White: Bulls trying to ‘stay alive’ in URC
Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls are just trying to “stay alive” in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as he juggles the personnel demands of a jam-packed match schedule.
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Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls are just trying to “stay alive” in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as he juggles the personnel demands of a jam-packed match schedule.
All of the South African teams are out to maintain their recent winning form in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the Sharks and Stormers especially sounding a warning to the frontrunners with emphatic wins at home last weekend.
Cyle Brink is set to make his Vodacom United Rugby Championship debut when the Vodacom Bulls face the Scarlets at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
The Free State Cheetahs are the only unbeaten team left in the Currie Cup, while the Vodacom Bulls and Griquas have also strengthened their positions in the competition.
Vodacom Bulls bruiser Elrigh Louw scored a late try to cap off a bonus-point victory over the Sharks in a rain-drenched Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night.
Being in back-to-back action does not faze the Vodacom Bulls, according to experienced centre, Lionel Mapoe, who will start in Wednesday’s Currie Cup match against the Sharks after facing Munster on Saturday.
Cyle Brink makes a welcome return from injury as Vodacom Bulls coach Gert Smal pulls no punches for Wednesday’s battle with the Sharks in the Currie Cup.
Marcell Coetzee’s recall for the Springboks is inevitable on the back of his “outstanding” form for the Vodacom Bulls, says director of rugby Jake White.
The Sharks and Cheetahs will both look to maintain their unbeaten run when the Currie Cup resumes on Wednesday.
Rather than dwell on the defeat, coach Johann van Graan has accepted Munster’s loss to the Vodacom Bulls as “a good advert” for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.