Following a 54-26 victory over the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, here are the player ratings for the Bulls.

Backs

15 Willie le Roux: The Springboks star always has a brain fade in him but no one in South Africa has a better rugby IQ, as he showed here. Le Roux’s work for the third try was utterly sublime as his cross-field found Stravino Jacobs before calling the ball from Paul de Wet and taking the play right where Dylan Maart eventually scored. 8

14 Dylan Maart: Used his height advantage over the Scarlets wing to win ball back off the kick-chase and also finished his tries well in what was a fine showing from the talented wing. 7

13 Stedman Gans: Was involved plenty in what was another energetic showing from the centre but his decision-making was off at times, both with and without the ball. There were occasions when he should have passed instead of keeping it in hand and in defence, he was sin-binned for a needless trip. 6

12 Harold Vorster: Has had a decent start to the season following a good end to 2025/26 and this was another decent shift from the centre, who did his job well enough. 6

11 Stravino Jacobs: Looked a danger on that left wing but was helped by Le Roux and co. giving him the space. He made plenty of ground, however, and was a threat when he had the ball. 7

10 Curwin Bosch: Despite the team’s try-scoring ability, they just could not get control of the game for the first hour and the fly-half partly has to take responsibility for that. As ever, Le Roux was the architect for much of what the hosts did well and Bosch couldn’t quite consistently link well with him. He kicked well off the tee, however. 6

9 Paul de Wet: Some of the box-kicking, especially in the first half, was accurate and got his team on the front foot, but the Scarlets managed to disrupt him a few times at the base. However, his delay for Sebastian de Klerk’s score was magnificent and he found his rhythm later in the contest. 7

Forwards

8 Cameron Hanekom: Lasted just the first half before being taken off. Hopefully that was with the Springboks’ Nations Championship campaign in mind. Before that, there were a couple of rumbles, but it was a surprisingly mediocre performance from the number eight. 7

7 Hanro Liebenberg (c): Fantastic work rate as ever from the skipper, who was a ubiquitous presence on both sides of the ball. Led by example with a number of their Springboks not featuring. 7

6 Jeandre Rudolph: Similar to his flanker colleague, Rudolph was quite simply everywhere as he carried and tackled his heart out. Was also very prominent towards the end of the match as the Bulls took the game away from the Scarlets. 8

5 JF van Heerden: The set-piece, both scrum and lineout, went smoothly for the hosts while Van Heerden also did his bit on defence. 7

4 Ruan Vermaak: Similar to his locking partner, the fundamentals were excellent from Vermaak as helped to lay a platform for the backline. 7

3 Khutha Mchunu: Utter dominance from the front-row in the scrum with Mnchunu ripping into the Scarlets pack and the tighthead also got around the field well. 7

2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels: Did his job in the set-piece and in defence, winning one turnover. Wasn’t quite as prominent with ball in hand, though, as he joins Hanekom in the mediocre category. 6

1 Alu Tshakweni: Like Mchunu, they very much had the upper hand over the Scarlets in the scrum as the Bulls props laid the groundwork for the subs. 7

Replacements: While the Bulls starting front-row were on the front foot, the bench utterly demolished the Scarlets. Gerhard Steenekamp and Francois Klopper were fantastic in the second period and they were ably supported by De Klerk, Marcell Coetzee and Cobus Wiese as the ‘Bomb Squad’ took the game away from the visitors. It was a fantastic effort from the replacements. 9