Bulls held off a spirited Lions side to claim bragging rights at Ellis Park, winning 37-22.
The Bulls opened the scoring with a Boeta Chamberlain penalty before David Kriel scored their first try.
Sam Francis slotted a penalty in reply and the Lions struck again as Henco van Wyk touched down.
The Bulls struck a significant blow just before the hour mark when big lock Cobus Wiese stretched over but the Lions weren’t done yet, hitting back with their second via Etienne Oosthuizen.
However, late tries from Marcell Coetzee and Akker van der Merwe sealed the Bulls victory.
Teams
LIONS: Horn, Kriel, van Wyk (Rass 56), Jonker, van der Merwe, Francis (Lombard 70), van den Berg (Steyn 70); J Schoeman (Kotze 55), Botha (Visagie 55), Ntlabakanye (R Schoeman 55), Oosthuizen, Delport, Pretorius, Venter (Steenekamp 62), Horn Not used: Roets
BULLS: Williams, de Klerk, Kriel, Vorster, Petersen (Moodie 29-38, de Klerk 50), Chamberlain (le Roux 50), Papier (Johannes 76); Steenekamp (Tshakweni 76), Grobbelaar (van der Merwe 50), W Louw (Klopper 50), Wiese, Nortje (Ludwig 4), Coetzee, E Louw (Hanekom 42), Hanekom (Carr 29)
REF: Marius vd Westhuizen (SA)
ATTENDANCE: 7,011
Star Player David Kriel – Bulls
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