The Lions welcome local rivals the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday, but it is the visitors who feel most at home at Ellis Park. The Pretoria-based side has won all four Vodacom URC matches between the teams at Joburg’s rugby cathedral. To make matters worse for Lions fans, they haven’t even been close – the narrowest margin coming last season when the Bulls won 35-22.
The visitors have outscored the home side by 125 points to 57 over the four matches. The Bulls have seemingly turned a corner this season following a horror run of defeats and will arrive at Ellis Park with momentum and renewed belief. The Lions, on the other hand, have had to digest back-to-back draws against Perpignan and Ospreys in the EPCR Champions Cup and URC respectively and will be desperate to get one over the line.
The Lions sit seventh on the URC log, while the Bulls have jumped from 11th to ninth on the standings after an impressive win over Edinburgh on Friday nightand sit just four points behind Ivan van Rooyen’s team. and sit just four points behind Ivan van Rooyen’s team. The Bulls will also have banked the bitter memory of the last time these sides met in the URC when the Lions triumphed 43-33 at Loftus. Lions vs Bulls in URC at Ellis Park2021-22: Lions 10Bulls342022-23: Lions 15Bulls312023-24: Lions 10Bulls252024-25: Lions 22Bulls35 Relive the two most recent clashes between the teams at Ellis Park: LIONS 22 BULLS 35January 25, 2025Round 10, 2024-25 season
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