2019 Bulls (rugby union) season

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Bulls
2019 season
Head coachPote Human
CaptainLood de Jager
StadiumLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall5th
South African Conference2nd
RecordWon 8, Drew 2, Lost 6
Top try scorerAll: Cornal Hendricks and
Rosko Specman (5)
Top points scorerAll: Handré Pollard (194)

In 2019, the Bulls participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th 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 eight, drew two and lost six of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish second in the South African Conference, and in 5th place overall to qualify for the finals as a wildcard team. They lost in their quarterfinal match to the Hurricanes.

Personnel[]

Coaches and management[]

The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2019 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2019 Bulls coaches and management
Name Title
Alan Zondagh Director of Rugby
Pote Human Head coach
Chris Rossouw Backline and attack coach
Daan Human Scrum and maul specialist coach
Anton Leonard Lineout specialist
Hayden Groepes Skills coach (incl. kicking and kicking strategy)
Pine Pienaar Defence coach
John-William Meyer Technical analyst

Squad[]

The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season:[2][3]

2019 Bulls squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Bulls
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Tim Agaba Loose forward (1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 29) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Matthys Basson Prop (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 23) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Thembelani Bholi Loose forward (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 29) 30 5 14 0
South Africa Marnitz Boshoff Fly-half (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 30) 32 246 3 11
South Africa Schalk Brits Hooker (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 37) 63 20 0 0
South Africa Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 26) 60 25 20 20
South Africa Nick de Jager Loose forward (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 29) 29 20 29 20
South Africa Carel du Preez Loose forward (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Corniel Els Hooker (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Stedman Gans Centre (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Warrick Gelant Outside back (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 23) 34 60 34 60
South Africa Lizo Gqoboka Prop (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 28) 37 10 37 10
South Africa Johan Grobbelaar Hooker (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 21) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Cornal Hendricks Wing (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 30) 27 55 0 0
South Africa Wiehahn Herbst Prop (1988-07-05)5 July 1988 (aged 30) 40 0 0 0
South Africa Travis Ismaiel Outside back (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 26) 39 50 39 50
South Africa JT Jackson Centre (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 22) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Jason Jenkins Lock (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 23) 40 35 40 35
South Africa Jannes Kirsten Loose forward (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 25) 31 10 31 10
South Africa Johnny Kôtze Centre (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 26) 34 40 15 35
South Africa Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 25) 61 75 61 75
South Africa Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 21) 8 13 8 13
South Africa Hanro Liebenberg Loose forward (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 23) 28 15 28 15
South Africa Madot Mabokela Prop (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Theo Maree Scrum-half (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Edgar Marutlulle Hooker (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 31) 33 20 8 0
South Africa Simphiwe Matanzima Prop (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Duncan Matthews Outside back (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 24) 8 15 8 15
South Africa Nqoba Mxoli Prop (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 26) 5 0 5 0
South Africa Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 29) 91 15 49 0
South Africa Burger Odendaal Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 25) 43 15 43 15
South Africa Embrose Papier Scrum-half (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21) 10 5 10 5
South Africa Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 24) 46 437 46 437
Namibia Divan Rossouw Outside back (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 22) 14 15 14 15
South Africa Dylan Sage Centre (1992-01-24)24 January 1992 (aged 27) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Paul Schoeman Loose forward (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 26) 24 35 0 0
South Africa Roelof Smit Loose forward (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 26) 25 15 25 15
South Africa Chris Smith Fly-half (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 24) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Eli Snyman Lock (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
South Africa RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 24) 39 10 39 10
South Africa Rosko Specman Wing (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 29) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Hendré Stassen Loose forward (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 21) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Ruan Steenkamp Loose forward (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 26) 11 0 11 0
South Africa Jade Stighling Outside back (1993-05-27)27 May 1993 (aged 25) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Muller Uys Loose forward (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Dayan van der Westhuizen Prop (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 24) 10 0 0 0
South Africa Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 23) 16 10 16 10
South Africa Conraad van Vuuren Prop (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 23) 17 5 17 5
South Africa Ivan van Zyl Scrum-half (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 23) 17 0 17 0
South Africa Jano Venter Loose forward (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
South Africa Duane Vermeulen Loose forward (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 32) 109 40 0 0
South Africa Jaco Visagie Hooker (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 26) 36 5 36 5
South Africa André Warner Scrum-half (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 25) 13 15 13 15
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 15 February 2019, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2019 Super Rugby season are:

2019 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 11 3 2 497 257 +240 73 31 8 0 58
2 Argentina Jaguares 16 11 0 5 461 352 +109 60 38 5 2 51
3 Australia Brumbies 16 10 0 6 430 366 +64 65 49 5 3 48
4 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 12 1 3 449 362 +87 60 46 3 0 53
5 South Africa Bulls 16 8 2 6 410 369 +41 42 50 3 2 41
6 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 343 335 +8 40 39 3 4 37
7 New Zealand Chiefs 16 7 2 7 451 465 −14 63 59 2 2 36
8 New Zealand Highlanders 16 6 3 7 441 392 +49 60 53 2 4 36
9 South Africa Lions 16 8 0 8 401 478 −77 53 64 2 1 35
10 South Africa Stormers 16 7 1 8 344 366 −22 34 46 1 4 35
11 Australia Rebels 16 7 0 9 393 465 −72 56 61 3 3 34
12 Australia Waratahs 16 6 0 10 367 415 −48 46 54 0 6 30
13 New Zealand Blues 16 5 1 10 347 369 −22 45 47 2 6 30
14 Australia Reds 16 6 0 10 385 438 −53 50 59 1 3 28
15 Japan Sunwolves 16 2 0 14 294 584 −290 34 85 0 4 12
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Argentina Jaguares 16 11 0 5 461 352 +109 60 38 5 2 51
2 South Africa Bulls 16 8 2 6 410 369 +41 42 50 3 2 41
3 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 343 335 +8 40 39 3 4 37
4 South Africa Lions 16 8 0 8 401 478 −77 53 64 2 1 35
5 South Africa Stormers 16 7 1 8 344 366 −22 34 46 1 4 35
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:[4]
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 QF SF Final
Opposition STO JAG LIO SHA Bye CHI SHA JAG RED Bye STO WAR CRU REB BRU BLU HIG LIO
Cumulative Points
Position (overall)
Position (SA Conf.)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches[]

The Bulls played the following matches during the 2019 Super Rugby season:[5][6]

16 February 2019 Bulls 40–3 Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:35 Try: Rosko Specman Try 4'19'
Johnny Kôtze Try 24'
Jesse Kriel Try 45'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 5'20'25'46'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 51'55'70'77'
Scoreboard[7] Pen: SP Marais Kick 10'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
23 February 2019 Jaguares 27–12 Bulls José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
23:40 Try: Matías Orlando Try 17'
Rodrigo Bruni Try 64'
Bautista Delguy Try 72'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 18'65'73'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 48'67'
Scoreboard[8] Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 24'45'54'60'
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
2 March 2019 Lions 12���30 Bulls Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Carlü Sadie Try 47'
Dylan Smith Try 65'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 66'
Scoreboard[9] Try: Duane Vermeulen Try 29'
Warrick Gelant Try 74'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 76'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 14'27'37'43'58'62'
Referee: Paul Williams
9 March 2019 Bulls 37–14 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Jesse Kriel Try 19'
Rosko Specman Try 43'80'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 21'80'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 3'9'29'35'52'
Drop: Handré Pollard Kick 78'
Scoreboard[10] Try: Jeremy Ward Try 41'
Dan du Preez Try 55'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 42'55'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
23 March 2019 Bulls 20–56 Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Jesse Kriel Try 63'
Burger Odendaal Try 78'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 64'78'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 15'34'
Scoreboard[11] Try: Solomon Alaimalo Try 25'80'
Alex Nankivell Try 31'60'
Brodie Retallick Try 40'41'
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Try 73'
Con: Damian McKenzie Kick 26'32'40'43'61'74'
Pen: Damian McKenzie Kick 11'70'76'
Referee: AJ Jacobs
30 March 2019 Sharks 16–19 Bulls Jonsson Kings Park, Durban  
15:05 Try: Dan du Preez Try 40'
André Esterhuizen Try 71'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 5'61'
Scoreboard[12] Try: Jesse Kriel Try 52'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 52'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 2'28'67'79'
Referee: Mike Fraser
6 April 2019 Bulls 20–22 Jaguares Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Jade Stighling Try 43'
Pen: Manie Libbok Kick 7'16'24'53'60'
Scoreboard[13] Try: Pablo Matera Try 26'
Domingo Miotti Try 72'75'
Con: Santiago González Iglesias Kick 28'
Domingo Miotti Kick 74'
Pen: Santiago González Iglesias Kick 51'
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
13 April 2019 Bulls 32–17 Reds Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Lizo Gqoboka Try 4'
Marco van Staden Try 28'
Handré Pollard Try 41'
Hanro Liebenberg Try 60'
Jade Stighling Try 64'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 42'61'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 14'
Scoreboard[14] Try: Samu Kerevi Try 57'69'
Con: Bryce Hegarty Kick 59'69'
Pen: Bryce Hegarty Kick 1'
Referee: Glen Jackson
27 April 2019 Stormers 24–23 Bulls DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
15:05 Try: Sergeal Petersen Try 12'
Seabelo Senatla Try 28'
Herschel Jantjies Try 59'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Kick 14'29'
Joshua Stander Kick 60'
Pen: Joshua Stander Kick 56'
Scoreboard[15] Try: Ivan van Zyl Try 42'
Manie Libbok Try 80'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 43'80'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 22'37'40'
Referee: Glen Jackson
4 May 2019 Bulls 28–21 Waratahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05 Try: Warrick Gelant Try 9'
Duane Vermeulen Try 17'
Simphiwe Matanzima Try 70'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 10'71'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 7'25'42'
Scoreboard[16] Try: Nick Phipps Try 11'
Kurtley Beale Try 51'
Curtis Rona Try 66'
Con: Bernard Foley Kick 12'52'68'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
10 May 2019 Bulls 13–45 Crusaders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: Burger Odendaal Try 56'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 56'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 18'28'
Scoreboard[17] Try: Richie Mo'unga Try 14'21'
Mitchell Dunshea Try 30'
Sevu Reece Try 36'47'66'
Scott Barrett Try 74'
Con: Richie Mo'unga Kick 14'22'37'48'67'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
17 May 2019 Rebels 17–32 Bulls AAMI Park, Melbourne  
11:45 Try: Marika Koroibete Try 8'42'
Will Genia Try 27'
Con: Quade Cooper Kick 9'
Scoreboard[18] Try: Cornal Hendricks Try 11'
Handré Pollard Try 17'
Burger Odendaal Try 59'
Rosko Specman Try 69'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 12'18'60'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 40'74'
Referee: Federico Anselmi
24 May 2019 Brumbies 22–10 Bulls GIO Stadium, Canberra  
11:45 Try: Tevita Kuridrani Try 4'38'56'
Irae Simone Try 44'
Con: Christian Lealiifano Kick 39'
Scoreboard[19] Try: Hanro Liebenberg Try 18'
Con: Manie Libbok Kick 20'
Pen: Manie Libbok Kick 2'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
31 May 2019 Blues 22–22 Bulls Eden Park, Auckland  
9:35 Try: Ofa Tu'ungafasi Try 24'
Scott Scrafton Try 46'
Akira Ioane Try 63'
Con: Harry Plummer Kick 25'64'
Pen: Harry Plummer Kick 15'
Scoreboard[20] Try: Hanro Liebenberg Try 18'
Cornal Hendricks Try 52'
Manie Libbok Try 75'
Con: Manie Libbok Kick 54'76'
Pen: Manie Libbok Kick 8'
Referee: Mike Fraser
7 June 2019 Highlanders 24–24 Bulls Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
9:35 Try: Josh McKay Try 12'34'
Waisake Naholo Try 22'54'
Con: Josh Ioane Kick 13'35'
Scoreboard[21] Try: Divan Rossouw Try 28'
Jason Jenkins Try 37'
Jaco Visagie Try 74'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 29'38'75'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 59'
Referee: Angus Gardner
15 June 2019 Bulls 48–27 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Hanro Liebenberg Try 4'
Marco van Staden Try 11'
Lizo Gqoboka Try 15'
Burger Odendaal Try 19'
Cornal Hendricks Try 60'
Handré Pollard Try 65'
Manie Libbok Try 71'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 4'12'16'20'66'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 25'
Scoreboard[22] Try: Hacjivah Dayimani Try 1'
Cyle Brink Try 56'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 2'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 9'29'37'43'
Drop: Andries Coetzee Kick 14'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Quarter-final 22 June 2019 Hurricanes 35–28 Bulls Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
9:35 Try: TJ Perenara Try 17'
Ben Lam Try 23'
Salesi Rayasi Try 28'43'
Con: Beauden Barrett Kick 19'24'29'
Pen: Beauden Barrett Kick 11'
Jordie Barrett Kick 56'64'
Scoreboard[23] Try: Warrick Gelant Try 13'
Cornal Hendricks Try 34'58'
penalty try Try 51'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 14'35'59'
Referee: Nic Berry

Player statistics[]

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2019 is as follows:

2019 Bulls player statistics
Player name STO JAG LIO SHA CHI SHA JAG RED STO WAR CRU REB BRU BLU HIG LIO QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Lizo Gqoboka 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A 17 2 0 0 0 10
Schalk Brits 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 N/A N/A 11 0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Nyakane 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 N/A N/A 17 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Jenkins 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 N/A N/A 12 1 0 0 0 5
Lood de Jager 5 5 N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan Steenkamp 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 Substituted in 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hanro Liebenberg 7 8 7 4 4 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 N/A N/A 16 4 0 0 0 20
Duane Vermeulen 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A 14 2 0 0 0 10
Embrose Papier 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 N/A N/A 13 0 0 0 0 0
Handré Pollard 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 N/A N/A 14 3 31 38 1 194
Rosko Specman 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 N/A N/A 13 5 0 0 0 25
Burger Odendaal 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A 13 4 0 0 0 20
Jesse Kriel 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 N/A N/A 9 4 0 0 0 20
Johnny Kôtze 14 23 Substituted in 14 14 11 12 13 13 13 13 11 13 12 N/A N/A 13 1 0 0 0 5
Warrick Gelant 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 N/A N/A 12 3 0 0 0 15
Corniel Els 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 16 Substituted in N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0
Simphiwe Matanzima 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A 17 1 0 0 0 5
Dayan van der Westhuizen 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A 5 0 0 0 0 0
Eli Snyman 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 5 19 Substituted in 5 5 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 7 0 0 0 0 0
Thembelani Bholi 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0
Ivan van Zyl 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in N/A N/A 14 1 0 0 0 5
Manie Libbok 22 Substituted in 22 22 22 Substituted in 22 10 22 22 Substituted in 22 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 10 10 22 22 Substituted in 22 N/A N/A 9 3 3 7 0 42
Dylan Sage 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 12 12 23 Substituted in 13 13 23 Substituted in 13 N/A N/A 9 0 0 0 0 0
Cornal Hendricks 14 14 14 14 14 23 Substituted in 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 N/A N/A 14 5 0 0 0 25
Chris Smith 22 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jannes Kirsten 19 Substituted in 6 7 19 Substituted in 7 4 4 4 7 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 19 Substituted in N/A N/A 15 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Agaba 20 Substituted in 7 20 Substituted in 20 20 Substituted in N/A N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0
Divan Rossouw 23 Substituted in 23 15 15 15 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 15 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 15 23 Substituted in 23 N/A N/A 13 1 0 0 0 5
Paul Schoeman 19 Substituted in 8 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 6 8 N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0
Conraad van Vuuren 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jade Stighling 11 11 14 N/A N/A 3 2 0 0 0 10
Jaco Visagie 16 Substituted in 2 2 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 2 2 N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
JT Jackson 22 22 Substituted in 22 23 Substituted in N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
RG Snyman 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Marco van Staden 6 6 6 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 8 6 6 N/A N/A 10 2 0 0 0 10
Wiehahn Herbst 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Roelof Smit 20 Substituted in N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0
Johan Grobbelaar 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 N/A N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0
André Warner 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 9 N/A N/A 7 0 0 0 0 0
penalty try 1 7
Total 17 46 34 45 1 438

(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 23. 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, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also[]

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