FT: Bulls 40-34 Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow's Matt Fagerson & Bulls' Akker van der Merwe exchange converted tries, Cameron Hanekom gets hosts' second, Earling Louw the third
Canan Moodie secures bonus point in second half, Kyle Steyn, Sebastian Cancelliere & Duncan Weir get tries back for Glasgow
Hosts have 11 wins from 16 games in the competition
Leaders Glasgow remain on 12 victories
Erligh Louw
Glasgow are looking to pull things together here with a line-out deep inside the Bulls' half but it is stolen and they are pushed back up to half way.
Bulls give a penalty away and George Horne taps and goes on his own very quickly trying to startle bulls but it's stolen.
Erligh Louw sails under the posts and Chris Smith gets the extras.
14 point lead for the hosts.
Chris Smith
Glasgow are pinged for one too many infringements and Chris Smith calls for the tee as it is within kicking range.
He splits the uprights and there's a score in it once more.
Bulls 14-10 Glasgow
Before the first half is even over, Franco Smith is making changes as he replaces his whole front row. Jamie Bhatti, Grant Stewart and Murphy Walker make way for Zander Fagerson, Johnny Matthews and Nathan McBeth.
George Horne
Glasgow are looking more organised off the back of the restart as they are back up to 15 men.
Bulls give a very kickable penalty away for being off their feet. George Horne calls for the tee and from a comfortable range he splits the uprights.
Cameron Hanekom
Glasgow give away yet another penalty and still with the man advantage Bulls take advantage and work it through the hands.
Cameron Hanekom gets the glory and Chris Smith adds the extras.
Bulls 7-7 Glasgow
Great defensive effort from Glasgow there as they manage to hold the ball up over the line.
Tom Jordan thumps the ball up to halfway and it's gathered by Bulls.
Bulls 7-7 Glasgow
Glasgow try to strike back but the ball is turned over due to Murphy Walker not releasing.
Line-out to the hosts on the Glasgow five metre mark, their maul gets moving and Glasgow are scrambling to stop it and get pinged for coming in at the side in the process. We will have a reset here.
Akker Van der Merwe
Yes they can! A well worked response off the back of a line-out sees Bulls level the playing field as Akker van der Merwe dives over in the corner.
Chris Smith adds the extras from the tee.
Bulls 0-7 Glasgow
Glasgow lose their skipper Kyle Steyn for 10 minutes as he is binned for lifting over the horizontal.
It's 15 v 14 in Pretoria, will Bulls take advantage?
Bulls 0-7 Glasgow
Bulls recover well but Tom Jordan, Kyle Steyn and Matt Fagerson are on watch and bundle the attack into touch.
It's end to end stuff at the Loftus Versfeld!
Bulls 0-7 Glasgow
Bulls are quick off the restart but they give away a penalty inside the Glasgow 22.
George Horne feeds the scrum and Jack Dempsey gathers at the back and looks to go quickly.
Matt Fagerson
Straight from the line-out Matt Fagerson demolishes the Bulls' defence!
Line-out just shy of the five metre line and Fagerson gathers from the front and Bulls' cannot get organised to keep the flanker out.
George Horne adds the extras from the tee.
Bulls 0-0 Glasgow
It's a scrappy start in Pretoria with neither side willing to give an inch away despite the handling errors.
That glorious sunshine is causing problems for the two teams.
Glasgow are looking to pull something together here as they are flying up into the Bulls' half.
Bulls 0-0 Glasgow
Bulls get the game under way in Pretoria
Bulls v Glasgow (13:00)
Murphy Walker, fresh from signing a new contract, makes his first appearance in almost 18 months amid 11 Glasgow Warriors changes for part one of their double-header in South Africa this afternoon.
Prop Walker, who has been plagued by injuries since his last outing in December 2022, joins Jamie Bhatti and Grant Stewart in a new-look front row as head coach Franco Smith revamps the side that defeated Zebre two weeks ago.
Also coming in for the game against Bulls in Pretoria are Sebastian Cancelliere, who is favoured over Kyle Rowe in the back three, with George Horne and Tom Jordan combining at half-back.
Scott Cummings and Gregor Brown are the preferred second-row pairing, with Matt Fagerson, fit-again Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey making up the back row.
Having recovered from injury, Johnny Matthews takes a place on the bench.
Bulls v Glasgow (13:00)
Bulls' director of rugby Jake White has made three changes to his side as they welcome Glasgow.
Akker van der Merwe and Johan Grobbelaar have swapped places with the former slotting into the front row at hooker flanked by Gerhard Steenekamp and Wilco Louw.
Ruan Nortje comes into the second row to pair up with name-sake, Ruan Vermaak at lock which sees Reinhardt Ludwig move to the bench, alongside Nizaam Carr who makes way for Marco van Staden at blind-side flank. Elrigh Louw starts at openside once more as does Cameron Hanekom at eight.
At the back of the scrum are the halfback duo Embrose Papier and Chris Smith. The two will link the forwards with a retained backline. Kurt-Lee Arendse will run at left wing with Canan Moodie on the right side of the park whilst Harold Vorster and David Kriel are at centre and Willie Le Roux at fullback.
Bulls v Glasgow (13:00)
Bulls: Le Roux, Moodie, Kreil, Vorster, Arendse, Smith, Papier; Steenekamp, Van der Merwe, W. Louw, Vermaak, Nortje (C), van Staden, E. Louw, Hanekom
Replacements: Grobbelaar, Matanzima, Klopper, Ludwig, Carr, Burger, Van der Walt, Williams.
Glasgow: McKay, Steyn (C), McDowall, Tuipulotu, Cancelliere, Jordan, Horne; Bhatti, Stewart, Walker, Brown, Cummings, M. Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey
Replacements: Matthews, McBeth, Z. Fagerson, Williamson, Ferrie, Venter, Dobie, Weir.
Bulls v Glasgow (13:00)
Hello and welcome back to our coverage of round 16 of the United Rugby Championship.
This afternoon Glasgow Warriors take on Bulls in sunny South Africa.
Let's get cracking and have a look at how the teams line up.
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