URC rewind: Bulls upset Leinster giants
The Vodacom Bulls are back in Dublin for the first time since the 2021-22 URC semi-finals, when Jake White’s team provided an upset for the history books by beating eight-time champions Leinster.
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The Vodacom Bulls are back in Dublin for the first time since the 2021-22 URC semi-finals, when Jake White’s team provided an upset for the history books by beating eight-time champions Leinster.
Johan Grobbelaar was part of the team that provided one of the URC’s major upsets against Leinster in 2022 and is confident the Vodacom Bulls can do it again on Friday.
Wilco Louw and Gerhard Steenekamp clash with feisty scrumhalf Rhodri Williams in a meeting between the Vodacom Bulls and Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday.
First place is up for grabs when the Vodacom Bulls take on eight-time champions Leinster in Dublin, while the DHL Stormers will host a familiar face playing for Ulster in Cape Town.
Jake White said Friday’s clash between the Vodacom Bulls and Leinster in Dublin is a “great benchmark” for the men from Pretoria.
The Vodacom Bulls claimed a bonus-point victory over Dragons in Newport on Saturday to make it a perfect round for South African teams in the #URC.
The @Vodacom Bulls scored three tries in the second half to secure a 31-10 bonus-point win against Dragons in Newport on Saturday. #URC
Jake White says he has noticed a “spring in the step” of Canan Moodie after naming him to start at outside centre for the Vodacom Bulls against Dragons in Newport on Saturday.
Canan Moodie will start at outside centre for a rotated @Vodacom Bulls side in the #URC clash with Dragons in Newport on Saturday.
Veteran fullback Willie le Roux can’t wait to get back on the field on Saturday, as the Vodacom Bulls look to pick up speed against Dragons in Wales.