**The Vodacom Bulls were made to work hard for a 46-29 Vodacom United Rugby Championship victory over Benetton in Pretoria.** Benetton were shock 35-8 winners when these sides met for the first time in last season’s Rainbow Cup final in Treviso but were not fancied to repeat the feat on South African soil. However, Marco Bortolami’s men dominated the early stages at Loftus Versfeld, opening up a 13-0 lead thanks to a Tommaso Menoncello try and the boot of Rhyno Smith.
