By Phil Evans

Bulls ................22
Edinburgh ....... 16
Jaco van der Walt put in a pivotal performance against his former side as the Bulls opened their season with a dogged victory.
Openside Jannes Kirsten and wing Canan Moodie both scored as last season’s runners-up won an attritional game in sweltering conditions at Loftus Versfeld.
First Half
Edinburgh started brightly, frustrating the South Africans both at set-pieces and in the loose, and when tighthead Francois Klopper gave away Bulls sixth penalty on the 14th minute, new signing Ross Thompson rifled home from 45m.
Bulls hit back...