The Bulls beat Ulster 34-26 in Pretoria, extending their unbeaten home run against Irish opposition and leaving the visitors still searching for a first URC win.
South Africa's Bulls protected their patch in Pretoria, beating Ulster 34-26 to extend their unbeaten United Rugby Championship home run against Irish opposition. The Highveld has long been a tough place for northern hemisphere sides to visit, and this was another reminder.
For Ulster, the trip south brings more frustration. Four games into the campaign they are still without a win, and the 34-26 scoreline shows they stayed in the contest. Even so, they could not turn that into the result they came for.
The Bulls, meanwhile, showed the home authority that has made them one of the toughest sides in the competition to beat on South African soil. Winning at altitude against a club chasing its first victory is the kind of result that keeps momentum building.
Ulster now have to regroup quickly. Their start has put early pressure on the squad, and they will want to find a way to convert competitive performances into points before the gap to the league's front-runners grows.
