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Bulls clinch bonus-point win over Lions in URC

By PA
Bulls clinch bonus-point win over Lions in URC
Bulls' South African fullback Willie le Roux celebrates after scoring a try during the European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 1 rugby union match between Bulls (RSA) and Union Bordeaux-Begles (FRA) at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria on January 20, 2024. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Bulls boosted their United Rugby Championship top-four credentials with a 31-19 bonus-point win over Lions at Loftus Versfeld.

Three tries in the opening 12 minutes from Canan Moodie, Willie le Roux and Sebastian de Klerk saw the Bulls race into a 17-0 lead, with Moodie and Marco van Staden adding further scores after the interval, David Kriel converting three of them.

Lions responded with tries from Henco van Wyk, PJ Botha and Richard Kriel, Gianni Lombard twice adding the extras, as they suffered a fifth defeat in six games.