After a much needed win kept the Bulls in the Champions Cup last week the Bulls now focus on reviving their fortunes in the URC when they visit Edinburgh on Friday.
Edinburgh v Bulls, Friday 23rd January, Edinburgh, KO 21:45 (South African time)
Referee: tbc
Assistant Referees: tbc
TMO: tbc
Weather Forecast – Edinburgh
Edinburgh:
Edinburgh come into the round in tenth place with a record of 3 wins and 5 defeats but they do have a game in hand over the two sides immediately above them and they are only 2 points off a top 8 spot.
Edinburgh’s only URC action in January saw them edge out Benetton (15-14) away from home. Their other wins came in home fixtures, the first clash with Benetton (43-0) in Round 4 and against the Ospreys (19-17) in Round 6. This will be Edinburgh’s first URC clash with South African opposition this season.
Despite being thrashed 63-10 away to Bath last weekend Edinburgh finished fourth in their Champions Cup pool thanks to a 26-24 home win over Gloucester in Round 3 and they will visit Leinster in the Round of 16.
In the outright betting to win the URC title Edinburgh are 150/1 with Hollywoodbets
Bulls:
The Bulls find themselves down in 11th position with just the 3 wins against their name alongside 5 defeats and they are 1 point and 1 place behind their opponents here.
The Bulls won 3 of their first 4 matches, at home to the Ospreys and Leinster and away to Connacht but since then they have suffered 4 straight defeats, starting with a loss in Glasgow at The Warriors (21-12) followed by 3 SA derby defeats at home to the Lions and away to the Sharks and the Stormers.
The Bulls have just completed their Champions Cup Pool stage and after 3 straight defeats a 26-24 victory at Section Paloise last Friday saw them squeeze into fourth place and they will visit Glasgow Warriors in the Ro16 in early April.
In the outright betting to win the URC title the Bulls are 10/1 shots with Hollywoodbets
Team News
Edinburgh: tbc
Bulls: tbc
The Betting,
Average early show
Edinburgh -0.5 points at 9/10
Bulls +0.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
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