The Bulls bashed the Dragons in Wales to make it a perfect four from four for South African teams this weekend.
The Bulls saw off the bottom-feeder Dragons 31-10 at Rodney Parade to move into second place in the United Rugby Championship.The hosts competed strongly throughout but Bulls always had the additional power and that touch of class to ensure a bonus-point victory that leaves themKurt-Lee Arendse, Mpilo Gumede, Embrose Papier and Johan Grobbelaar scored the South African side’s tries with Chris Smith converting all four and adding a penalty.
The Dragons responded with a Corey Baldwin try that was converted by Will Reed, and a Cai Evans penalty, but it was not enough to prevent a 10th defeat in 12 league outings this season.all stormed to industrious triumphsThe Bulls , Stormers and Lions now all occupy playoff spots with six rounds to go before the knockout phase of the competition commences.
While there is still a mathematical chance for the Sharks to qualify for the playoffs, it is highly unlikely to happen and unrealistic to hope for a miracle comeback.Try: Corey Baldwin. Conversion: Cai Evans. Penalty: Evans.Tries: Kurt-Lee Arendse, Mpilo Gumede, Embrose Papier, Johan Grobbelaar. Conversions: Chris Smith . Penalty: Smith.
Subs: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rodrigo Martinez, 18 Luke Yendle, 19 Ben Carter, 20 Harri Keddie, 21 Aaron Wainwright, 22 Dane Blacker, 23 Jared Rosser.15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Izak Burger, 8 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Mpilo Gumede, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje , 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Subs: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Devon Williams.Springbok and Bulls loose forward Marcell Coetzee celebrates their win with his teammates. Image: Via United Rugby Championship via X .
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