FULL-TIME, BULLS 45-21 CARDIFF. An emphatic victory a dominant Bulls side, but a truly emphatic late rally for Cardiff who came so close to that bonus point. A great afternoon of rugby - I hope you enjoyed following the action with us.

Cardiff driving again at the Bulls, but a loose pass gifts possession to the Bulls, who smack it into touch as the hooter has sounded. GAME OVER!

Cardiff running the ball well, desperate for what could be a crucial bonus point.

CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS 45-21; Thomas strikes his conversion perfectly from the corner. Suddenly Cardiff can do no wrong.

TRY, CARDIFF, HAMER-WEBB! 45-19; Gabe Hamer-Webb rounds off some slick passing down the line, diving over into the corner uncontested for his side's third try. Can they sneak another for the bonus point?

CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS! 45-14; Thomas slots it with ease from just to the right of poles.

TRY, CARDIFF, WILLIAMS! 45-12; Teddy Williams breaks from the back of the lineout on the Bulls 5m line to crash over for their second try. Two more needed for a bonus point… but will they have time.

Cardiff sling the ball down the line, great hands, before powering into the Bulls 22… it's passed out wide and on the 5m line a timely interception from the Bulls brings to a close a great spell of play from the visitors.

Le Roux kicks deep into the Cardiff 22… the ball is a bouncer; it bounces over the tryline, spinning in the air, lands, and spins back infield, causing havoc for the Cardiff fullback, who has to hotstep through four Bulls players before being buried near the touchline. Great recovery from him.

Bulls penalised for a dangerous scrum on the halfway line… Thomas' kick is fielded by Willie le Roux inside the 22, he sends a raking kick back to Cardiff, finding touch…… but the visitors take a quick throw, run the ball before being brought to ground.

Play stops for a short medical intervention.

Bulls win a penalty just past the Cardiff 10m line, and Johannes kicks into touch deep inside the visitors' 22.

Bulls on the attack again, Cardiff defending desperately.

Cardiff drive into the 22, beautiful pass to draw the last defender… but the pass is just forward and is fumbled… scrum to the Bulls. Desperately disappointing for the visitors.

CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 45-7; Johannes from the right now slides another conversion through the poles. What a great day he's having. A great example of making the most of your chances after coming on as sub early in the first half.

TRY, BULLS, DE KLERK! 43-7; A quite magnificent try… the Bulls run the line and Willie le Roux again draws his man perfectly, releasing Sebastian de Klerk to storm through to the tryline, taking a Cardiff man over the line with him.

Bull drive forward into the Cardiff half, into the 22 but are penalised and Cardiff will have the scrum. Disaster for the visitors who are penalised in turn and the Bulls will now feed the scrum 12m from the Cardiff line.

CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS! 38-7; The Cardiff skipper secures maximum points from his side's best moment of the match so far.

TRY, CARDIFF, MANN! 38-5; TMO has a number of looks but can't find evidence to rule out a try in the corner by Alex Mann, who held his form and dotted down with his outside hand as two Bulls defenders tackled him into the corner. Magnificent technical skills to open Cardiff's account.

CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 38-0; Another well-struck conversion.

TRY, BULLS, DE KLERK! 36-0; Sebastian de Klerk driving forward through the Cardiff defence and over for the first score of the half. Great play from the Bulls.

Bulls chase a chip forward into the Cardiff half but the visitors regain possession

KICK-OFF! Second half is underway.

HALF-TIME! BULLS 31-0 CARDIFF. A comprehensive display of all-round rugby from the Bulls, leaving Cardiff chasing shadows. The visitors need a big half as they look to at least snake a bonus point from this match, as it's looking like the Bulls are going to be hard to beat from here.

CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 31-0; Johannes strikes it well from the right about 18m in from touch for a convincing lead.

TRY, BULLS, HANEKOM! 29-0; Powerful scrum from the Bulls, with Cameron Hanekom peeling off with the ball from the base of the scrum and powering into four Cardiff defenders and over for a wonderful try. The Bulls are looking brilliant all over the park today.

Bulls awarded a penalty 10m inside the Cardiff 10m… and it's kicked into touch. Bulls run the line and press up to the 5m where play breaks down and the sides will scrum, Bulls to feed.

Bulls awarded a penalty 10m inside the Cardiff 10m… and it's kicked into touch. Bulls run the line and press up to the 5m where play breaks down and the sides will scrum, Bulls to feed.

Bulls run their scrum from just inside the Cardiff 10m…  they power through into the Cardiff 22, Vorster with a superb drive through two tackles before being felled on the 5m line, as Cardiff breathe yet another sigh of relief.

Cardiff clear the danger finally up to just past their 10m line… the Bull fluff their throwin and Cardiff sling the ball down the line, only to be hustled into a handling error on the far side of the field.

Bulls 10m out win a maul ball, the ball is fed to the line, but Wilco Louw performs magic but letting a straight pass slide through his arms into his tum-tum… knock-on, scrum Cardiff 12m from their line.

Bulls 10m out win a maul ball, the ball is fed to the line, but Wilco Louw performs magic but letting a straight pass slide through his arms into his tum-tum… knock-on, scrum Cardiff 12m from their line.

Bulls driving forward up the left, some good handwork, Sebastian de Klerk rising to take a high ball ahead of a Cardiff player, then bursting forward before being pulled to ground. Great endeavour from the wing.

Superb pressure from the Bulls who force play to the 5m line, where Cardiff are awarded a scrum, the ball being kicked upfield to just short of the halfway line for a Bulls throwin.

Bulls win their lineout and drive dangerously forward into the Cardiff 22.

Bulls keep dominating and it's a half that Cardiff will be keen to see the end of.

CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 24-0; Lovely kick from Johannes from 12m in from touch to open up a substantial lead on the visitors.

TRY, BULLS, MOODIE! 22-0! Great kick forward from Johannes, Le Roux snaps it up on the bounce on the right touchline, drives forward, draws his man and releases Moodie who powers through untouched for 30 metres for the score. Magnificent running from the Bulls.

Cardiff pushing into the Bulls half on attack, but they loose possession…

CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 17-0; Keagan Johannes takes his opportunity for game time by slotting a good conversion from the left, 115m in from touch.

TRY, BULLS, LOUW! 15-0; Lovely driving rugby from the Bulls, ending with Louw crashing over for the score with two Cardiff men trying to hold him back.

CLOSE! Le Roux with a magnificent low chip forward deep into the Cardiff half, the bounce evades Winnet, who stumble and falls… De Klerk follows up but it just bounce into touch. Great play, Bulls!

Cardiff awarded a scrum inside the Bulls 10m… they run the ball but the Bulls force a handling error… and it's a Bulls scrum now.

OUCH! Goosen is caught in a maul and is down getting attention for his knee. Johannes comes on in place of the Bulls flyhalf. Such a pity to go off so early, but hopefully he won't be out of action for long.

Cardiff all at sea as the Bulls power their way to 10m short of the visitor's line… only to be penalised for Nortje coming into the ruck from the side. Cardiff clear to the halfway line for a throwin.

CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 10-0; The Bulls kicker slots his kick well from the right of poles.

TRY, BULLS, VORSTER! 8-0; Great running down the right from the Bulls…Moodie with a chip forward and Vorster follows up superbly to gather and dot down for the five points.

Cardiff drive through the Bulls 10m line… Bulls resist… Bulls awarded the penalty 5m short of their 10m line… Goosen sends a long, raking kick but it just fails to make touch, Cardiff clear and it's a Bulls lineout inside the Cardiff 10m…

PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN! 3-0; Early advantage to the hosts who are looking powerful today.

The Cardiff scrum is turned with ease by the Bulls inside the final 10m of Cardiff's half and it's penalty right in front of poles.

Bulls win the first lineout inside the Cardiff half and drive into the Cardiff 22 where they are brought to ground. Scrum Cardiff.

KICK-OFF! And we're underway with the first half of this MONSTER clash in the URC!

The sides are out… kick-off is just moments away!

The sides are out… kick-off is just moments away!

In charge of the match is referee Eoghan Cross from Ireland. He will be assisted by Griffin Colby and Dylen November (both from South Africa) down the lines. Our TMO is Andrew Brace of Ireland.

Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas (captain), 11 Gabe Hamer-Webb, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Corey Domachowski. Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Taulupe Faletau, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings.

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (captain), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-hendrik Wessels. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirstin, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Devon Williams, 23 Stedman Gans.

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Cardiff have also won their last two matches. They beat the Ospreys 19-36 away from home, followed by a 26-21 home win over Munster. They have scored 18 tries in those five matches, with a points difference of plus-nine.

Cardiff have won three and lost two of their last five matches.

Their last two matches saw them beat Munster 13-16 away, followed by another away victory, beating Glasgow 19-26 away from home. They have scored 20 tries in their last five matches, pulling off a plus-53 points difference against their opponents.

The Bulls have won four of their last five games, losing just once.

The Bulls have won their last three matches against Cardiff, with an average points spread of 31-13.

Cardiff are sitting just two places behind the Bulls in fifth place. They have picked up 46 points, winning eight of their 16 matches, losing seven and earning one draw.

The Bulls have had a terrific season, winning 12 of their 16 matches in picking up 58 points. The Bulls are currently sitting in third place on the league table.

Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas (captain), 11 Gabe Hamer-Webb, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Corey Domachowski. Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Taulupe Faletau, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings.

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (captain), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-hendrik Wessels. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirstin, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Devon Williams, 23 Stedman Gans.

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Good afteroon and welcome to Loftus Versfeld for the United Rugby Championship Round 17 clash between the Bulls and Cardiff.