Coetzee is fabulous as Bulls treat fans to fulsome four-try win over Ulster

Marcell Coetzee continued his fabulous form in the Bulls' 34-16 win over Irish giants Ulster at Loftus in the United Rugby Championship (URC) on Saturday.

The Bulls went on a R25 ticket drive for 25 000 fans to attend, which seemed to work a treat as spectators filled Loftus.

They then treated their fans to an exhibition of clinical finishing, especially in the second half, after an arm wrestle of a first.

AS IT HAPPENED | URC: Bulls 34-16

Ulster lost Ethan McIlroy to concussion after only two minutes after clashing in the air with opposite Bulls winger Madosh Tambwe.

Jake White went with the "double six" of openside flankers Cyle Brink and Coetzee but they couldn't neutralise the Duane Vermeulen breakdown threat effectively enough to cancel the Springbok No 8's threat.

What's more, Ulster hooker Brad Roberts made himself more of a nuisance than anyone in visiting white, adding to the Bulls' breakdown angst.

Roberts, who was called up to the Wales national team squad late last year and made his debut against the Springboks, was born in Durban and qualified to play for Wales through his paternal grandmother, who comes from Llandysul in Ceredigion.

The 26-year-old also played for the Sharks at Under-19 but chose to chance his arm in Ireland, where he has grown in repute.

All-round, though, the teams seemed so similar in style that they cancelled each other out, with flyhalf Chris Smith trading penalties with Ulster scrumhalf Nathan Doak in the first half - the latter getting more attempts for a 9-3 lead.

Tambwe wanted to spark the second half into life when he combined with Kurt-Lee Arendse on the left, beat a couple of defenders but lost the ball as he was reaching for the try line.

The Bulls kept pounding, though, and finally broke