Home team
Bulls
Away team
Ulster
Venue
Loftus Versfeld
Competition
URC
Kick-off time
12:45 (UK) 1:45 (SA)
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Bulls vs Ulster URC preview as the sides meet in round four of the URC in Loftus Versfeld. The Bulls have won two of their three matches so far this season and sit on 11 points. Ulster are sitting on eight points after three games and are still waiting on their first win but have drawn three games so far.
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**Bulls**
**Ulster**
**Forwards**
Steenekamp
**1**
O’Toole
Grobelaar
**2**
Stewart
Klopper
**3**
Knox
Vermaak
**4**
Donnell
Ludwig
**5**
Izuchukwu
Coetzee
**6**
McCann
Liebenberg
**7**
Timoney
Louw
**8**
Augustus
**Backs**
de Wet
**9**
Doak
Pollard
**10**
Murphy
Jooste
**11**
Lowry
Vorster
**12**
McCloskey
Xamlashe
**13**
Benson
de Klerk
**14**
Mullins
Giliomee
**15**
Stockdale
**Replacements**
van Staden
**16**
Walker
Tshakweni
**17**
O’Sullivan
Mchunu
**18**
Wilson
C Wiese
**19**
Snyman
Hanekom
**20**
McNabney
Burger
**21**
Devine
Bosch
**22**
Flannery
Maart
**23**
McKillop
**Bulls (Home team):**
**Result**
**Date**
**Competition**
**Opponent**
**Score**
Won
17th October 2026
Champions Cup
Stade Francais
56-20
Won
10th October 2026
URC
Lions
57-15
Loss
3rd October 2026
URC
Munster
26-22
Won
26th September 2026
URC
Zebre
13-47
Loss
15th August 2026
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
All Blacks
19-50
The Bulls have had a strong start to the season after a loss in the URC final at the end of last year. Their only defeat was narrowly away to Munster. In the Champions Cup, they welcomed Stade Francais and dominated scoring eight tries, conceding two. At it’s closest the game was at 28-20 with just over 20 minutes to go. The Bulls would score four more tries late on.
**Ulster (Away team):**
**Result**
**Date**
**Competition**
**Opponent**
**Score**
Won
17th October 2026
Challenge Cup
Zebre
21-40
Draw
10th October 2026
URC
Munster
26-26
Draw
3rd October 2026
URC
Glasgow
33-33
Loss
25th September 2026
URC
Edinburgh
29-34
Loss
22nd May 2026
Challenge Cup final
Montpellier
59-26
Ulster picked up their first win of the season against Zebre in the Challenge Cup, but are still waiting on their first URC victory of the year. A great first half against Zebre saw the visiting side take a 19-0 lead into halftime. Both teams would score three second-half tries for Ulster to win comfortably.
Date
Competition
Winner
Score
11th October 2025
URC
Ulster
28-7
5th October 2024
URC
Bulls
47-21
29th October 2023
URC
Ulster
26-19
25th March 2023
URC
Ulster
32-23
2nd April 2022
URC
Bulls
34-16
The home team has won each of the meetings between these teams since South African sides joined the URC.
* Bulls to win
* Both teams to score 3+ tries
* Bulls to come back and win in the final 25 minutes