powered over for Pierre Schoeman to score the try.

29'

Penalty Goal

Hayden Cripps makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

27'

Fabulous play by Bulls has led to Piet van Zyl being able to wriggle through a gap.

24'

Trouble here as Trevor Nyakane breaches the defence.

23'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard kicks the penalty.

22'

Conversion

Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion.

12'

Piet van Zyl sets up the try.

11'

Try

Great hands by Bulls leads to a try for Jan Serfontein.

11'

This is dangerous for the defence as Takaaki Nakazuru bursts through to advance the Sunwolves attack.

Penalty Goal

Hayden Cripps has kicked a penalty goal.

A gap opened in the defence and Takaaki Nakazuru took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Hayden Cripps goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Bulls v Sunwolves

Fri 17th March 2017, 10:00am PDT

Points Flow Chart

Bulls win +13

Time in lead

Mins in lead

88%

% Of Game In Lead

11%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Ogura

71'

34 - 21

Quirk

70'

34 - 19

Schoeman

34 - 14

65'

Serfontein

32 - 14

64'

Schoeman

27 - 14

59'

Pollard

24 - 14

46'

Jenkins

22 - 14

45'

Bothma

17 - 14

40'

Half Time

Fukuoka

39'

17 - 14

Cripps

32'

17 - 9

Pollard

17 - 6

31'

Schoeman

15 - 6

29'

Cripps

27'

10 - 6

Pollard

10 - 3

22'

Pollard

7 - 3

12'

Serfontein

5 - 3

11'

Cripps

0 - 3

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Bulls vs Sunwolves Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bulls face off against Sunwolves in Super Rugby Pacific on Fri 17th March 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:00. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST, 06:00 NZST in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST in Australia and 10:00 EST in the US.

Sunwolves 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 just 1 place in the league table with Sunwolves in 4th and Bulls in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Bulls vs Sunwolves Squads

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