Bulls' Player Ratings - 2024 URC Final

June 22, 2024
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It's the Glasgow Warriors who are this year's URC champions, after a victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. After finishing second in the URC and winning 13 out of 18 games, The Bulls are distraught after this 15-21 loss. The Glasgow Warriors' defense was resolute, quelling a late surge by The Bulls to win the URC trophy.

Let's take a look at the player ratings of the home side today.

PLAYER RATINGS

1. Gerhard Steenekamp

Rating: 7/10

He was solid in defence, making 15 tackles, but lost one or two scrum battles.

2. Johan Grobbelaar

Rating: 7.5/10

He made some big hits, carried hard and had a solid performance.

3. Wilco Louw

Rating: 7.5/10

Louw scrummed well tonight and did his job and played for 74 minutes.

4. Ruan Vermaak

Rating: 6.5/10

Vermaak's defence was not on point today and he could not enforce himself as he usually does.

5. Ruan Nortje (C)

Rating: 7/10

The captain was busy as usual, but lacked accuracy. A 75 per cent tackle completion and a few lines-outs missed contributed to this sub-par performance.

6. Marco van Staden

Rating: 8/10

As one of the stand-out performers of The Bulls today, Van Staden scored a great try and was all over the park.

7. Elrich Louw

Rating: 7/10

His high work rate did not go unnoticed and he made some great carries. Unfortunately he did not make his usual presence felt.

8. Cameron Hanekom

Rating: 7.5/10

Before being forced off through injury, Hanekom was having another great game. He made some good steals, but wasn't at his best.

9. Embrose Papier

Rating: 8/10

This man did not put a foot wrong today, although he did not bring his usual flair. He was excellent off the base and his kicks were accurate. A solid performance.

10. Johan Goosen

Rating: 7/10

Not his best game in a Bulls shirt. He was good in the air, but made uncharacteristic errors at key moments of the game.

11. Kurt-Lee Arendse

Rating: 7.5/10

He brought energy to the game, but lacked the killer instinct that he usually possesses.

12. Harold Vorster

Rating: 6.5/10

A quiet game for the big number 12, on the biggest stage.

13. David Kriel

Rating: 7/10

A solid performance from Kriel, but a few too many errors crept into his game today.