Steyn steals it for Bulls

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 07: Morné Steyn of the Bulls during the Super Rugby Unlocked match between Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on November 07, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Sehibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

By BRYN PALMER

Bulls ......................33
Edinburgh ............31
Morne Steyn’s late penalty broke Edinburgh’s hearts as the Scottish side fell agonisingly short of becoming the first European team to win a URC match at Loftus Versfeld.
After Darcy Graham’s hat-trick of tries, the visitors led for the first time in a pulsating contest when Mark Bennett converted Damien Hoyland’s score with 10 minutes left.
But 38-year-old Steyn, the scourge of the British & Irish Lions in 2009 and 2021, stepped up to land the winning kick in the 79th minute. Edinburgh had a final chance to snatch ...

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