Bulls deny Force deserved road win
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A brave Western Force side made all the running, scored three tries to one and overcame two second-half yellow cards but the Bulls escaped with a last-gasp 25-24 Super Rugby win at Loftus Versfeld.
A near 60m penalty conversion from Sias Ebersohn with two minutes remaining had the Force leading 24-22 and appearing to have done enough for a season-saving win.
However, hooker Nathan Charles was penalised for a dangerous tackle and Handre Pollard nailed his sixth penalty of the game to give the Bulls the one-point win.
The Force started the season so impressively beating the defending ch…