Overview
- The Stormers beat the Bulls 32-19 in the rescheduled Round 8 derby, securing four tries for a bonus point at Loftus Versfeld.
- John Dobson’s side overpowered the Bulls at scrum and maul after halftime, with a rolling-maul try by Paul de Villiers and a penalty try underpinning control.
- Damian Willemse scored the visitors’ opener and Hacjivah Dayimani sealed the bonus point, while late scores from Canan Moodie and Kurt-Lee Arendse proved insufficient for the hosts.
- Discipline proved costly for the Bulls with yellow cards to Cobus Wiese and Marco van Staden as they briefly went down to 13 men; the Stormers also had two first-half yellows.
- A late change saw Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier withdrawn with Paul de Wet starting at No. 9, as the result lifted the Stormers back up to second and tightened the URC playoff race.