{"id":33544,"date":"2018-03-09T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/?p=33544"},"modified":"2018-05-12T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T22:50:54","slug":"sr18-preview-reds-v-bulls-10-3-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2018\/03\/sr18-preview-reds-v-bulls-10-3-18\/","title":{"rendered":"SR18 Preview: Reds v Bulls {10-3-18}"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow @RedefinedRugby<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

The Bulls kick off their three-week overseas tour when they go head-to-head with a rejuvenated Reds side in Brisbane on Saturday.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With matches against the Chiefs and Crusaders to come, the Bulls will be determined to get their tour off to a positive start ahead of those fixtures against the New Zealand heavyweights.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will be easier said than done though as the Reds head into this match with their tails up after they claimed a morale-boosting 18-10 victory over the Brumbies in their Australian derby in Brisbane last weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bulls, by contrast, will be keen to return to winning ways after losing their previous match, against the Lions in Pretoria.<\/span><\/p>\n

The three-time champions have shown signs of improvement \u2013 after finishing in 15th place on the overall table last year \u2013 under the guidance of former All Blacks and Lions head coach John Mitchell, with their victory over the Hurricanes particularly impressive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of the last 11 meetings between the Reds and Bulls has been won by the home team on the day, though, and this will be the first meeting in Queensland since 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

A win this weekend will be a momentous one for the Reds as it will be the first time they notch consecutive Super Rugby wins since May-June 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Victory will also be a special achievement for the Bulls as they have won just two of their last 19 games outside South Africa, with their last international win coming in Round 10, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bulls have won 16 lineouts per game with a lineout success rate of 94 percent, the best of any team in either category this campaign and will need that to continue if they are to conquer Suncorp Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team news:<\/strong>\u00a0Reds head coach Brad Thorn has made one change and three positional switches to his starting XV for this clash. All the alterations are in the backline with Samu Kerevi shifting from outside to inside centre, Chris Feauai-Sautia moving from the wing to outside centre and Filipo Daugunu earning his run-on debut on the wing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pack remains unchanged from last week\u2019s team which defeated the Brumbies 18-10 in Brisbane. The match will be Feauai-Sautia\u2019s 50th Queensland and Super Rugby cap, after making his debut back in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

Handre Pollard will return to his regular fly-half position for the Bulls in this match. The Springbok number 10 had to fill in at inside centre for last weekend’s clash against the Lions at Ellis Park following the late withdrawal of captain Burger Odendaal.<\/span><\/p>\n

New signing Johnny Kotze will play at inside centre against the Reds while there is also a return to the starting line-up for Warrick Gelant at full-back, with Divan Rossouw falling to the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous results:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2016:<\/strong>\u00a0Bulls won 41-22 in Pretoria<\/span>
\n 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Bulls won 43-22 in Pretoria<\/span>
\n 2013:<\/strong>\u00a0Reds won 23-18 in Brisbane<\/span>
\n 2012:<\/strong>\u00a0Bulls won 61-8 in Pretoria<\/span>
\n 2011:<\/strong>\u00a0Reds won 39-30 in Brisbane<\/span>
\n 2010:<\/strong>\u00a0Reds won 19-12 in Brisbane<\/span>
\n 2009:<\/strong>\u00a0Bulls won 33-20 in Pretoria<\/span>
\n 2008:<\/strong>\u00a0Reds won 40-8 in Brisbane<\/span>
\n 2007:\u00a0<\/strong>Bulls won 92-3 in Pretoria<\/span><\/p>\n

The teams:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reds:\u00a0<\/strong>15 Aidan Toua, 14 Filipo Daugunu, 13 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 12 Samu Kerevi, 11 Eto Nabuli, 10 Jono Lance, 9 James Tuttle, 8 Caleb Timu, 7 Liam Wright, 6 Adam Korczyk, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Izack Rodda, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 James Slipper (c)<\/span>
\n Replacements:<\/strong>\u00a016 Alex Mafi, 17 JP Smith, 18 Sef Fa\u2019agase, 19 Harry Hockings, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Hamish Stewart, 23 Duncan Paia\u2019aua<\/span><\/p>\n

Bulls:\u00a0<\/strong>15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Johnny Kotze, 11 Duncan Matthews, 10 Handre Pollard (c), 9 Andre Warner, 8 Nick de Jager, 7 Hanro Liebenberg, 6 Roelof Smit, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Frans van Wyk, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Pierre Schoeman<\/span>
\n Replacements:<\/strong>\u00a016 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Divan Rossouw<\/span><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, March 10<\/span>
\n Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane<\/span>
\n Kick-off:\u00a0<\/strong>18:45 local (08:45 GMT)<\/span>
\n Referee:\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)<\/span>
\n Assistant referees:\u00a0<\/strong>William Houston (Australia), Graham Cooper (Australia)<\/span>
\n Television match official:<\/strong>\u00a0Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

–
\n\"fb_follow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"rhladrr\"<\/a><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Follow @RedefinedRugby The Bulls kick off their three-week overseas tour when they go head-to-head with a rejuvenated Reds side in Brisbane on Saturday. With matches against the Chiefs and Crusaders to come, the Bulls will be determined to get their tour off to a positive start ahead of those fixtures against the New Zealand heavyweights….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"SR18 Preview:\r\nReds v Bulls {10-3-18}\r\n#REDvBUL #SUPERRUGBY\r\nhttps:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-8J2","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4836,4932,4845,4832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulls","category-latest-news","category-qld-reds","category-super-rugby"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hanro_Liebenberg_Bulls_SR_2017.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-8J2","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37048,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2019\/04\/super-rugby-preview-bulls-vs-reds-13-04-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":0},"title":"Super Rugby Preview: Bulls vs Reds (13\/04\/19)","author":"rr_admin","date":"April 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bulls have played the Reds 19 times in Super rugby since 1998 and the Bulls have won 8 matches, drawn 0 and lost 11 times. The Bulls 8 wins out of 19 matches gives them a record of winning 42% of their matches against the Reds regardless of venue.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bulls"","block_context":{"text":"Bulls","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/bulls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jesse_Kriel53.jpg?fit=660%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jesse_Kriel53.jpg?fit=660%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jesse_Kriel53.jpg?fit=660%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33592,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2018\/03\/sr18-result-reds-20-v-14-bulls-10-3-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":1},"title":"SR18 Result: Reds 20 v 14 Bulls {10-3-18}","author":"rr_admin","date":"March 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby The Reds made it back-to-back wins for the first time since 2014 as they prevailed 20-14 against the Bulls at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. After that shock defeat to the Rebels in Round One, the Reds have responded in emphatic fashion, with victories over last year\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bulls"","block_context":{"text":"Bulls","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/bulls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX66DC1UQAAPBOx.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX66DC1UQAAPBOx.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX66DC1UQAAPBOx.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX66DC1UQAAPBOx.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX66DC1UQAAPBOx.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37079,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2019\/04\/super-rugby-result-bulls-32-vs-17-reds-13-04-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":2},"title":"Super Rugby Result: Bulls 32 vs 17 Reds (13\/04\/19)","author":"rr_admin","date":"April 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Vodacom Bulls put in a dominating performance to claim an impressive 32-17 win over the Queensland Reds at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Super Rugby on Saturday evening. Coming off a heart-breaking 22-20 loss to the Jaguares last weekend, the Bulls clearly had a point to prove against the Australian\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bulls"","block_context":{"text":"Bulls","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/bulls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/57052962_2145986218769919_8909748701652582400_n.jpg?fit=960%2C504&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/57052962_2145986218769919_8909748701652582400_n.jpg?fit=960%2C504&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/57052962_2145986218769919_8909748701652582400_n.jpg?fit=960%2C504&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/57052962_2145986218769919_8909748701652582400_n.jpg?fit=960%2C504&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33625,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2018\/03\/sr18-preview-chiefs-v-bulls-16-3-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":3},"title":"SR18 Preview: Chiefs v Bulls {16-3-18}","author":"rr_admin","date":"March 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby The Chiefs will be hoping to extend their four-match unbeaten run against the Bulls when these sides meet in Hamilton on Friday. The home side have dominated this result in recent years with the Bulls' best performance being a 34-34 draw in Pretoria in 2014. In Colin Cooper,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bulls"","block_context":{"text":"Bulls","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/bulls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James_Lowe_chiefs_v_bulls_super_rugby_2017.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James_Lowe_chiefs_v_bulls_super_rugby_2017.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James_Lowe_chiefs_v_bulls_super_rugby_2017.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James_Lowe_chiefs_v_bulls_super_rugby_2017.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33836,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2018\/03\/sr18-preview-bulls-v-stormers-31-3-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":4},"title":"SR18 Preview: Bulls v Stormers {31-3-18}","author":"rr_admin","date":"March 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby There should be plenty of thrilling action when South African heavyweights the Bulls and Stormers go head-to-head in Pretoria on Saturday. Despite playing at home, the Bulls are under pressure as they have won just one of the five matches they have played so far this season and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bulls"","block_context":{"text":"Bulls","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/bulls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Siya_Kolisi_Stormers_Bulls-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Siya_Kolisi_Stormers_Bulls-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Siya_Kolisi_Stormers_Bulls-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Siya_Kolisi_Stormers_Bulls-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39271,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2020\/03\/2020-super-rugby-rd-7-full-preview\/","url_meta":{"origin":33544,"position":5},"title":"2020 Super Rugby \u2013 Rd 7 Full Preview","author":"rr_admin","date":"March 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Chiefs v Hurricanes Super Rugby Preview The Chiefs have played the Hurricanes 35 times in Super rugby since 1996 and the Chiefs have won 15 matches, lost 18 times and drawn twice. The Chiefs 15 wins out of 35 matches gives them a record of winning 43% of their matches\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blues"","block_context":{"text":"Blues","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/category\/blues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bg2.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bg2.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bg2.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bg2.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bg2.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33544"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34996,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33544\/revisions\/34996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}