Bulls vs Bristol Bears 49-61 · Champions Cup

Match report

Bristol Bears beat Bulls 61-49 away from home at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria in round 3 of the Champions Cup on Saturday, 10 January 2026.

That makes it three wins in a row for Bristol Bears. Bulls have now lost three in a row. Pierre Brousset refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

1

Bulls wins (50%)

0

Draws (0%)

1

Bristol Bears wins (50%)

Last 2 meetings, since January 2024

Biggest Bulls win

31–17

13 Jan 2024

Biggest Bristol Bears win

61–49

10 Jan 2026

Last 2 meetings

10 Jan 2026 · European Rugby Champions Cup
Bulls49
Bristol Bears61
10 Jan 2026Bulls49–61Bristol BearsEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
13 Jan 2024 · European Rugby Champions Cup
Bristol Bears17
Bulls31
13 Jan 2024Bristol Bears17–31BullsEuropean Rugby Champions Cup

Lineups

Avg. age

29.5

Avg. age

29.3

Bulls

1Jan-Hendrik Wessels(25)
2Johan Grobbelaar(28)
3Wilco Louw(32)
4Cobus Wiese(29)
5Ruan Nortje(28)
6Marco van Staden(31)
7Elrigh Louw(27)
8Jeandre Rudolph(32)
9Embrose Papier(29)
10Handre Pollard(32)
11Stravino Jacobs(26)
12Harold Vorster(33)
13David Kriel(27)
14Sebastian de Klerk(26)
15Willie Le Roux(37)

Replacements

18Mornay Smith(28)
19Ruan Vermaak(28)
21Zak Burger(28)
22Stedman Gans(29)
23Sergeal Petersen(32)

Bristol Bears

1Max Lahiff(36)
2Gabriel Oghre(28)
3George Kloska(26)
4Pedro Rubiolo(23)
5Joe Batley(30)
6Santiago Grondona(28)
7Fitz Harding(27)
8Viliame Sevaka Mata(35)
9Kieran Marmion(34)
10Tom Jordan(28)
11Kalaveti Ravouvou(28)
12James Williams(29)
13Barend Janse van Rensburg(29)
14Noah Heward(26)
15Richard Lane(33)