Dragons vs Bulls URC preview: Confirmed lineups and recent form

Home team	Dragons
Away team	Bulls
Venue	Rodney Parade
Competition	United Rugby Championship
Kick off time	7:45 pm (UK)
Watch Live in the UK	Premier Sports

Dragons vs Bulls URC preview as the sides meet at Rodney Parade.

The Dragons currently sit 15th in the league level on points with Scarlets on 21. A win could see them catch Edinburgh on 23 points.

The Bulls currently sit on the threshold of the playoffs in eighth place. A win could be crucial in them booking a place in the top eight. They are just three points behind fifth. A loss could see them drop out of the top eight behind Conancht.

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Dragons vs Bulls confirmed lineups and team news

Dragons		Bulls
Forwards
Jones	1		Steenekamp
Dee	2		Grobbelar
Coleman	3		Klopper
Douglas	4		Wiese
Davies	5		Nortje
Woodman	6		Coetzee
Beddall	7		Louw
Keddie	8		Hanekom
Backs
Armstrong	9		Paier
de Beer	10		Pollard
Dyer	11		Moodie
Paea	12		Vorster
Inisi	13		Gans
Rosser	14		Kriel
Evans	15		Williams
Replacements
Burrows	16		van Staden
Jones	17		Wessels
Lewis	18		Smith
Screech	19		Vermaak
Young	20		Gumede
Lloyd	21		de Wet
Ackerman	22		Le Roux
Anderson	23		Petersen

Recent Form:

Dragons (Home team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Won	11th April 2026	Challenge Cup	Zebre	32-35
Won	5th April 2026	Challenge Cup	Stade Francais	31-36
Loss	28th March 2026	URC	Lions	42-26
Loss	22nd March 2026	URC	Stormers	29-21
Draw	28th February 2026	URC	Benetton	15-15

The Dragons won two games in a row for the first time since December. Both of these wins came in the Challenge Cup, where they have set up a semi-final against Bordeaux. They haven’t won in the URC since New Year’s Day against the Scarlets. They defeated Zebre in the Challenge Cup quarter-final. The scores were level at half-time, and the Dragons put themselves 35-20 ahead with just three minutes to go with two tries and two penalties. In the final minutes, they conceded two tries to bring the Italians back within three, but they were able to hold on.

Bulls (Away team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	4th April 2026	Champions Cup	Glasgow Warriors	25-21
Won	28th March 2026	URC	Munster	34-31
Won	20th March 2026	URC	Cardiff	40-7
Loss	14th March 2026	URC	Stormers	19-32
Won	28th February 2026	URC	Sharks	41-12

The Bulls had been in great form before the European break. They have won five of their last six URC matches, including both of their away matches in that run. In the Champions Cup round of 16 against Glasgow, they lost 25-21. The Bulls led going into halftime, but conceded two tries in the second half while the South Africans only scored one.

Dragons vs Bulls head-to-head record (last four matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
17th May 2025	URC	Bulls	55-15
23rd March 2024	URC	Bulls	10-31
6th January 2023	URC	Bulls	14-29
26th March 2022	URC	Bulls	55-20

The Bulls have won all four meetings between these teams, scoring 29 or more points in each of these games. They scored 55 points in their two home games and averaged 30 points in their two games in Wales.