MATCH REPORT: The Bulls recorded their first Champions Cup win, beating 48-7 Stade Francais in the Round Four clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Following a troubling Champions Cup campaign, the Bulls headed into the fixtures with a couple of non-negotiables for a spot in the Challenge Cup.

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They needed a bonus point win, a winning margin of 22 points,  to prevent Stade Francais from bagging a bonus point; and end the losing streak.

And they did all of those in front of more than 10 000 spectators.

The Bulls side, stacked with the Springboks, scored six tries and was awarded a penalty try.

Stade Francais could only score one try.

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Man of the match: There were a lot of standouts in the Bulls set-up. Devon Williams and Sergeal Peterson were a handful outwide, while Embrose Papier dictated proceedings from the nine. Elrigh Louw was a workhorse, however, our nod goes to Cameron Hanekom. The No.8 made the most carries and tackles, he also scored a try.

The scorers:

For Bulls:
Tries: Penalty try, Williams, Papier, Vermaak, Louw, Chamberlain, Hanekom
Cons: Goosen 2, Chamberlain 2
Pen: Chamberlain

For Stade Francais
Try: Macalou,
Con: Carbonel

Yellow card: Louis Carbonel (Stade Francais, 5 – clear and deliberate knock-on)

Teams

Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw (captain), 6 Marcelle Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (captain), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Canan Moodie

Stade Francais: 15 Joe Jonas, 14 Raffaele Storti, 13 Leo Monin, 12 Julien Delbouis, 11 Charles Laloi, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Thibaut Motassi, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Sekou Macalou (captain), 6 Pierre Huguet, 5 Baptiste Pesenti, 4 Juan-Martin Scelzo, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Alvaro Garcia Albo, 1 Isaac Koffi
Replacements: 16 Luka Petriashvili, 17 Hugo N’Diaye, 18 Braxton Asi, 19 Ollie McCrea, 20 Andy Timo, 21 Mamoudou Meite, 22 Louis Foursans-Bourdette, 23 Mathis Ibo

Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Hamish Grant
TMO: Stuart Terheege