The 2024–25 season was the ' fourth season in the United Rugby Championship, their 30th season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its South African Shield competition, the club also participated in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup. Following the pool stage, the Bulls entered the Round of 16 in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The Bulls reached their third URC Grand Final, but for the third time were on the wrong end of the scoreline, as they lost 32–7 to Leinster at Croke Park.
The Bulls drew an average home attendance of 14,245 in the 2024-25 URC season.https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2025/04/04/in-another-staggered-season-rugbys-urc-has-lurched-along-all-the-while-breaking-attendance-records/
Senior squad
The Bulls squad for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship is.
Bulls United Rugby Championship squadProps Francois Klopper Sebastian Lombard Wilco Louw Simphiwe Matanzima Khutha Mchunu Tielman Nieuwoudt Dylan Smith Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp Alulutho Tshakweni Jacques van Rooyen
Hookers Johan Grobbelaar Tiaan Lange Akker van der Merwe Joe van Zyl Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Locks Reinhardt Ludwig Sintu Manjezi Ruan Nortjé (cc) JF van Heerden Ruan Vermaak Cobus WieseLoose forwards Cyle Brink Nizaam Carr Marcell Coetzee (cc) Mpilo Gumede Cameron Hanekom Jannes Kirsten Elrigh Louw Mihlali Mosi Muller Uys Marco van Staden Nama Xaba
Scrum-halves Zak Burger Keagan Johannes Embrose Papier Bernard van der Linde
Fly-halves Boeta Chamberlain Johan Goosen Jaco van der WaltCentres Sebastian de Klerk Stedman Gans Cornal Hendricks Henry Immelman David Kriel Lionel Mapoe Chris Smit Cornel Smit Harold Vorster
Outside backs Kurt-Lee Arendse Aphiwe Dyantyi Stravino Jacobs Willie le Roux Canan Moodie Sibongile Novuka Sergeal Petersen Devon Williams (cx) Denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped, ST denotes a short-term signing.
United Rugby Championship
URC Main table
Round 1 The first-round game between Stormers and Bulls was rearranged for 8 February 2025, during the international break for the Northern Hemisphere sides.
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Play-offs
Bracket
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Victory against Edinburgh won the Bulls a home semi-final against fellow South Africans, Sharks.
Grand Final
URC South African Shield
European competition
European Rugby Champions Cup : Pool matches
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Play-offs
Bracket
Following the group stages of the Champions Cup, Bulls, who finished fifth in their pool dropped down to the Round of 16 in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. They were designated the eleventh seed and were drawn away against French side Bayonne.
Round of 16
Quarter-final
Bulls are eliminated from the competition.
Home attendance As of 31 May 2025 Domestic LeagueEuropean Challenge CupTotalLeagueFixturesTotal AttendanceAverage AttendanceHighestLowestLeagueFixturesTotal AttendanceAverage AttendanceHighestLowestTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance2024–25 United Rugby Championship11195,42717,76647,2145,5002024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup223,91811,95913,54910,369219,34516,872
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