2018 Bulls (rugby union) season

Bulls
2018 season
Head coachJohn Mitchell
CaptainsNick de Jager and
Burger Odendaal
StadiumLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall12th
South African Conference5th
RecordWon 6, Lost 10
Top try scorerAll: Jesse Kriel (8)
Top points scorerAll: Handré Pollard (144)

In 2018, the Bulls participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

The Bulls won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish bottom of the South African Conference, and in 12th place overall.

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2018 Bulls coaches and management
Name Title
John Mitchell Head coach and defense coach
Hayden Groepes Assistant coach (skills, attack and kicking)
Pote Human Assistant coach (forward coach and lineouts)
Gary Botha Assistant coach (forward coach and scrums)
Elias Bennett Baggage and kit master
Dr Herman Rossouw Team doctor
Lance Lemmetjies Team physio
Pieter du Plessis Team physio
Juandre Williams Senior rehab specialist
Jacus Coetzee Strength and conditioning coach
Ghafoer Luckan Strength and conditioning coach
John William Meyer Technical analyst

Squad

The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[2]

2018 Bulls squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Bulls
Apps Pts Apps Pts
Shaun Adendorff Flank (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25) 3 0 3 0
Tim Agaba Number eight (1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 28) 0 0 0 0
Matthys Basson Prop (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
Thembelani Bholi Loose forward (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 28) 16 5 0 0
Marnitz Boshoff Fly-half (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29) 29 235 0 0
Francois Brummer Fly-half (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 28) 26 138 22 121
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 25) 50 10 10 5
Nick de Jager Loose forward (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28) 18 15 18 15
Aston Fortuin Lock (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
Warrick Gelant Fullback / Centre (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22) 19 25 19 25
Lizo Gqoboka Prop (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27) 26 5 26 5
Johan Grobbelaar Hooker (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Boeta Hamman Fly-half (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Travis Ismaiel Wing (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25) 28 40 28 40
JT Jackson Centre (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
Jason Jenkins Lock / Flank (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 22) 28 25 28 25
Jannes Kirsten Flank / Lock (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 24) 28 10 28 10
Johnny Kôtze Centre / Wing (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 25) 19 5 0 0
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24) 45 35 45 35
Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Hanro Liebenberg Loose forward (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 22) 18 15 18 15
Edgar Marutlulle Hooker (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 30) 31 20 6 0
Simphiwe Matanzima Prop (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Duncan Matthews Wing (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 23) 4 15 4 15
Nqoba Mxoli Prop (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25) 2 0 2 0
Ruan Nortjé Lock (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28) 81 15 39 0
Burger Odendaal Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24) 33 15 33 15
Embrose Papier Scrum-half (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Handré Pollard Fly-half / Centre (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23) 31 293 31 293
Divan Rossouw Outside back (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
Pierre Schoeman Prop (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 23) 24 10 24 10
Roelof Smit Flank (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 25) 13 5 13 5
Mornay Smith Prop (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23) 25 10 25 10
Hendré Stassen Lock (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
Ruan Steenkamp Loose forward (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 25) 11 0 11 0
Jade Stighling Outside back (1993-05-27)27 May 1993 (aged 24) 2 0 2 0
Adriaan Strauss Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 32) 143 70 46 30
Dries Swanepoel Centre (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 24) 9 10 9 10
Jamba Ulengo Wing (1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 28) 20 35 20 35
Ruben van Heerden Lock (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0
Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
Conraad van Vuuren Prop (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 22) 6 0 6 0
Frans van Wyk Prop (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22) 2 0 0 0
Ivan van Zyl Scrum-half (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22) 6 0 6 0
Jaco Visagie Hooker (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 25) 20 5 20 5
André Warner Scrum-half (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 24) 2 0 2 0
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

2018 Super Rugby standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Crusaders (C) 16 14 0 2 542 295 +247 77 39 7 0 63 Quarter-finals (Conference leaders)
2 Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
3 Waratahs 16 9 1 6 557 445 +112 74 59 4 2 44
4 Hurricanes 16 11 0 5 474 343 +131 66 43 5 2 51 Quarter-finals (Wildcard)
5 Chiefs 16 11 0 5 463 368 +95 60 48 3 2 49
6 Highlanders 16 10 0 6 437 445 −8 59 57 3 1 44
7 Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
8 Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
9 Rebels 16 7 0 9 440 461 −21 57 60 5 3 36
10 Brumbies 16 7 0 9 393 422 −29 56 52 2 4 34
11 Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
12 Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
13 Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
14 Blues 16 4 0 12 378 509 −131 50 66 2 4 22
15 Sunwolves 16 3 0 13 404 664 −260 48 99 0 2 14
Source: Super Rugby


Round-by-round

The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition Bye HUR LIO RED CHI CRU STO Bye SHA REB HIG STO SHA JAG BRU Bye SUN JAG LIO
Cumulative Points 0 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 14 19 20 20 24 24 24 24 25 29 29
Position (overall) 6th 8th 9th 10th 13th 14th 12th 12th 8th 8th 9th 11th 9th 10th 11th 12th 11th 12th 12th
Position (SA Conf.) 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 5th 5th 4th 5th 5th
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The Bulls played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:


24 February 2018 Bulls 21–19 Hurricanes Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Johnny Kôtze  4'
Lood de Jager  33'
Pierre Schoeman  72'
Pen: Handré Pollard  7', 40'
Cards: Pierre Schoeman 25' to 35'
Report[3]
Scoreboard[4]
Try: Ricky Riccitelli  12'
Wes Goosen  18'
Beauden Barrett  59'
Con: Ihaia West  19', 60'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


3 March 2018 Bulls 35–49 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Johnny Kôtze  35'
Handré Pollard  41'
Lizo Gqoboka  76'
Travis Ismaiel  78'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  42'
Francois Brummer  77', 79'
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  6', 23', 28'
Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 54' to 64'
Nick de Jager 55' to 65'
Report[5]
Scoreboard[6]
Try: Ruan Dreyer  14'
Jacques van Rooyen  18'
Marvin Orie  32'
Malcolm Marx  51'
penalty try  55'
Sylvian Mahuza  56'
Ross Cronjé  71'
Con: Elton Jantjies  15', 19', 33', 52', 57', 72'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


10 March 2018 Reds 20–14 Bulls Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
18:45 Try: Caleb Timu  36'
Aidan Toua  46'
Con: James Tuttle  38', 47'
Pen: James Tuttle  24'
Jono Lance  76'
Report[7]
Scoreboard[8]
Try: Warrick Gelant  5'
André Warner  25'
Con: Handré Pollard  6', 26'
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown


16 March 2018 Chiefs 41–28 Bulls FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Johnny Fa'auli  9'
Brodie Retallick  36'56'
Mitchell Brown  43'
Solomon Alaimalo  74'
Anton Lienert-Brown  80'
Con: Damian McKenzie  10', 38', 45', 80'
Pen: Damian McKenzie  63'
Report[9]
Scoreboard[10]
Try: Warrick Gelant  3'
Divan Rossouw  16'23'
Handré Pollard  38'
Con: Handré Pollard  5', 16', 24', 40'
Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 68' to 78'
Referee: Shuhei Kubo


23 March 2018 Crusaders 33–14 Bulls AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Scott Barrett  15'
Codie Taylor  28'
Jack Goodhue  39'49'
George Bridge  73'
Con: Mitchell Hunt  16', 29', 40', 49'
Cards: Tim Perry 26' to 36'
Report[11]
Scoreboard[12]
Try: Travis Ismaiel  31'
Marco van Staden  69'
Con: Handré Pollard  33', 69'
Referee: Federico Anselmi


31 March 2018 Bulls 33–23 Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Adriaan Strauss  6'17'46'
Johnny Kôtze  31'
Jesse Kriel  70'
Con: Handré Pollard  8', 32', 47', 70'
Cards: Lizo Gqoboka  80'
Report[13]
Scoreboard[14]
Try: Jan de Klerk  37'
Damian de Allende  40'
Siya Kolisi  66'
Con: Damian Willemse  40'
Pen: Damian Willemse  15', 24'
Cards: Damian de Allende 16' to 26'
Pieter-Steph du Toit 42' to 52'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


14 April 2018 Sharks 10–40 Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: André Esterhuizen  39'
Con: Robert du Preez  40'
Pen: Robert du Preez  3'
Cards: Thomas du Toit 48' to 58'
Report[15]
Scoreboard[16]
Try: Warrick Gelant  5'8'78'
Adriaan Strauss  25'
penalty try  47'
Johnny Kôtze  80'
Con: Handré Pollard  6', 10', 26'
Manie Libbok  79'
Referee: Egon Seconds


21 April 2018 Bulls 28–10 Rebels Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Adriaan Strauss  6'
Jesse Kriel  23'
Divan Rossouw  40'
André Warner  72'
Con: Handré Pollard  7', 24', 40', 74'
Report[17]
Scoreboard[18]
Try: Michael Ruru  46'
Con: Jack Debreczeni  47'
Pen: Jack Debreczeni  20'
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe


28 April 2018 Bulls 28–29 Highlanders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: penalty try  21'
Handré Pollard  30'
Jason Jenkins  57'
Jesse Kriel  75'
Con: Handré Pollard  31', 58', 76'
Report[19]
Scoreboard[20]
Try: Aaron Smith  3'
Fletcher Smith  43'
Con: Lima Sopoaga  5', 44'
Pen: Lima Sopoaga  34', 43', 53', 63', 80'
Cards: Fletcher Smith 23' to 33'
Referee: Glen Jackson


5 May 2018 Stormers 29–17 Bulls DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
15:05 Try: Damian Willemse  5'
Wilco Louw  11'
SP Marais  50'
Ramone Samuels  62'
Con: Damian Willemse  7', 51', 63'
Pen: SP Marais  53'
Cards: Ramone Samuels 33' to 43'
Report[21]
Scoreboard[22]
Try: Lood de Jager  20'
Jason Jenkins  48'
Con: Handré Pollard  21', 49'
Pen: Handré Pollard  34'
Referee: Glen Jackson


12 May 2018 Bulls 39–33 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Warrick Gelant  11'
Jesse Kriel  15'
Roelof Smit  27'
Johnny Kôtze  54'
Lood de Jager  65'
Con: Handré Pollard  16', 27', 55', 67'
Pen: Handré Pollard  38', 69'
Cards: RG Snyman 34' to 44'
Report[23]
Scoreboard[24]
Try: Curwin Bosch  23'
Jacques Vermeulen  34'
Jean-Luc du Preez  70'
Con: Robert du Preez  23', 35', 71'
Pen: Curwin Bosch  40'
Robert du Preez  46', 52', 80'
Cards: Curwin Bosch 10' to 20'
Lukhanyo Am 69' to 79'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


19 May 2018 Jaguares 54–24 Bulls José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
18:40 Try: Nicolás Sánchez  7'
Bautista Delguy  40'55'
Marcos Kremer  48'
Matías Orlando  62'
Sebastián Cancelliere  74'
Emiliano Boffelli  80'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez  8', 40', 49', 56', 80'
Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  14', 18', 46'
Cards: Juan Cruz Mallia  77'
Report[25]
Scoreboard[26]
Try: Warrick Gelant  12'
Nick de Jager  70'
André Warner  78'
Con: Handré Pollard  13'
Manie Libbok  71', 79'
Pen: Handré Pollard  37'
Referee: Federico Anselmi


26 May 2018 Bulls 28–38 Brumbies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Handré Pollard  5'
Roelof Smit  19'
Johnny Kôtze  50'
Con: Handré Pollard  6', 20'
Pen: Handré Pollard  47', 54', 64'
Report[28]
Scoreboard[29]
Try: Kyle Godwin  7'
Lachlan McCaffrey  43'
Folau Fainga'a  57'
Tom Banks  71'
Andy Muirhead  76'
Con: Christian Lealiifano  8', 44', 58'
Wharenui Hawera  73', 78'
Pen: Christian Lealiifano  17'
Cards: Folau Fainga'a  62'
Attendance: 8,189[27]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


30 June 2018 Sunwolves 42–37 Bulls National Stadium, Singapore  
19:55 Try: Hayden Parker  2'
Keisuke Uchida  19'
Gerhard van den Heever  46'
Willie Britz  52'
Michael Little  65'
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco  75'
Con: Hayden Parker  4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76'
Cards: Willie Britz 38' to 48'
Report[30]
Scoreboard[31]
Try: Jesse Kriel  23'28'
Handré Pollard  40'
Conraad van Vuuren  49'
Con: Handré Pollard  24', 28', 40', 50'
Pen: Handré Pollard  42', 60', 71'
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe


7 July 2018 Bulls 43–34 Jaguares Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Johnny Kôtze  22'
Embrose Papier  35'
Jesse Kriel  40'
Jamba Ulengo  52'65'
Marco van Staden  57'
Con: Handré Pollard  22', 36', 40', 57', 66'
Pen: Handré Pollard  44'
Report[32]
Scoreboard[33]
Try: Nicolás Sánchez  3'
Pablo Matera  5'80'
Gonzalo Bertranou  19'46'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez  6', 20', 47'
Pen: Emiliano Boffelli  63'
Referee: Egon Seconds


14 July 2018 Lions 38–12 Bulls Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Ruan Combrinck  18'65'
Malcolm Marx  31'
Courtnall Skosan  40'
penalty try  63'
Aphiwe Dyantyi  80'
Con: Elton Jantjies  19', 40'
Andries Coetzee  80'
Report[34]
Scoreboard[35]
Try: Manie Libbok  7'
Jesse Kriel  12'
Con: Manie Libbok  8'
Cards: Pierre Schoeman 34' to 44'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Bulls player statistics
Player name HUR LIO RED CHI CRU STO SHA REB HIG STO SHA JAG BRU SUN JAG LIO QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Pierre Schoeman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Visagie 2 2 2 2 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 2 2 16 0 0 0 0 0
Frans van Wyk 3 3 3 18 18 18 18 17 18 17 18 10 0 0 0 0 0
RG Snyman 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 14 0 0 0 0 0
Lood de Jager 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 3 0 0 0 15
Roelof Smit 6 6 6 6 6 20 20 6 20 6 6 6 12 2 0 0 0 10
Thembelani Bholi 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 19 7 20 19 19 7 14 0 0 0 0 0
Hanro Liebenberg 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 10 0 0 0 0 0
André Warner 9 9 9 9 21 21 9 21 21 21 21 11 3 0 0 0 15
Handré Pollard 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 10 15 5 40 13 0 144
Johnny Kôtze 11 11 12 23 23 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 12 12 15 7 0 0 0 35
Burger Odendaal 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Kriel 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 8 0 0 0 40
Travis Ismaiel 14 14 14 14 14 23 23 14 14 14 14 11 2 0 0 0 10
Divan Rossouw 15 15 23 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 23 23 23 11 11 15 14 3 0 0 0 15
Adriaan Strauss 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 13 5 0 0 0 25
Lizo Gqoboka 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 5
Conraad van Vuuren 18 18 18 18 3 18 3 3 3 3 3 11 1 0 0 0 5
Nick de Jager 19 19 8 20 19 20 20 7 20 20 20 11 1 0 0 0 5
Marco van Staden 20 20 20 20 20 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 16 2 0 0 0 10
Embrose Papier 21 21 21 21 9 21 21 9 9 21 10 1 0 0 0 5
Marnitz Boshoff 22 10 22 3 0 1 3 0 11
Duncan Matthews 23 11 23 23 23 4 0 0 0 0 0
Francois Brummer 22 1 0 2 0 0 4
Warrick Gelant 23 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 15 7 0 0 0 35
Trevor Nyakane 18 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Jenkins 19 19 4 5 19 19 7 7 7 4 4 4 12 2 0 0 0 10
Manie Libbok 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 10 22 22 22 10 8 1 4 0 0 13
Tim Agaba 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hendré Stassen 19 4 19 19 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ivan van Zyl 21 9 9 9 9 21 9 9 9 21 9 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben van Heerden 19 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Adendorff 20 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nqoba Mxoli 17 17 17 3 0 0 0 0 0
JT Jackson 22 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matthys Basson 18 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jannes Kirsten 7 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jamba Ulengo 14 14 11 3 2 0 0 0 10
Edgar Marutlulle 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 0
Simphiwe Matanzima 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mornay Smith 18 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dries Swanepoel 23 23 23 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johan Grobbelaar 16 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan Nortjé 19 1 0 0 0 0 0
Boeta Hamman 22 1 0 0 0 0 0
penalty try 2 14
Total 16 59 47 16 0 441

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also

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