In 2018, the participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the , , and .
The Bulls won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish bottom of the South African Conference, and in 12th place overall.
Personnel
Coaches and management
The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:
Squad
The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:
Standings
Round-by-round
The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:
Matches
The Bulls played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:
Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2018 is as follows:
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.
Aston Fortuin, Ruan Steenkamp and Jade Stighling did not make any appearances.