Bulls come back to beat Edinburgh in URC play-offs

Bulls v. Edinburgh URC play-off quarter-final

Bulls (18) 42

Cons: Johannes 3 Pens: Johannes 2

Edinburgh (21) 33

In response, Bulls defeated Edinburgh and won the United Rugby Championship play-off against Munster or Sharks.

Wes Goosen and Ross Thompson both crossed the line early on as the visitors in Pretoria built up a commanding 16-point lead over Cameron Hanekom’s try for Bulls.

As half-time approached, David Kriel and Harold Vorster’s goals reduced the hosts’ deficit.

Early in the second period, Canan Moodie’s burst through gave the home team a first lead, and Keagan Johannes made use of another gap to score the visitors’ fifth try.

And Edinburgh suffered a second semi-final defeat in four weeks after being defeated by Bath, who would go on to win the Challenge Cup.

Later (20:30 BST), Sharks and Munster cross paths in Durban. In the semi-finale, Bulls will play at home.

Van der Merwe, Matanzima, M. Smith, Kirsten, Van Staden, Z Burger, Gans, and Williams are the replacements.

Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, M. Currie, Lang, Paterson, Thompson, Price, Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Skinner, Ritchie, Watson, Watson, Bradbury.