Bulls vs Munster URC playoff preview- Confirmed lineups

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Home teamBulls
Away teamMunster
VenueLoftus Versfeld
CompetitionURC Playoffs
Kick off time12 pm (UK)
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Bulls vs Munster meet at Loftus Versfeld in the URC quarterfinal. 

The teams finished the season just separated by four points, with the Bulls in fourth earning them a home playoff draw and Munster finishing in fifth.

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Bulls vs Munster confirmed lineups

BullsMunster
Forwards
Steenekamp1Loughman
Grobbelaar2Scannell
Louw3Alaalatoa
Vermaak4Ahern
Nortje5O’Connell
Coetzee6O’Donoghue
Louw7Hodnett
Hanekom8Gleeson
Backs
Papier9Casey
Pollard10Hanrahan
Jacobs11Daly
Vorster12O’Brien
Moodie13Nankivell
Arendse14Smith 
Le Roux15Haley
Replacements
Van Staden16Barron
Wessels17J Wycherley
Klopper18Bartley
Wiese19F Wycherley
Rudolph20Coombes
de Wet21O’Donovan
Gans22Kelly
Petersen23Kendellen

Recent Form:

Bulls (Home team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won16th May 2026URCBenetton45-19
Won9th May 2026URCZebre54-19
Won25th April 2026URCScarlets21-23
Won17th April 2026URCDragons7-47
Loss4th April 2026Champions CupGlasgow Warriors25-21

The Bulls won nine of their last 10 URC games, with their only loss coming to the Stormers. They have also won their last four home matches, scoring 34 or more points in each of these home wins. In the last round they scored seven tries on their way to a comfortable 26 point win over Benetton. 

Munster (Away team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won 16th May 2025URCLions24-17
Loss9th May 2026URCConnacht26-7
Won 25th April 2026URCUlster41-14
Won 18th April 2026URCBenetton15-45
Loss4th April 2026Challenge CupExeter Chiefs31-21

Munster won three of their last four URC games to book their place in fifth. They played the Lions in the final round of the regular URC season. They had stretched out to a 24-14 lead shortly after half time and only conceded one penalty in the remainder of the game. 

Bulls vs Munster head-to-head record (last five matches):

DateCompetitionWinnerScore
28th March 2026URCBulls34-31
19th April 2025URCBulls13-16
20th April 2024URCMunster 22-27
15th October 2022URCMunster31-17
12th March 2022URCBulls29-24

Four of the five meetings between these teams have come by a winning margin of five points or less, while the biggest margin of victory was by 14 points.

Jonny is a former rugby player in Ireland's club system and is an Ulster and Ireland fan. He has spent a number of years writing about football and this was what brought him to the Dave Sport Group. As an expert in Irish Rugby, his expertise also stretches to Super Rugby having lived in New Zealand previously.

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