Vodacom Bulls keep home quarter-final hopes going with big win over Ospreys

The Vodacom Bulls enhanced their chances of a home Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final with a comfortable 61-24 win over Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld.

Wales’ World Cup co-captain Dewi Lake made his Ospreys comeback from the hamstring injury sustained in January, but it was otherwise a disappointing afternoon for the Welsh region.

But with three rounds of the regular season remaining, they remain firmly in the hunt for the Final Eight even if they fell one try short of securing a bonus point.

The Bulls were magnificent from the start and their driving maul made its presence felt early on with Johan Grobbelaar the scorer. Not to be outshone, however, the backs then combined stylishly for David Kriel to touch down.