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Match Report: Bulls in statement win over Exeter

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls recorded their second win in the Heineken Champions Cup as they powered to a 39-28 victory over 14-man Exeter Chiefs in Pretoria on Saturday.   The South African outfit avenged their...

Match Preview: Bulls aiming for Exeter revenge

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls will be hoping for a different outcome when they take on Exeter Chiefs for a second time in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup, this time in Pretoria.   The debuting South African...

Bulls bracing for Exeter, says Nortje

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls captain Ruan Nortje says his troops are bracing for a massive challenge at the weekend when they host Exeter Chiefs at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria.   Jakes White’s charges were punished...

Exeter gunning for top seeding

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs see their trip to Vodacom Bulls in the Heineken Champions Cup next Saturday as a chance to consolidate their status as one of the top-ranked sides in the pool stage, according to head coach...

South Africa's proudest rivalry to play out under the URC banner

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday evening will see arguably the greatest South African rivalries play out in the heat of the Cape Town summer; the old North vs South derby or, in more modern terms, Stormers vs Bulls.   The...

Jake White: Champions Cup is tough

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls director of rugby Jake White admitted after his side’s 44-14 rout at Exeter Chiefs in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup that the tournament is harder than he initially anticipated.   The...

Stormers brace for impact against well-rested Bulls

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Stormers will be up against it in their own backyard on Friday evening as they will face a strong, well-rested Bulls side coming down from the north.   The Stormers were last in action on Saturday...

Exeter urged to kick on after back-to-back wins

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Ali Hepher heaped praise on Exeter Chiefs after they recorded successive bonus-point wins in the Heineken Champions Cup – and reminded his side how crucial every point is in the pool...

Exeter prove too strong for the Vodacom Bulls

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs handed the Vodacom Bulls their first defeat of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup campaign, outmuscling the Pretoria outfit at the Sandy Park Stadium. Captain and English player, Luke Cowan-Dickie...