Bulls vs Lions 33-43 · United Rugby Championship

Match report

Lions beat Bulls 43-33 away from home at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria in round 6 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 29 November 2025.

That makes it three wins in a row for Lions. Bulls have now lost two in a row. Aimee Barrett-Theron refereed.

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

Head to head

6

Bulls wins (60%)

0

Draws (0%)

4

Lions wins (40%)

Last 10 meetings, since January 2024

Biggest Bulls win

57–15

10 Oct 2026

Biggest Lions win

44–5

30 Aug 2025

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

27.6

Avg. age

26.5

Bulls

1Alulutho Tshakweni(28)
2Akker van der Merwe(35)
3Francois Klopper(27)
4Jacobus Grobbelaar(21)
5JF van Heerden(22)
6Jeandre Rudolph(32)
7Reinhardt Ludwig(24)
8JJ Theron(21)
9Embrose Papier(29)
10Keagan Johannes(26)
11Stravino Jacobs(26)
12Jan Serfontein(33)
13David Kriel(27)
14Sebastian de Klerk(26)
15Willie Le Roux(37)

Replacements

16Juann Else(23)
17Sti Sithole(33)
18Mornay Smith(28)
19Cobus Wiese(29)
20Elrigh Louw(27)
21Paul de Wet(30)
22Stedman Gans(29)
23Cheswill Jooste(20)

Lions

1SJ Kotze(23)
2Franco Marais(34)
3RF Schoeman(23)
4Ettienne Oosthuizen(33)
5Reinhard Nothnagel(29)
6Jarod Cairns(25)
7Ruan Venter(23)
8Francke Horn(27)
9Nico Steyn(24)
10Christopher Smith(32)
11Eduan Keyter(30)
12Bronson Mills(23)
13Henco Van Wyk(25)
14Kelly Mpeku(22)
15Quan Horn(25)