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Saturday 10 May 2025
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tries
Sebastian de Klerk 51'; 42'
Cameron Hanekom 37'
Canan Moodie 20'
Wilco Louw 15'
Harold Vorster 6'
Gabriel Hamer-Webb 75'
Teddy Williams 71'
Alex Mann 46'
Conversions
Keagan Johannes 52'; 43'; 38'; 21'; 16'
Johan Goosen 7'
Ben Thomas 75'; 71'; 46';
Penalties
Johan Goosen 2'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
75'
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Try
75'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
71'
Teddy Williams
Try
71'
Devon Williams
Out: Canan Moodie
70'
Taulupe Faletau
Out: Josh McNally
63'
Alulutho Tshakweni
Out: Jan-Hendrik Wessels
56'
Stedman Gans
Out: David Kriel
55'
Teddy Williams
Out: Rory Thornton
52'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
52'
Jannes Kirsten
Out: Cobus Wiese
51'
Akker van der Merwe
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
51'
Marco van Staden
Out: Cameron Hanekom
51'
Mornay Smith
Out: Wilco Louw
51'
Sebastian de Klerk
Try
51'
Aled Davies
Out: Johan Mulder
50'
Rhys Litterick
Out: Keiron Assiratti
50'
Liam Belcher
Out: Evan Lloyd
50'
Danny Southworth
Out: Corey Domachowski
50'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
46'
Alex Mann
Try
46'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
43'
Sebastian de Klerk
Try
42'
Dan Thomas
Out: James Botham
40'
Rory Jennings
Out: Tinus de Beer
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
38'
Cameron Hanekom
Try
37'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
21'
Canan Moodie
Try
20'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
16'
Wilco Louw
Try
15'
Keagan Johannes
Out: Johan Goosen
11'
Johan Goosen
Conversion
7'
Harold Vorster
Try
6'
Johan Goosen
Penalty
2'
Start of First Half
0'
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Top Stats
Tries
6
3
Conversions
6
3
Penalties
1
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
AL
A. Lawrence
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
MC
M. Coetzee
Tackles: 14
Points
Sd
S. de Klerk
Points: 10
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
3023
Tries per match
44
Penalties Conceded per match
911
Match Information
Saturday 10 May 2025
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tries
Sebastian de Klerk 51'; 42'
Cameron Hanekom 37'
Canan Moodie 20'
Wilco Louw 15'
Harold Vorster 6'
Gabriel Hamer-Webb 75'
Teddy Williams 71'
Alex Mann 46'
Conversions
Keagan Johannes 52'; 43'; 38'; 21'; 16'
Johan Goosen 7'
Ben Thomas 75'; 71'; 46';
Penalties
Johan Goosen 2'
Show more
Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
75'
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Try
75'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
71'
Teddy Williams
Try
71'
Devon Williams
Out: Canan Moodie
70'
Taulupe Faletau
Out: Josh McNally
63'
Alulutho Tshakweni
Out: Jan-Hendrik Wessels
56'
Stedman Gans
Out: David Kriel
55'
Teddy Williams
Out: Rory Thornton
52'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
52'
Jannes Kirsten
Out: Cobus Wiese
51'
Akker van der Merwe
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
51'
Marco van Staden
Out: Cameron Hanekom
51'
Mornay Smith
Out: Wilco Louw
51'
Sebastian de Klerk
Try
51'
Aled Davies
Out: Johan Mulder
50'
Rhys Litterick
Out: Keiron Assiratti
50'
Liam Belcher
Out: Evan Lloyd
50'
Danny Southworth
Out: Corey Domachowski
50'
Ben Thomas
Conversion
46'
Alex Mann
Try
46'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
43'
Sebastian de Klerk
Try
42'
Dan Thomas
Out: James Botham
40'
Rory Jennings
Out: Tinus de Beer
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
38'
Cameron Hanekom
Try
37'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
21'
Canan Moodie
Try
20'
Keagan Johannes
Conversion
16'
Wilco Louw
Try
15'
Keagan Johannes
Out: Johan Goosen
11'
Johan Goosen
Conversion
7'
Harold Vorster
Try
6'
Johan Goosen
Penalty
2'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
13
13
Passes
154
196
Offload
14
5
Metres Gained
483
435
Clean Breaks
7
5
Kicks From Hand
26
24
Tackles
110
96
Missed Tackles
15
20
Mauls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
6
6
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
2
1
Won
Won
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
2
1
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
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W
L
W
W
Cardiff Rugb...W
W
L
L
W
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
JW
Jan-Hendrik Wessels
2
JG
Johan Grobbelaar
3
WL
Wilco Louw
4
CW
Cobus Wiese
5
JV
Nel Van Heerden
6
MC
Marcell Coetzee
7
RN
Ruan Nortje
8
CH
Cameron Hanekom
9
ZB
Zak Burger
10
JG
Johan Goosen
11
Sd
Sebastian de Klerk
12
HV
Harold Vorster
13
DK
David Kriel
14
CM
Canan Moodie
15
WL
Willie le Roux
1
CD
Corey Domachowski
2
EL
Evan Lloyd
3
KA
Keiron Assiratti
4
JM
Josh McNally
5
RT
Rory Thornton
6
AM
Alex Mann
7
JB
James Botham
8
AL
Alun Lawrence
9
JM
Johan Mulder
10
Td
Tinus de Beer
11
GH
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
12
BT
Ben Thomas
13
HM
Harri Millard
14
JA
Josh Adams
15
CW
Cam Winnett
Substitutes
16
Av
Akker van der Merwe
17
AT
Alulutho Tshakweni
18
MS
Mornay Smith
19
JK
Jannes Kirsten
20
Mv
Marco van Staden
21
KJ
Keagan Johannes
22
DW
Devon Williams
23
SG
Stedman Gans
16
LB
Liam Belcher
17
DS
Danny Southworth
18
RL
Rhys Litterick
19
TW
Teddy Williams
20
DT
Daniel Thomas
21
TF
Taulupe Faletau
22
AD
Aled Davies
23
RJ
Rory Jennings
Match Videos
Commentary
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80’
Full Time
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.
79’
Commentary
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!
78’
Commentary
Cardiff running the ball well, desperate for what could be a crucial bonus point.
76’
Conversion
CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS 45-21; Thomas strikes his conversion perfectly from the corner. Suddenly Cardiff can do no wrong.
75’
Try
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?
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73’
Conversion
CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS! 45-14; Thomas slots it with ease from just to the right of poles.
72’
Try
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.
70’
Commentary
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.
67’
Commentary
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.
65’
Commentary
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.
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63’
Commentary
Play stops for a short medical intervention.
61’
Commentary
Bulls win a penalty just past the Cardiff 10m line, and Johannes kicks into touch deep inside the visitors' 22.
58’
Commentary
Bulls on the attack again, Cardiff defending desperately.
55’
Commentary
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.
53’
Conversion
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.
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52’
Try
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.
50’
Commentary
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.
48’
Conversion
CONVERSION, CARDIFF, THOMAS! 38-7; The Cardiff skipper secures maximum points from his side's best moment of the match so far.
47’
Commentary
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.
45’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 38-0; Another well-struck conversion.
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44’
Full Time
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.
43’
Commentary
Bulls chase a chip forward into the Cardiff half but the visitors regain possession
41’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! Second half is underway.
40’
Half Time
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.
39’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 31-0; Johannes strikes it well from the right about 18m in from touch for a convincing lead.
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39’
Try
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.
37’
Commentary
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.
37’
Commentary
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.
35’
Commentary
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.
33’
Commentary
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.
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31’
Commentary
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.
31’
Commentary
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.
29’
Commentary
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.
27’
Commentary
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.
25’
Commentary
Bulls win their lineout and drive dangerously forward into the Cardiff 22.
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23’
Commentary
Bulls keep dominating and it's a half that Cardiff will be keen to see the end of.
21’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, JOHANNES! 24-0; Lovely kick from Johannes from 12m in from touch to open up a substantial lead on the visitors.
20’
Try
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.
19’
Commentary
Cardiff pushing into the Bulls half on attack, but they loose possession…
17’
Conversion
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.
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16’
Try
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.
4’
Commentary
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!
13’
Commentary
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.
12’
Commentary
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.
10’
Commentary
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.
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8’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN! 10-0; The Bulls kicker slots his kick well from the right of poles.
7’
Try
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.
5’
Commentary
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…
4’
Penalty
PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN! 3-0; Early advantage to the hosts who are looking powerful today.
3’
Commentary
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.
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2’
Commentary
Bulls win the first lineout inside the Cardiff half and drive into the Cardiff 22 where they are brought to ground. Scrum Cardiff.
1’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! And we're underway with the first half of this MONSTER clash in the URC!
0’
Welcome
The sides are out… kick-off is just moments away!
0’
Welcome
The sides are out… kick-off is just moments away!
0’
Welcome
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.
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0’
Team News
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.
0’
Team News
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.
0’
Commentary
Here are the teams again…
0’
Trivia
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.
0’
Trivia
Cardiff have won three and lost two of their last five matches.
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0’
Trivia
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.
0’
History
The Bulls have won four of their last five games, losing just once.
0’
Trivia
The Bulls have won their last three matches against Cardiff, with an average points spread of 31-13.
0’
Trivia
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.
0’
Trivia
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.
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0’
Team News
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.
0’
Team News
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.
0’
Commentary
Here are the teams…
0’
Welcome
Good afteroon and welcome to Loftus Versfeld for the United Rugby Championship Round 17 clash between the Bulls and Cardiff.
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Ball Carries
AL
A. Lawrence
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
MC
M. Coetzee
Tackles: 14
Points
Sd
S. de Klerk
Points: 10
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Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
3023
Tries per match
44
Penalties Conceded per match
911
Match Information
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