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Bulls vs Leinster · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Bulls
39–31
Leinster

Match report

Bulls beat Leinster 39-31 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria in round 2 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 4 October 2025.

That makes it two wins in a row for Bulls. Leinster have now lost two in a row. Adam Jones refereed.

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

Head to head

5
Bulls wins (56%)
0
Draws (0%)
4
Leinster wins (44%)

Last 9 meetings, since September 2021

Biggest Bulls win
62–7
22 Apr 2023
Biggest Leinster win
47–14
29 Mar 2024

Last 5 meetings

  • 19 Jun 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster36
    Bulls7
  • 4 Oct 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Bulls39
    Leinster31
  • 14 Jun 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster32
    Bulls7
  • 22 Mar 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Bulls21
    Leinster20
  • 15 Jun 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Bulls25
    Leinster20

Lineups

Avg. age
28.8
Avg. age
26.9

Bulls

  1. 1Gerhard Steenekamp
  2. 2Johan Grobbelaar
  3. 3Mornay Smith
  4. 4Nicolaas Janse Van Rensburg
  5. 6Marcell Coetzee
  6. 8JJ Theron
  7. 9Embrose Papier
  8. 10Keagan Johannes
  9. 11Stravino Jacobs
  10. 12Harold Vorster
  11. 13David Kriel
  12. 14Sebastian de Klerk
  13. 15Devon Williams
Replacements
  1. 16Juann Else
  2. 17Alulutho Tshakweni
  3. 18Francois Klopper
  4. 19Sintu Manjezi
  5. 20Nama Xaba
  6. 21Zak Burger
  7. 22Stedman Gans
  8. 23Willie Le Roux

Leinster

  1. 1Paddy McCarthy
  2. 2Gus McCarthy
  3. 4Brian Deeny
  4. 5Ryan Baird
  5. 6Alex Soroka
  6. 7Will Connors
  7. 8Max Deegan
  8. 9Luke McGrath
  9. 10Sam Prendergast
  10. 11Andrew Osborne
  11. 12Robbie Henshaw
  12. 13Hugh Cooney
  13. 14Jimmy O'Brien
  14. 15Tommy O'Brien
Replacements
  1. 16John McKee
  2. 17Jack Boyle
  3. 18Rabah Slimani
  4. 19Diarmuid Mangan
  5. 20Scott Penny
  6. 21James Culhane
  7. 22Fintan Gunne
  8. 23Ciaran Frawley