Overview
- The Bulls beat Munster 34-31 at Loftus on Saturday in a nine-try game that stayed close to the final whistle.
- Victory boosts the Bulls’ push for a quarter-final place, while Munster took two losing-bonus points to stay in the hunt.
- Embrose Papier scored twice for the hosts, with Canan Moodie and Cheswill Jooste also crossing, as Tom Ahern’s brace led Munster’s five-try response.
- Gerhard Steenekamp made his 100th Bulls appearance as Willie le Roux and Harold Vorster returned, and Munster brought back Ireland internationals Craig Casey and Jack Crowley with Jeremy Loughman on the bench.
- The result capped a South Africa-hosted URC weekend in which the Sharks also won, keeping the standings tight in a season where bonus points are shaping the play-off race.