Lions vs Bulls 17-52 · United Rugby Championship

Match report

Bulls beat Lions 52-17 away from home at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg in round 11 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 31 January 2026.

That makes it two wins in a row for Bulls. Morne Ferreira refereed.

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

Head to head

4

Lions wins (40%)

0

Draws (0%)

6

Bulls wins (60%)

Last 10 meetings, since January 2024

Biggest Lions win

44–5

30 Aug 2025

Biggest Bulls win

57–15

10 Oct 2026

Last 5 meetings

10 Oct 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Bulls57
Lions15
10 Oct 2026Bulls57–15LionsUnited Rugby Championship
1 Aug 2026 · Currie Cup
Lions42
Bulls19
1 Aug 2026Lions42–19BullsCurrie Cup
31 Jan 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Lions17
Bulls52
31 Jan 2026Lions17–52BullsUnited Rugby Championship
29 Nov 2025 · United Rugby Championship
Bulls33
Lions43
29 Nov 2025Bulls33–43LionsUnited Rugby Championship
30 Aug 2025 · Currie Cup
Lions44
Bulls5
30 Aug 2025Lions44–5BullsCurrie Cup

Lineups

Avg. age

26.4

Avg. age

29.6

Lions

1SJ Kotze(23)
2PJ Botha(28)
3Asenathi Ntlabakanye(27)
4Ruben Schoeman(30)
5Reinhard Nothnagel(29)
6Jarod Cairns(25)
7Bathobele Hlekani(21)
8Francke Horn(27)
9Morné van den Berg(28)
10Christopher Smith(32)
11Richard Kriel(26)
12Bronson Mills(23)
13Henco Van Wyk(25)
14Angelo Davids(27)
15Quan Horn(25)

Replacements

16Morne Brandon(25)
17RF Schoeman(23)
18Conraad van Vuuren(31)
19Ettienne Oosthuizen(33)
20Darrien-Lane Landsberg(28)
21Renzo du Plessis(24)
23Erich Cronjé(29)

Bulls

1Jan-Hendrik Wessels(25)
2Johan Grobbelaar(28)
3Wilco Louw(32)
4Ruan Vermaak(28)
5Reinhardt Ludwig(24)
6Marcell Coetzee(35)
7Elrigh Louw(27)
8Jeandre Rudolph(32)
9Embrose Papier(29)
10Handre Pollard(32)
11Kurt-Lee Arendse(30)
12Harold Vorster(33)
13Stedman Gans(29)
14Stravino Jacobs(26)
15Devon Williams(34)