| Home team | Bulls |
| Away team | Munster |
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld |
| Competition | URC Playoffs |
| Kick off time | 12 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Bulls vs Munster meet at Loftus Versfeld in the URC quarterfinal.
The teams finished the season just separated by four points, with the Bulls in fourth earning them a home playoff draw and Munster finishing in fifth.
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Bulls vs Munster confirmed lineups
| Bulls | Munster | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Steenekamp | 1 | Loughman | |||
| Grobbelaar | 2 | Scannell | |||
| Louw | 3 | Alaalatoa | |||
| Vermaak | 4 | Ahern | |||
| Nortje | 5 | O’Connell | |||
| Coetzee | 6 | O’Donoghue | |||
| Louw | 7 | Hodnett | |||
| Hanekom | 8 | Gleeson | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Papier | 9 | Casey | |||
| Pollard | 10 | Hanrahan | |||
| Jacobs | 11 | Daly | |||
| Vorster | 12 | O’Brien | |||
| Moodie | 13 | Nankivell | |||
| Arendse | 14 | Smith | |||
| Le Roux | 15 | Haley | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Van Staden | 16 | Barron | |||
| Wessels | 17 | J Wycherley | |||
| Klopper | 18 | Bartley | |||
| Wiese | 19 | F Wycherley | |||
| Rudolph | 20 | Coombes | |||
| de Wet | 21 | O’Donovan | |||
| Gans | 22 | Kelly | |||
| Petersen | 23 | Kendellen | |||
Recent Form:
Bulls (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | URC | Benetton | 45-19 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | URC | Zebre | 54-19 |
| 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 |
The Bulls won nine of their last 10 URC games, with their only loss coming to the Stormers. They have also won their last four home matches, scoring 34 or more points in each of these home wins. In the last round they scored seven tries on their way to a comfortable 26 point win over Benetton.
Munster (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 16th May 2025 | URC | Lions | 24-17 |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | URC | Connacht | 26-7 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | URC | Ulster | 41-14 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | URC | Benetton | 15-45 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 31-21 |
Munster won three of their last four URC games to book their place in fifth. They played the Lions in the final round of the regular URC season. They had stretched out to a 24-14 lead shortly after half time and only conceded one penalty in the remainder of the game.
Bulls vs Munster head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 28th March 2026 | URC | Bulls | 34-31 |
| 19th April 2025 | URC | Bulls | 13-16 |
| 20th April 2024 | URC | Munster | 22-27 |
| 15th October 2022 | URC | Munster | 31-17 |
| 12th March 2022 | URC | Bulls | 29-24 |
Four of the five meetings between these teams have come by a winning margin of five points or less, while the biggest margin of victory was by 14 points.
