The Bulls host Ulster in Round 4 of the United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The Bulls have won two of their opening three URC matches and return to league action following a convincing Champions Cup victory, while Ulster are still looking for their first URC win of the season.
Bulls v Ulster, Saturday 24th October, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, kick-off 13:45 SAST
Referee: Ru Campbell (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa), Sean Muller (South Africa)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Weather Forecast – Pretoria
Bulls
The Bulls began their URC campaign with a convincing 47-13 bonus-point victory away to Zebre before going down 26-22 against Munster at Thomond Park.
They returned to Loftus in Round 3 and completely outplayed the Lions, running in eight tries on their way to a dominant 57-15 victory.
The Bulls are third on the URC table with 11 points from their opening three matches.
They carried that form into the opening round of the Champions Cup, beating Stade Français 56-20 at Loftus.
Ulster
Ulster are still searching for their first URC victory of the season, although they have collected eight points from their opening three matches.
They began with a narrow 35-32 home defeat against Edinburgh before playing out consecutive draws. Ulster drew 33-33 away to Glasgow Warriors and then fought back from 26-5 down at halftime to draw 26-26 with Munster.
Ulster are currently 11th on the URC table.
They opened their Challenge Cup campaign with a comfortable 40-21 bonus-point victory away to Zebre.
Recent URC head-to-head results
11 October 2025: ULSTER 28-7 Bulls – Belfast
5 October 2024: BULLS 47-21 Ulster – Pretoria
29 October 2023: ULSTER 26-19 Bulls – Belfast
25 March 2023: ULSTER 32-23 Bulls – Belfast
2 April 2022: BULLS 34-16 Ulster – Pretoria
Ulster have won three of the five URC meetings between the sides, with the home team winning all five matches. The Bulls have won both previous meetings at Loftus Versfeld by margins of 18 and 26 points.
Team news
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Ulster: Team to follow.
The Betting
Updated 20 October
Bulls -17.5 points
Ulster +17.5 points
Odds quoted were available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Betting angle
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