The Vodacom Bulls secured a bonus-point 45-21 win over Cardiff Rugby to secure their place in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final.
The Vodacom Bulls started like a house on fire, with Johan Goosen converting a penalty after just three minutes of play. The Bulls dominated the rest of the first half and scored at regular intervals to lead 24-00 at the halftime break.
Cardiff's Alex Mann opened the scoring in the second half with a try in the corner, whereafter the Bulls continued with their try scoring spree. Cardiff scored two tries in the final minutes of the match to make the score a bit more respectable.
The Bulls scored six tries to win 45-21
Scorers:
Vodacom Bulls: Try: Harold Vorster, Wilco Louw, Canan Moodie, Cameron Hanekom, Sebastian de Klerk. Conversion: Johan Goosen, Keagan Johannes (6). Penalty: Johan Goosen
Cardiff Rugby: Tries: Alex Mann, Teddy Williams, Gabe Hamer-Webb. Conversion: Ben Thomas (3).
Teams:
Vodacom Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (c), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-hendrik Wessels. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirstin, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Devon Williams, 23 Stedman Gans.
Cardiff Rugby: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas (c), 11 Gabe Hamer-Webb, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Corey Domachowski. Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Taulupe Faletau, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings.
