Overview
- The Bulls overpowered Cardiff 40-7 at Loftus, securing a bonus point with five first‑half tries after an early Harri Millard strike and Alun Lawrence’s yellow card.
- Marcell Coetzee hailed the response to last week’s loss as Embrose Papier and Kurt‑Lee Arendse shone, while coach Johan Ackermann stressed the need to keep winning.
- Connacht beat Ulster 26-19 in Belfast, with Finn Treacy’s second‑half brace sealing a bonus point and handing Ulster their first home defeat of the season to lift Connacht into the play-off places.
- The Lions crushed Edinburgh 54-17 at Ellis Park, surging 35-0 ahead by halftime and finishing with eight tries, including an Angelo Davids double, to climb back to seventh and collect the SA Shield.
- Key fixtures now loom large, with the Bulls hosting Munster, the Lions facing the Dragons and Cardiff visiting the Sharks as discipline and finishing continue to swing results.