Bulls (rugby)

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Bulls
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Full name Vodacom Bulls
Founded 1997
Stadion Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Places 51,762
Trainer Pote Human
Homepage www.thebulls.co.za
league Great rugby
2019 5th place
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The Bulls (dt. The cops ; formerly Northern Bulls called, in conjunction with the main sponsor as Vodacom Bulls called) are a rugby union -Mannschaft in the South African capital Pretoria . She plays in the international super rugby league and has won three championship titles so far. The home games are played in the Loftus Versfeld Stadium .

history

The Bulls took part in the first Super 12 season in 1996, at that time under the name of the Northern Transvaal region. They achieved third place, but in the semifinals against the Auckland Blues they had no chance and lost 11:48. In the next season they could not build on the success of 1996 and ended up in eighth place. The following year, South Africa adopted the franchise system that had long been common in Australia and New Zealand. The association created four teams, the Bulls being one of them.

By 2005, the team failed to advance to the semi-finals and repeat the 1996 success. Since then, however, the Bulls have always managed to get to at least the round of the last four. In the last Super 12 championship in 2005 they failed at the Waratahs . With the Central Cheetahs and the Western Force , two more teams joined in 2006, making the tournament a Super 14. The Bulls failed again this year in the semifinals.

However, in 2007 they won their first title. The season began with a loss to the Sharks , but the team steadily improved and made it to the semifinals again. Among other things, a record win against the Queensland Reds succeeded in this season , who were beaten 92: 3. The Bulls defeated the Crusaders in the semifinals and moved into the final of the tournament for the first time, where they met the Sharks. This was also the first purely South African final duel in Super 12/14 history. The final developed into an extremely close game, with the Sharks leading with six points until shortly before the end. It was only in stoppage time that Bryan Habana made the decisive attempt that Derick Hougaard was able to raise to lead the Bulls to their first championship title in club history.

In 2009, the team secured the second title by beating the Chiefs 61:17 in the final, which was also the highest victory in a final in the Super 14. The Bulls were able to repeat this success the following year when they won the Stormers struck.

player

Current squad

Throw-in against Western Force

The roster for the 2019 season:

pier

hooker

Second row striker

 

Third row striker

Half of the crowd

Interconnects

 

Inner three quarters

Outer three-quarters

Keepers

Well-known former players

Placements

Super 12

year Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points		 Diff. Bonus
points		 Table
points		 space Playoffs
1996 11 8th 0 3 329: 208 +121 6th 38 3. Semi-final loss to the Blues
1997 11 3 3 5 264: 342 −78 4th 22nd 8th.
1998 11 3 0 8th 249: 306 −57 4th 16 11.
1999 11 1 0 10 203: 447 −244 3 7th 12.
2000 11 1 2 8th 231: 395 −164 3 11 11.
2001 11 2 0 9 241: 378 −137 3 11 12.
2002 11 0 0 11 232: 500 −268 4th 4th 12.
2003 11 6th 0 5 320: 354 −34 6th 30th 6th
2004 11 5 1 5 302: 320 −18 6th 28 6th
2005 11 7th 0 4th 301: 229 +72 6th 34 3. Semi-final loss to Waratahs

Super 14

year Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points		 Diff. Bonus
points		 Table
points		 space Playoffs
2006 13 7th 1 5 355: 290 +65 7th 38 4th Semi-final loss to Crusaders
2007 13 9 0 4th 388: 223 +165 6th 42 2. Final win against Sharks
2008 13 6th 0 7th 324: 347 −23 4th 28 10.
2009 13 10 0 3 338: 271 +67 6th 46 1. Final victory over Chiefs
2010 13 10 0 3 436: 345 +91 7th 47 1. Final victory against Stormers

Great rugby

year Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points		 Diff. Bonus
points		 Table
points		 space Playoffs
2011 16 10 0 6th 416: 370 +46 6th 54 7th
2012 16 10 0 6th 436: 348 +88 11 59 5.
2013 16 12 0 4th 448: 330 +118 7th 63 2. Semi-final loss to Brumbies
2014 16 7th 1 8th 365: 335 +30 8th 38 9.
2015 16 7th 0 9 397: 388 +9 10 38 9.
2016 15th 9 1 5 399: 339 +60 4th 42 9.
2017 15th 4th 0 11 339: 459 −120 4th 20th 15th
2018 16 6th 0 10 441: 502 −61 5 29 12.
2019 16 8th 2 6th 410: 369 +41 5 41 5. Quarterfinal loss to the Hurricanes

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reuters: Rugby Bulls blitz Reds 92-3 to earn home semi-final
  2. ↑ Vodacom Bulls Team 2019. thebulls.co.za, accessed February 22, 2019 .