Championship Standings

Shared SofaScore total URC 2026/27 standings after 2 games per side: Bulls 7th on 6, Lions 3rd on 9. The table repeats the form results, so its dimension stays zero.

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PD	Pts
United Rugby Championship 26/27
1	Sharks	2	2	0	+23	10
2	Cardiff Rugby	2	2	0	+19	9
3	Lions	2	2	0	+17	9
4	Edinburgh	2	2	0	+9	9
5	Glasgow Warriors	2	1	0	+6	8
6	Dragons	2	1	0	+12	7
7	Bulls	2	1	1	+30	6
8	Stormers	2	1	1	+10	6
9	Munster	2	1	1	-2	6
10	Connacht	2	1	1	-11	5
11	Ulster	2	0	1	-5	5
12	Benetton	2	0	1	-3	3
13	Leinster	2	0	2	-7	3
14	Scarlets	2	0	2	-18	2
15	Ospreys	2	0	2	-33	1
16	Zebre Parma	2	0	2	-47	1

Head-to-head: verified recent sample

Bulls (5)

(1) Lions

5W

1W

Bulls have won five of six, including 52–17 at Ellis Park in January. Lions won 43–33 at Loftus last November, a direct warning against calling this ground impregnable. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.

Recent Results

Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean: Bulls 34.3 – Lions 23.2; fixed team orientation regardless of venue.

Extended Form

Key Matchups

Bulls need their selected front row to produce clean possession for Bosch without forcing the game. The final quarter is the key depth comparison: Pollard, Wiese and Louw against Chamberlain, du Preez and the Lions’ extra forwards. Starting-unit edges are qualified selection judgments; they are not retrieved scrum, lineout or player-performance measurements. Pollard, Wiese and Louw give Bulls substantial late-game control and carrying options. Lions have du Preez and Chamberlain in a six-forward bench; the Bulls’ depth lean is about those later roles rather than counting Springboks.