FULL TIME: BENETTON 22-44 BULLS
CONVERSION, BULLS, STEYN, 22-44:
Steyn adds another two.
TRY, BULLS, JACOBS, 22-42:
The Bulls split open Benetton again and that try puts a real gloss on the scoreline.
CONVERSION, BULLS, STEYN, 22-37:
Steyn slots another kick from out wide.
TRY, BULLS, COETZEE, 22-35:
Coetzee gets the captain's try and he deserves that.
The Bulls have a penalty and they will now be out to clinch a bonus point.
CONVERSION, BULLS, STEYN, 22-30:
Steyn converts the try from the corner in what might be a game-clinching moment.
TRY, BULLS, WESSELS, 22-28:
Wessels goes over for the try and the Bulls have a crucial score.
Benetton just hold on as the Bulls send wave after wave at their line but the Bulls have a penalty and they want to stay camped down in their hosts 22.
Steyn drills a penalty kick right down into the Benetton corner.
A scrum has to be reset but afterwards the Bulls carry with purpose and win a penalty on halfway.
A sloppy knock on from the Bulls wastes a chance to kill the game off and Benetton have a scrum feed ten inside their own half.
We have gone into end to end mode from both sides and eventually the Bulls drive Benetton back into their own 22 where the hosts will feed a lineout.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 22-23:
Smith edges the Bulls back in front.
A penalty allows the Bulls to finally get out of their own half.
A lucky turnover allows the Bulls to find some relief but they have only cleared as far as their own 22.
The Bulls are giving away coach-killing penalties.
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 22-20:
Albornoz restores Benetton to the lead.
A string of penalties moves Benetton into range and another will give them a chance to take the lead from the tee.
CONVERSION, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 19-20:
Albornoz makes it a one-point match.
TRY, BENETTON, ZULIANI, 17-20:
Zuliani goes straight through a hole.
Benetton win a penalty and set up a five metre lineout and they get an advantage to boot.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 12-20:
Smith adds two to take the Bulls beyond two scores.
TRY, BULLS, LOUW, 12-18:
Louw powers over under the sticks.
The Bulls swarm forward in their best concerted attack of the match so far.
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 12-13:
Benetton can't use an attacking advantage but take the three points on offer.
A Benetton 50-22 gets them back onto the attack as they look to hit back.
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 9-13:
Smith makes it a four-point game.
TRY, BULLS, NORTJE, 9-11:
Papier snipes around the fringes after a bullocking run from Van Staden and the halfback sets Nortje in for the try.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 9-6:
Smith slots the kick.
The Bulls earn a penalty about 40 metres out and Smith calls for the tee.
The Bulls kick off deep and the second half is underway.
HALF TIME: BENETTON 9-3 BULLS
The Bulls win a crucial penalty on defence and look like they will escape a bad half just six points down.
A string of penalties is making the Bulls lives a misery and Benetton are out for blood.
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 9-3:
A penalty straight away allows Benetton to restore a six-point bufer.
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 6-3:
Smith narrows the gap from the tee.
Now the Bulls have a kickable penalty and it is decision time for the visitors.
A brilliant steal from Coetzee gets the Bulls out of danger and eventually Simelane puts it out close to halfway.
The Bulls are pinned for not releasing and that will allow Benbeton to make their way towards the Bulls 22.
The scrum goes down and the referee hands out a warning to both front rows.
The Bulls get into the red zone and then make a mess of things with a poor attempted offload going forward.
The Bulls gain yards and then a penalty at the breakdown which allows them to switch play into the Benetton half.
Benetton butcher the lineout and that might just cost them dearly.
A huge scrum from Benetton wins them a penalty which they celebrate but they reject the shot and instead go for the corner.
Benetton knock on in attack and we have to have another scrum just inside the Bulls half.
The Bulls attack looks promising but a borderline forward pass costs them possession on halfway.
Benetton have to start from deep after an injury forces a stoppage in play.
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 6-0:
Albornoz stays at 100 per cent for the season so far with a huge kick.
The Bulls are caught offside after Arendse knocks a hoist forward and they have called for the tee for what will be a long kick.
Benetton make a basic error in their line while on attack and the Bulls will likely look to win a relieving scrum time penalty but they only get a free kick which they still boot upfield.
The referee calls time off for a water break with Benetton having earned a penalty kick which they have used to set up a lineout just outside the Bulls 22.
The Bulls aren't very precise in executing what they want to do and struggle to get out of trouble but a penalty for offside helps their cause.
Benetton are loathe to give up the ball until they engage in some kick tennis and then the Bulls try some kamikaze rugby from over their own goal-line.
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 3-0:
Albornoz slots a penalty from straight ion front.
The game hasn't really fallen one way or another just yet but Benetton are edging the territorial battle.
A scrum time penalty gives the Bulls their simplest exit of the match so far but they will want to mount an attack in earnest.
Another great steal from Du Plessis allows the Bulls to get out of trouble.
Sloppy handling affords Benetton a scrum and they use they to get going forward with the Bulls backpedalling.
The Bulls turn it over or at least would have if it wasn't held on the deck and they move play up into the Benetton half with the kick.
Benetton kick off deep and start well by forcing the Bulls into touch early on and win the lineout fee close to the Bulls 22.
Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 David Kriel, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Wandisile Simelane, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Marco van Staden, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Janko Swanepoel, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Walt Steenkamp, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Stravino Jacobs.
Benetton: 15 Giacomo Da Re, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (captain), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Manuel Zuliani, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Scott Scrafton, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Ivan Nemer.
Replacements: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Niccolò Cannone, 20 Toa Halafihi, 21 Manfredi Albanese, 22 Tommaso Menoncello, 23 Marcus Watson.
Good day to you and welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship match between Benetton and the Bulls from Stadio Monigo in Treviso.
