2018 Bulls (rugby union) season

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.

Bulls

2018 season
Head coach	John Mitchell
Captains	Nick de Jager and Burger Odendaal
Stadium	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall	12th
South African Conference	5th
Record	Won 6, Lost 10
Top try scorer	All: Jesse Kriel (8)
Top points scorer	All: Handré Pollard (144)
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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
Shaun Adendorff	Flank	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25)	3	0	3	0
Tim Agaba	Number eight	(1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 28)	0	0	0	0
Matthys Basson	Prop	(1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	Loose forward	(1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 28)	16	5	0	0
Marnitz Boshoff	Fly-half	(1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29)	29	235	0	0
Francois Brummer	Fly-half	(1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 28)	26	138	22	121
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 25)	50	10	10	5
Nick de Jager	Loose forward	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28)	18	15	18	15
Aston Fortuin	Lock	(1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Warrick Gelant	Fullback / Centre	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22)	19	25	19	25
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	26	5	26	5
Johan Grobbelaar	Hooker	(1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Boeta Hamman	Fly-half	(1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Travis Ismaiel	Wing	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25)	28	40	28	40
JT Jackson	Centre	(1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Jason Jenkins	Lock / Flank	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 22)	28	25	28	25
Jannes Kirsten	Flank / Lock	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 24)	28	10	28	10
Johnny Kôtze	Centre / Wing	(1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 25)	19	5	0	0
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24)	45	35	45	35
Manie Libbok	Fly-half	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Hanro Liebenberg	Loose forward	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 22)	18	15	18	15
Edgar Marutlulle	Hooker	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 30)	31	20	6	0
Simphiwe Matanzima	Prop	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Duncan Matthews	Wing	(1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 23)	4	15	4	15
Nqoba Mxoli	Prop	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 25)	2	0	2	0
Ruan Nortjé	Lock	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28)	81	15	39	0
Burger Odendaal	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24)	33	15	33	15
Embrose Papier	Scrum-half	(1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Handré Pollard	Fly-half / Centre	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23)	31	293	31	293
Divan Rossouw	Outside back	(1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Pierre Schoeman	Prop	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 23)	24	10	24	10
Roelof Smit	Flank	(1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 25)	13	5	13	5
Mornay Smith	Prop	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23)	25	10	25	10
Hendré Stassen	Lock	(1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Ruan Steenkamp	Loose forward	(1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 25)	11	0	11	0
Jade Stighling	Outside back	(1993-05-27)27 May 1993 (aged 24)	2	0	2	0
Adriaan Strauss	Hooker	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 32)	143	70	46	30
Dries Swanepoel	Centre	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 24)	9	10	9	10
Jamba Ulengo	Wing	(1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 28)	20	35	20	35
Ruben van Heerden	Lock	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20)	2	0	2	0
Marco van Staden	Loose forward	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
Conraad van Vuuren	Prop	(1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 22)	6	0	6	0
Frans van Wyk	Prop	(1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	0	0
Ivan van Zyl	Scrum-half	(1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22)	6	0	6	0
Jaco Visagie	Hooker	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 25)	20	5	20	5
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

Overall standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
2	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
3	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
4	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
5	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
3	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
4	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
5	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22

South African Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	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  4' Lood de Jager  33' Pierre Schoeman  72' Pen: Handré Pollard  7', 40' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 25' to 35'	Report[4] Scoreboard[5]	Try: Ricky Riccitelli  12' Wes Goosen  18' Beauden Barrett  59' Con: Ihaia West  19', 60'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	3 March 2018	Bulls	35–49	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Johnny Kôtze  35' Handré Pollard  41' Lizo Gqoboka  76' Travis Ismaiel  78' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  42' Francois Brummer  77', 79' Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  6', 23', 28' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 54' to 64' Nick de Jager 55' to 65'	Report[6] Scoreboard[7]	Try: Ruan Dreyer  14' Jacques van Rooyen  18' Marvin Orie  32' Malcolm Marx  51' penalty try  55' Sylvian Mahuza  56' Ross Cronjé  71' Con: Elton Jantjies  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  36' Aidan Toua  46' Con: James Tuttle  38', 47' Pen: James Tuttle  24' Jono Lance  76'	Report[8] Scoreboard[9]	Try: Warrick Gelant  5' André Warner  25' Con: Handré Pollard  6', 26'	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	16 March 2018	Chiefs	41–28	Bulls	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Johnny Fa'auli  9' Brodie Retallick  36', 56' Mitchell Brown  43' Solomon Alaimalo  74' Anton Lienert-Brown  80' Con: Damian McKenzie  10', 38', 45', 80' Pen: Damian McKenzie  63'	Report[10] Scoreboard[11]	Try: Warrick Gelant  3' Divan Rossouw  16', 23' Handré Pollard  38' Con: Handré Pollard  5', 16', 24', 40' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 68' to 78'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

	23 March 2018	Crusaders	33–14	Bulls	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Scott Barrett  15' Codie Taylor  28' Jack Goodhue  39', 49' George Bridge  73' Con: Mitchell Hunt  16', 29', 40', 49' Cards: Tim Perry 26' to 36'	Report[12] Scoreboard[13]	Try: Travis Ismaiel  31' Marco van Staden  69' Con: Handré Pollard  33', 69'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	31 March 2018	Bulls	33–23	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Adriaan Strauss  6', 17', 46' Johnny Kôtze  31' Jesse Kriel  70' Con: Handré Pollard  8', 32', 47', 70' Cards: Lizo Gqoboka  80'	Report[14] Scoreboard[15]	Try: Jan de Klerk  37' Damian de Allende  40' Siya Kolisi  66' Con: Damian Willemse  40' Pen: Damian Willemse  15', 24' Cards: Damian de Allende 16' to 26' Pieter-Steph du Toit 42' to 52'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	14 April 2018	Sharks	10–40	Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: André Esterhuizen  39' Con: Robert du Preez  40' Pen: Robert du Preez  3' Cards: Thomas du Toit 48' to 58'	Report[16] Scoreboard[17]	Try: Warrick Gelant  5', 8', 78' Adriaan Strauss  25' penalty try  47' Johnny Kôtze  80' Con: Handré Pollard  6', 10', 26' Manie Libbok  79'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	21 April 2018	Bulls	28–10	Rebels	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Adriaan Strauss  6' Jesse Kriel  23' Divan Rossouw  40' André Warner  72' Con: Handré Pollard  7', 24', 40', 74'	Report[18] Scoreboard[19]	Try: Michael Ruru  46' Con: Jack Debreczeni  47' Pen: Jack Debreczeni  20'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	28 April 2018	Bulls	28–29	Highlanders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: penalty try  21' Handré Pollard  30' Jason Jenkins  57' Jesse Kriel  75' Con: Handré Pollard  31', 58', 76'	Report[20] Scoreboard[21]	Try: Aaron Smith  3' Fletcher Smith  43' Con: Lima Sopoaga  5', 44' Pen: Lima Sopoaga  34', 43', 53', 63', 80' Cards: Fletcher Smith 23' to 33'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	5 May 2018	Stormers	29–17	Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Try: Damian Willemse  5' Wilco Louw  11' SP Marais  50' Ramone Samuels  62' Con: Damian Willemse  7', 51', 63' Pen: SP Marais  53' Cards: Ramone Samuels 33' to 43'	Report[22] Scoreboard[23]	Try: Lood de Jager  20' Jason Jenkins  48' Con: Handré Pollard  21', 49' Pen: Handré Pollard  34'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	12 May 2018	Bulls	39–33	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Warrick Gelant  11' Jesse Kriel  15' Roelof Smit  27' Johnny Kôtze  54' Lood de Jager  65' Con: Handré Pollard  16', 27', 55', 67' Pen: Handré Pollard  38', 69' Cards: RG Snyman 34' to 44'	Report[24] Scoreboard[25]	Try: Curwin Bosch  23' Jacques Vermeulen  34' Jean-Luc du Preez  70' Con: Robert du Preez  23', 35', 71' Pen: Curwin Bosch  40' Robert du Preez  46', 52', 80' Cards: Curwin Bosch 10' to 20' Lukhanyo Am 69' to 79'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	19 May 2018	Jaguares	54–24	Bulls	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	18:40	Try: Nicolás Sánchez  7' Bautista Delguy  40', 55' Marcos Kremer  48' Matías Orlando  62' Sebastián Cancelliere  74' Emiliano Boffelli  80' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  8', 40', 49', 56', 80' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  14', 18', 46' Cards: Juan Cruz Mallia  77'	Report[26] Scoreboard[27]	Try: Warrick Gelant  12' Nick de Jager  70' André Warner  78' Con: Handré Pollard  13' Manie Libbok  71', 79' Pen: Handré Pollard  37'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	26 May 2018	Bulls	28–38	Brumbies	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Handré Pollard  5' Roelof Smit  19' Johnny Kôtze  50' Con: Handré Pollard  6', 20' Pen: Handré Pollard  47', 54', 64'	Report[28] Scoreboard[29]	Try: Kyle Godwin  7' Lachlan McCaffrey  43' Folau Fainga'a  57' Tom Banks  71' Andy Muirhead  76' Con: Christian Lealiifano  8', 44', 58' Wharenui Hawera  73', 78' Pen: Christian Lealiifano  17' Cards: Folau Fainga'a  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  2' Keisuke Uchida  19' Gerhard van den Heever  46' Willie Britz  52' Michael Little  65' Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco  75' Con: Hayden Parker  4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76' Cards: Willie Britz 38' to 48'	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Jesse Kriel  23', 28' Handré Pollard  40' Conraad van Vuuren  49' Con: Handré Pollard  24', 28', 40', 50' Pen: Handré Pollard  42', 60', 71'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	7 July 2018	Bulls	43–34	Jaguares	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05	Try: Johnny Kôtze  22' Embrose Papier  35' Jesse Kriel  40' Jamba Ulengo  52', 65' Marco van Staden  57' Con: Handré Pollard  22', 36', 40', 57', 66' Pen: Handré Pollard  44'	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Nicolás Sánchez  3' Pablo Matera  5', 80' Gonzalo Bertranou  19', 46' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  6', 20', 47' Pen: Emiliano Boffelli  63'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	14 July 2018	Lions	38–12	Bulls	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck  18', 65' Malcolm Marx  31' Courtnall Skosan  40' penalty try  63' Aphiwe Dyantyi  80' Con: Elton Jantjies  19', 40' Andries Coetzee  80'	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Try: Manie Libbok  7' Jesse Kriel  12' Con: Manie Libbok  8' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 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	16	16	16	16	16	16	2	2	2	2	N/A	N/A	N/A		16	0	0	0	0	0
Frans van Wyk	3	3	3		18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18					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	20	6		20	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	7	20	19	19	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	21		9	21	21	21	21			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	23	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	23	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	23	11	11	15	N/A	N/A	N/A		14	3	0	0	0	15
Adriaan Strauss	16	16	16	16	16	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16				N/A	N/A	N/A		13	5	0	0	0	25
Lizo Gqoboka	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	1	1	1						N/A	N/A	N/A		11	1	0	0	0	5
Conraad van Vuuren	18	18		18					18	3	18	3	3	3	3	3	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	1	0	0	0	5
Nick de Jager	19	19	8						20	19	20	20	7	20	20	20	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	1	0	0	0	5
Marco van Staden	20	20	20	20	20	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	21	21	21	9	21			21					9	9	21	N/A	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	0	0	5
Marnitz Boshoff	22	10	22														N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	1	3	0	11
Duncan Matthews	23		11			23	23	23									N/A	N/A	N/A		4	0	0	0	0	0
Francois Brummer		22															N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	2	0	0	4
Warrick Gelant		23	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	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	1	1				N/A	N/A	N/A		10	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Jenkins			19	19	4	5	19	19	7	7	7	4	4	4			N/A	N/A	N/A		12	2	0	0	0	10
Manie Libbok				22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	10	22	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	4			19			19					N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan van Zyl					21	9	9	9	9	21	9	9	9		21	9	N/A	N/A	N/A		11	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben van Heerden						19							19		4		N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Adendorff								20									N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Nqoba Mxoli										17		17	17				N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
JT Jackson												22					N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthys Basson													18		17	17	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	16		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	18	18	N/A	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0
Dries Swanepoel														23	23	23	N/A	N/A	N/A		2	0	0	0	0	0
Johan Grobbelaar																16	N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Nortjé																19	N/A	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0	0	0
Boeta Hamman																22	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 . "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.

• Aston Fortuin, Ruan Steenkamp and Jade Stighling did not make any appearances.

See also

• Bulls
• 2018 Super Rugby season

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