The Bulls are in second place on the United Rugby Championship log after thrashing the plucky Scarlets from Wales 54-26 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Hats off to the team from Llanelli, who built on their performance from last week against the Stormers. They managed to keep pace in the hot summer weather of Pretoria until about three-quarters of the way through the match.

But in the final 20 minutes, the Bulls steamrolled their opponents.

It was performance reminiscent of the good old Northern Transvaal days. The opponents gave their all, but the Bulls’ ‘slow poison’ took effect in the final quarter of the match, allowing them to rack up the points.

Half of the hosts’ tries came in the final 22 minutes as they opened a big gap on the scoreboard for a comfortable win.

However, they did not have things entirely their own way. After the Bulls gained a 19-0 lead, the Welsh side fought back to briefly level the scores at 26-26 when Joe Roberts got their fourth try during a profitable passage of play in the second stanza, just before the hour-mark.

With their scrum setting the tone, the Vodacom Bulls grew in confidence in the final quarter, committed fewer errors and found another gear to pull clear for a solid win.

Marcell Coetzee led the hosts’ forward charge superbly and went over twice, just like Dylan Maart, while Jeandre Rudolph was equally industrious with his strong carries and was also rewarded with a try.

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