The Vodacom Bulls will look to return to winning ways when they travel to Wales to face the Scarlets in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday.
Overall Vodacom URC record: Played 1, Bulls won 1.
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– The Scarlets met the Bulls for the first time last season. They were soundly defeated 57-12 in Pretoria.
– The Scarlets have won just two of their last eight home matches.
– The Bulls have lost two of their last three league fixtures, but won in Round 12.
– Despite his ban, Sione Kalamafoni remains the URC’s top carrier. He has made a league-topping 150 carries, more post-contact metres than any other player (128), and the most dominant carry contacts (40).
– Jonathan Davies has won more turnovers than any other back (12), four more than next best Rohan Janse van Rensburg. Five of these have been one-on-one strips.
– Sam Lousi has thrown more offloads than any other player this season (11). He has also made the most choke tackles in the competition (six).
– Ruan Nortje has won more lineouts than any other player in the URC (64). Also showing his dexterity in the loose, he has made more passes than any other forward (50). While he has made two try assists, teammate Marcell Coetzee leads the pack with three.
– The Bulls have the best success rate off the tee in the competition (88%). This allows them to get the best out of their impressive attack, which has produced a league-high 32 try assists.
– The Bulls have scored four more tries from turnovers than any other team (11). Their favoured method of winning turnovers is extracting jackal penalties, of which they have been awarded 25 so far this season – the second-highest total in the league.
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