Vodacom Bulls Sneak into Champions Cup Playoffs

The Vodacom Bulls have qualified for the Investec Champions Cup round of 16 despite winning just one pool match. The Bulls lost their first three pool games, against Bordeaux Begles (46-33), the Northampton Saints (50-5) and the Bristol Bears (61-49) before edging Pau 26-24 in France on Friday night. However, that was enough to finish fourth in Pool 4 above Pau and the Scarlets, who lost 43-28 to the Saints on Sunday. MORE: Ackers hails Bulls’ character after gritty Pau win In Pool 1, Toulouse’s 77-7 victory against the Sale Sharks all but confirmed the Sharks’ elimination, despite the Durban-based side thumping Clermont 50-12 earlier on Saturday. Saracens would have to suffer a 49-point defeat to the Glasgow Warriors on Sunday night, and not get a bonus point, for the Sharks to progress. In Pool 3, the Stormers booked their place in the last 16 with a 39-26 win against the Leicester Tigers in Cape Town on Saturday. Investec Champions Cup Round 4 results Pau 24 Bulls 26 Bath 63 Edinburgh 10 Sharks 50 Clermont 12 Bayonne 13 Leinster 22 Stormers 39 Leicester Tigers 26 Toulouse 77 Sale Sharks 7 Munster 29 Castres 31 Gloucester 14 Toulon 31 Bristol Bears 15 Bordeaux 27 Northampton Saints 43 Scarlets 28 La Rochelle 17 Harlequins 27 Glasgow Warriors vs Saracens (7:30pm) Champions Cup logs