Lions
17 - 52
Full Time
Bulls

Bulls vs Lions

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Match Information

Lions v Bulls Lions v Bulls
United Rugby Championship - Round 11 United Rugby Championship - Round 11
Sat 31st January 2026, 02:30pm SAST Sat 31st January 2026, 02:30pm SAST
10bet Ellis Park 10bet Ellis Park
Morne Ferreira Morne Ferreira

Head to Head

Lions
Wins
2
Bulls
Wins
3

Average Points scored

28
36
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
60%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Glasgow
29-20
Lions
Edinburgh
31-10
Lions
Stade Rochelais
31-14
Lions
Bulls
57-15
Lions
Lions
35-19
Ospreys
Bulls
54-26
Scarlets
Bulls
34-26
Ulster
Bulls
56-20
Stade Francais
Bulls
57-15
Lions
Munster
26-22
Bulls
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Match Information

Lions v Bulls Lions v Bulls
United Rugby Championship - Round 11 United Rugby Championship - Round 11
Sat 31st January 2026, 02:30pm SAST Sat 31st January 2026, 02:30pm SAST
10bet Ellis Park 10bet Ellis Park
Morne Ferreira Morne Ferreira

Points Flow Chart

Lions Bulls
Lions Bulls
0
Mins in lead
73
0%
% Of Game In Lead
90%
56%
Possession Last 10 min
44%
7
Points Last 10 min
19

Key Events

Full Time
Smith
17-52 81'
Mills
15-52 80'
Johannes
78' 10-52
Johannes
77' 10-50
Gumede
10-45 74'
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22m Entries

Lions Bulls
Avg. Points Scored
1.6
22m Entries
9
Avg. Points Scored
4.3
22m Entries
12

Attack Profile

Lions
Bulls
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Defence Profile

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Bulls
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Last 5 Penalties

Lions 54'
Bulls 59'
Bulls 72'
Lions 76'
Bulls 79'
15
Points
Handre Pollard
Bulls Handre Pollard
2
Tries
Harold Vorster
Bulls Harold Vorster
16
Carries
Jeandre Rudolph
Bulls Jeandre Rudolph
19
Tackles Completed
Jarod Cairns
Lions Jarod Cairns
3
Line Breaks
Embrose Papier
Bulls Embrose Papier
2
Turnovers Won
Stedman Gans
Bulls Stedman Gans
6
Defenders Beaten
Harold Vorster
Bulls Harold Vorster
81
Successful Passes
Embrose Papier
Bulls Embrose Papier

Live Updates

That's full time
68'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Chris Smith has scored the conversion
80'
Try
Bronson Mills has scored a try
80'
Conversion
Keagan Johannes's conversion attempt is successful
78'
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Lions vs Bulls Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Lions face off against Bulls in United Rugby Championship Round 11 on Sat 31st January 2026 at 10bet Ellis Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:30. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST, 01:30 NZST in New Zealand, 23:30 AEST in Australia and 04:30 EST in the US.

Bulls won the last encounter but Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Lions vs Bulls Squads

The official squads for Lions vs Bulls will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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