2018 Bulls (rugby union) season

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Bulls
2018 season
Head coachJohn Mitchell
CaptainsNick de Jager and
Burger Odendaal
StadiumLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall12th
South African Conference5th
RecordWon 6, Lost 10
Top try scorerAll: Jesse Kriel (8)
Top points scorerAll: Handré Pollard (144)
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South African Rugby 2018

In 2018, the Bulls participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

The Bulls won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish bottom of the South African Conference, and in 12th place overall.

Personnel[]

Coaches and management[]

The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2018 Bulls coaches and management
Name Title
John Mitchell Head coach and defense coach
Hayden Groepes Assistant coach (skills, attack and kicking)
Pote Human Assistant coach (forward coach and lineouts)
Gary Botha Assistant coach (forward coach and scrums)
Elias Bennett Baggage and kit master
Dr Herman Rossouw Team doctor
Lance Lemmetjies Team physio
Pieter du Plessis Team physio
Juandre Williams Senior rehab specialist
Jacus Coetzee Strength and conditioning coach
Ghafoer Luckan Strength and conditioning coach
John William Meyer Technical analyst

Squad[]

The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[2]

2018 Bulls squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Bulls
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Shaun Adendorff Flank (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Tim Agaba Number eight (1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 28) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Matthys Basson Prop (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Thembelani Bholi Loose forward (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 28) 16 5 0 0
South Africa Marnitz Boshoff Fly-half (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29) 29 235 0 0
South Africa Francois Brummer Fly-half (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 28) 26 138 22 121
South Africa Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 25) 50 10 10 5
South Africa Nick de Jager Loose forward (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28) 18 15 18 15
South Africa Aston Fortuin Lock (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Warrick Gelant Fullback / Centre (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22) 19 25 19 25
South Africa Lizo Gqoboka Prop (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27) 26 5 26 5
South Africa Johan Grobbelaar Hooker (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Boeta Hamman Fly-half (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Travis Ismaiel Wing (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25) 28 40 28 40
South Africa JT Jackson Centre (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Jason Jenkins Lock / Flank (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 22) 28 25 28 25
South Africa Jannes Kirsten Flank / Lock (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 24) 28 10 28 10
South Africa Johnny Kôtze Centre / Wing (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 25) 19 5 0 0
South Africa Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24) 45 35 45 35
South Africa Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Hanro Liebenberg Loose forward (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 22) 18 15 18 15
South Africa Edgar Marutlulle Hooker (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 30) 31 20 6 0
South Africa Simphiwe Matanzima Prop (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Duncan Matthews Wing (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 23) 4 15 4 15
South Africa Nqoba Mxoli Prop (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Ruan Nortjé Lock (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28) 81 15 39 0
South Africa Burger Odendaal Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24) 33 15 33 15
South Africa Embrose Papier Scrum-half (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Handré Pollard Fly-half / Centre (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23) 31 293 31 293
Namibia Divan Rossouw Outside back (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Pierre Schoeman Prop (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 23) 24 10 24 10
South Africa Roelof Smit Flank (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 25) 13 5 13 5
South Africa Mornay Smith Prop (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23) 25 10 25 10
South Africa Hendré Stassen Lock (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Ruan Steenkamp Loose forward (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 25) 11 0 11 0
South Africa Jade Stighling Outside back (1993-05-27)27 May 1993 (aged 24) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Adriaan Strauss Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 32) 143 70 46 30
South Africa Dries Swanepoel Centre (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 24) 9 10 9 10
South Africa Jamba Ulengo Wing (1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 28) 20 35 20 35
South Africa Ruben van Heerden Lock (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Conraad van Vuuren Prop (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 22) 6 0 6 0
South Africa Frans van Wyk Prop (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22) 2 0 0 0
South Africa Ivan van Zyl Scrum-half (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22) 6 0 6 0
South Africa Jaco Visagie Hooker (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 25) 20 5 20 5
South Africa André Warner Scrum-half (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 24) 2 0 2 0
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings · · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders 16 14 0 2 542 295 +247 77 39 7 0 63
2 South Africa Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
3 Australia Waratahs 16 9 1 6 557 445 +112 74 59 4 2 44
4 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 11 0 5 474 343 +131 66 43 5 2 51
5 New Zealand Chiefs 16 11 0 5 463 368 +95 60 48 3 2 49
6 New Zealand Highlanders 16 10 0 6 437 445 −8 59 57 3 1 44
7 Argentina Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
8 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
9 Australia Rebels 16 7 0 9 440 461 −21 57 60 5 3 36
10 Australia Brumbies 16 7 0 9 393 422 −29 56 52 2 4 34
11 South Africa Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
12 South Africa Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
13 Australia Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
14 New Zealand Blues 16 4 0 12 378 509 −131 50 66 2 4 22
15 Japan Sunwolves 16 3 0 13 404 664 −260 48 99 0 2 14
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
2 Argentina Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
3 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
4 South Africa Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
5 South Africa Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
Conference leaders, qualified to the finals. P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Tournament Points
Wildcard teams, qualified to finals.
Competition rules:[3]
Qualification:
Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the Quarter Finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages.
In the Quarter Finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in Quarter Final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in Quarter Final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in Quarter Final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in Quarter Final 2.
The Quarter Final winners will progress to the Semi-Finals, where the winners of Quarter Finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of Quarter Finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team.
The winner of the Semi-Finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.

Tournament Points breakdown:
* 4 tournament points for a win
* 2 tournament points for a draw
* 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match

Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
* Conference Leaders
* Tournament points
* Number of games won
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Overall try difference
* Coin toss

Round-by-round[]

The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition Bye HUR LIO RED CHI CRU STO Bye SHA REB HIG STO SHA JAG BRU Bye SUN JAG LIO N/A N/A N/A
Cumulative Points 0 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 14 19 20 20 24 24 24 24 25 29 29 N/A N/A N/A
Position (overall) 6th 8th 9th 10th 13th 14th 12th 12th 8th 8th 9th 11th 9th 10th 11th 12th 11th 12th 12th N/A N/A N/A
Position (SA Conf.) 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 5th 5th 4th 5th 5th N/A N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches[]

The Bulls played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

24 February 2018 Bulls 21–19 Hurricanes Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Johnny Kôtze Try 4'
Lood de Jager Try 33'
Pierre Schoeman Try 72'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 7', 40'
Cards: Pierre Schoeman Temporarily suspended from 25' to 35' 25' to 35' 		Report[4]
Scoreboard[5] 		Try: Ricky Riccitelli Try 12'
Wes Goosen Try 18'
Beauden Barrett Try 59'
Con: Ihaia West Kick 19', 60'
 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
3 March 2018 Bulls 35–49 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Johnny Kôtze Try 35'
Handré Pollard Try 41'
Lizo Gqoboka Try 76'
Travis Ismaiel Try 78'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff Kick 42'
Francois Brummer Kick 77', 79'
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff Kick 6', 23', 28'
Cards: Conraad van Vuuren Temporarily suspended from 54' to 64' 54' to 64'
Nick de Jager Temporarily suspended from 55' to 65' 55' to 65' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Ruan Dreyer Try 14'
Jacques van Rooyen Try 18'
Marvin Orie Try 32'
Malcolm Marx Try 51'
penalty try Try 55'
Sylvian Mahuza Try 56'
Ross Cronjé Try 71'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 15', 19', 33', 52', 57', 72'
 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
10 March 2018 Reds 20–14 Bulls Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
18:45 Try: Caleb Timu Try 36'
Aidan Toua Try 46'
Con: James Tuttle Kick 38', 47'
Pen: James Tuttle Kick 24'
Jono Lance Kick 76'
 Report[8]
Scoreboard[9] 		Try: Warrick Gelant Try 5'
André Warner Try 25'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 6', 26'
 Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
16 March 2018 Chiefs 41–28 Bulls FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Johnny Fa'auli Try 9'
Brodie Retallick Try 36', 56'
Mitchell Brown Try 43'
Solomon Alaimalo Try 74'
Anton Lienert-Brown Try 80'
Con: Damian McKenzie Kick 10', 38', 45', 80'
Pen: Damian McKenzie Kick 63'
 Report[10]
Scoreboard[11] 		Try: Warrick Gelant Try 3'
Divan Rossouw Try 16', 23'
Handré Pollard Try 38'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 5', 16', 24', 40'
Cards: Conraad van Vuuren Temporarily suspended from 68' to 78' 68' to 78' 		Referee: Shuhei Kubo
23 March 2018 Crusaders 33–14 Bulls AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Scott Barrett Try 15'
Codie Taylor Try 28'
Jack Goodhue Try 39', 49'
George Bridge Try 73'
Con: Mitchell Hunt Kick 16', 29', 40', 49'
Cards: Tim Perry Temporarily suspended from 26' to 36' 26' to 36' 		Report[12]
Scoreboard[13] 		Try: Travis Ismaiel Try 31'
Marco van Staden Try 69'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 33', 69'
 Referee: Federico Anselmi
31 March 2018 Bulls 33–23 Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Adriaan Strauss Try 6', 17', 46'
Johnny Kôtze Try 31'
Jesse Kriel Try 70'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 8', 32', 47', 70'
Cards: Lizo Gqoboka Yellow card 80' 		Report[14]
Scoreboard[15] 		Try: Jan de Klerk Try 37'
Damian de Allende Try 40'
Siya Kolisi Try 66'
Con: Damian Willemse Kick 40'
Pen: Damian Willemse Kick 15', 24'
Cards: Damian de Allende Temporarily suspended from 16' to 26' 16' to 26'
Pieter-Steph du Toit Temporarily suspended from 42' to 52' 42' to 52' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
14 April 2018 Sharks 10–40 Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:15 Try: André Esterhuizen Try 39'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 40'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 3'
Cards: Thomas du Toit Temporarily suspended from 48' to 58' 48' to 58' 		Report[16]
Scoreboard[17] 		Try: Warrick Gelant Try 5', 8', 78'
Adriaan Strauss Try 25'
penalty try Try 47'
Johnny Kôtze Try 80'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 6', 10', 26'
Manie Libbok Kick 79'
 Referee: Egon Seconds
21 April 2018 Bulls 28–10 Rebels Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Adriaan Strauss Try 6'
Jesse Kriel Try 23'
Divan Rossouw Try 40'
André Warner Try 72'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 7', 24', 40', 74'
 Report[18]
Scoreboard[19] 		Try: Michael Ruru Try 46'
Con: Jack Debreczeni Kick 47'
Pen: Jack Debreczeni Kick 20'
 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
28 April 2018 Bulls 28–29 Highlanders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: penalty try Try 21'
Handré Pollard Try 30'
Jason Jenkins Try 57'
Jesse Kriel Try 75'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 31', 58', 76'
 Report[20]
Scoreboard[21] 		Try: Aaron Smith Try 3'
Fletcher Smith Try 43'
Con: Lima Sopoaga Kick 5', 44'
Pen: Lima Sopoaga Kick 34', 43', 53', 63', 80'
Cards: Fletcher Smith Temporarily suspended from 23' to 33' 23' to 33' 		Referee: Glen Jackson
5 May 2018 Stormers 29–17 Bulls DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
15:05 Try: Damian Willemse Try 5'
Wilco Louw Try 11'
SP Marais Try 50'
Ramone Samuels Try 62'
Con: Damian Willemse Kick 7', 51', 63'
Pen: SP Marais Kick 53'
Cards: Ramone Samuels Temporarily suspended from 33' to 43' 33' to 43' 		Report[22]
Scoreboard[23] 		Try: Lood de Jager Try 20'
Jason Jenkins Try 48'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 21', 49'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 34'
 Referee: Glen Jackson
12 May 2018 Bulls 39–33 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Warrick Gelant Try 11'
Jesse Kriel Try 15'
Roelof Smit Try 27'
Johnny Kôtze Try 54'
Lood de Jager Try 65'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 16', 27', 55', 67'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 38', 69'
Cards: RG Snyman Temporarily suspended from 34' to 44' 34' to 44' 		Report[24]
Scoreboard[25] 		Try: Curwin Bosch Try 23'
Jacques Vermeulen Try 34'
Jean-Luc du Preez Try 70'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 23', 35', 71'
Pen: Curwin Bosch Kick 40'
Robert du Preez Kick 46', 52', 80'
Cards: Curwin Bosch Temporarily suspended from 10' to 20' 10' to 20'
Lukhanyo Am Temporarily suspended from 69' to 79' 69' to 79' 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
19 May 2018 Jaguares 54–24 Bulls José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
18:40 Try: Nicolás Sánchez Try 7'
Bautista Delguy Try 40', 55'
Marcos Kremer Try 48'
Matías Orlando Try 62'
Sebastián Cancelliere Try 74'
Emiliano Boffelli Try 80'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez Kick 8', 40', 49', 56', 80'
Pen: Nicolás Sánchez Kick 14', 18', 46'
Cards: Juan Cruz Mallia Yellow card 77' 		Report[26]
Scoreboard[27] 		Try: Warrick Gelant Try 12'
Nick de Jager Try 70'
André Warner Try 78'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 13'
Manie Libbok Kick 71', 79'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 37'
 Referee: Federico Anselmi
26 May 2018 Bulls 28–38 Brumbies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Handré Pollard Try 5'
Roelof Smit Try 19'
Johnny Kôtze Try 50'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 6', 20'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 47', 54', 64'
 Report[28]
Scoreboard[29] 		Try: Kyle Godwin Try 7'
Lachlan McCaffrey Try 43'
Folau Fainga'a Try 57'
Tom Banks Try 71'
Andy Muirhead Try 76'
Con: Christian Lealiifano Kick 8', 44', 58'
Wharenui Hawera Kick 73', 78'
Pen: Christian Lealiifano Kick 17'
Cards: Folau Fainga'a Red card 62' 		Attendance: 8,189[30]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
30 June 2018 Sunwolves 42–37 Bulls National Stadium, Singapore  
19:55 Try: Hayden Parker Try 2'
Keisuke Uchida Try 19'
Gerhard van den Heever Try 46'
Willie Britz Try 52'
Michael Little Try 65'
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco Try 75'
Con: Hayden Parker Kick 4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76'
Cards: Willie Britz Temporarily suspended from 38' to 48' 38' to 48' 		Report[31]
Scoreboard[32] 		Try: Jesse Kriel Try 23', 28'
Handré Pollard Try 40'
Conraad van Vuuren Try 49'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 24', 28', 40', 50'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 42', 60', 71'
 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
7 July 2018 Bulls 43–34 Jaguares Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Johnny Kôtze Try 22'
Embrose Papier Try 35'
Jesse Kriel Try 40'
Jamba Ulengo Try 52', 65'
Marco van Staden Try 57'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 22', 36', 40', 57', 66'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 44'
 Report[33]
Scoreboard[34] 		Try: Nicolás Sánchez Try 3'
Pablo Matera Try 5', 80'
Gonzalo Bertranou Try 19', 46'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez Kick 6', 20', 47'
Pen: Emiliano Boffelli Kick 63'
 Referee: Egon Seconds
14 July 2018 Lions 38–12 Bulls Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Ruan Combrinck Try 18', 65'
Malcolm Marx Try 31'
Courtnall Skosan Try 40'
penalty try Try 63'
Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 80'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 19', 40'
Andries Coetzee Kick 80'
 Report[35]
Scoreboard[36] 		Try: Manie Libbok Try 7'
Jesse Kriel Try 12'
Con: Manie Libbok Kick 8'
Cards: Pierre Schoeman Temporarily suspended from 34' to 44' 34' to 44' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Player statistics[]

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Bulls player statistics
Player name HUR LIO RED CHI CRU STO SHA REB HIG STO SHA JAG BRU SUN JAG LIO QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Pierre Schoeman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Visagie 2 2 2 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 2 N/A N/A N/A 16 0 0 0 0 0
Frans van Wyk 3 3 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 17 18 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
RG Snyman 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 N/A N/A N/A 14 0 0 0 0 0
Lood de Jager 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N/A N/A N/A 10 3 0 0 0 15
Roelof Smit 6 6 6 6 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 20 Substituted in 6 6 6 N/A N/A N/A 12 2 0 0 0 10
Thembelani Bholi 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 19 Substituted in 7 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 7 N/A N/A N/A 14 0 0 0 0 0
Hanro Liebenberg 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
André Warner 9 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 11 3 0 0 0 15
Handré Pollard 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 10 N/A N/A N/A 15 5 40 13 0 144
Johnny Kôtze 11 11 12 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 12 12 N/A N/A N/A 15 7 0 0 0 35
Burger Odendaal 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Kriel 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 N/A N/A N/A 16 8 0 0 0 40
Travis Ismaiel 14 14 14 14 14 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 14 14 14 14 N/A N/A N/A 11 2 0 0 0 10
Divan Rossouw 15 15 23 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 23 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 11 11 15 N/A N/A N/A 14 3 0 0 0 15
Adriaan Strauss 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 13 5 0 0 0 25
Lizo Gqoboka 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
Conraad van Vuuren 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 18 Substituted in 3 3 3 3 3 N/A N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
Nick de Jager 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 8 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 7 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
Marco van Staden 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 N/A N/A N/A 16 2 0 0 0 10
Embrose Papier 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 10 1 0 0 0 5
Marnitz Boshoff 22 Substituted in 10 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 1 3 0 11
Duncan Matthews 23 Substituted in 11 23 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0
Francois Brummer 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 2 0 0 4
Warrick Gelant 23 Substituted in 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 N/A N/A N/A 15 7 0 0 0 35
Trevor Nyakane 18 Substituted in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Jenkins 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 5 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 7 7 7 4 4 4 N/A N/A N/A 12 2 0 0 0 10
Manie Libbok 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 22 Substituted in 22 10 22 Substituted in 22 22 10 N/A N/A N/A 8 1 4 0 0 13
Tim Agaba 8 N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hendré Stassen 19 Substituted in 4 19 19 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ivan van Zyl 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 N/A N/A N/A 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben van Heerden 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Adendorff 20 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nqoba Mxoli 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
JT Jackson 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matthys Basson 18 Substituted in 17 17 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jannes Kirsten 7 7 4 N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jamba Ulengo 14 14 11 N/A N/A N/A 3 2 0 0 0 10
Edgar Marutlulle 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Simphiwe Matanzima 17 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mornay Smith 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dries Swanepoel 23 Substituted in 23 23 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johan Grobbelaar 16 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan Nortjé 19 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Boeta Hamman 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
penalty try – 2 – – – 14
Total 16 59 47 16 0 441

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by Substituted in. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

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