Bulls vs Zebre: URC preview-lineups and recent form

Home team	Bulls
Away team	Zebre
Venue	Loftus Versfeld
Competition	URC
Kick off time	12:45 pm (UK)
Watch Live in the UK	Premier Sports

Bulls vs Zebre URC preview as the sides meet at Loftus Versfeld in the penultimate game of the regular season.

The Bulls started the round started the round in seventh place two points above Ulster in eighth and five points ahead of Connacht in ninth, who are just outside of the playoff zone.

Zebre sit rock bottom in the league with two wins. They could still reach the Scarlets if they were to finish the season with two bonus-point wins.
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Bulls vs Zebre confirmed lineups and team news

Bulls		Zebre
Forwards
Wessels	1		Buonfiglio
Van Staden	2		Ribaldi
Louw	3		Nocera
Vermaak	4		Carrera
Van Heerden	5		Krumov
Coetzee	6		Ortombina
Rudolph	7		Odiase
Hanekom	8		Licata
Backs
De Wet	9		Dominguez
Le Roux	10		Roger
Peterson	11		Gesi
Vorster	12		Lucchin
Moodie	13		Zanon
Jooste	14		Trulla
Arendse	15		Belloni
Replacements
Grobbelaar	16		Quattrini
Steenekamp	17		Franceschetto
Klopper	18		Neculai
Wiese	19		Canali
Gumede	20		Stavile
Papier	21		Locatelli
Pollard	22		Fusco
Gans	23		Prinsloo

Recent Form:

Bulls (Home team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Won	25th April 2026	URC	Scarlets	21-23
Won	17th April 2026	URC	Dragons	7-47
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

The Bulls return to South Africa after a successful trip to Wales, winning two games in a row against the Dragons and Scarlets. They have won seven of their last eight URC games, winning four in a row. Their only loss in the last five came against Glasgow. In the last round, they picked up a narrow win over the Scarlets. The game was close, the Bulls leading 14-10 at halftime. The Scarlets took a 21-20 lead with just over five minutes to go. Handre Pollard kicked the winning penalty to score 18 of the 23 points for himself.

Zebre (Away team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	24th April 2026	URC	Dragons	18-19
Loss	17th April 2026	URC	Edinburgh	31-30
Loss	11th April 2026	Challenge Cup	Dragons	32-35
Won	5th April 2026	Challenge Cup	Pau	31-15
Loss	28th March 2026	URC	Ulster	12-28

Zebre have lost 14 URC games in a row with most of their success coming in the Challenge Cup this year, losing out in the quarter final to the Dragons. They lost to the Dragons again, but this time by one point. In the last three games they have lost each game but three points or less and the last two by one point. Zebre were leading as the clock went into the red but a last play try by David Richards saw them lose.