Jake: Bulls have won nothing yet
On the eve of the United Rugby Championship final, Jake White has scoffed at suggestions that the Vodacom Bulls ‘played their final’ when they upset Leinster in Dublin.
On the eve of the United Rugby Championship final, Jake White has scoffed at suggestions that the Vodacom Bulls ‘played their final’ when they upset Leinster in Dublin.
John Dobson admits that Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will be like a “Test match” with plenty of emotion between both teams.
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White never stopped believing that his team would make the final of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Jake White has to make a call on the availability of a key Vodacom Bulls player and a possible positional change for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final against the Stormers on Saturday.
Jake White says the Vodacom Bulls’ defeat by Leinster in the first round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship laid the groundwork for Friday’s memorable victory in Dublin.
Hear the thoughts of coach Jake White on his tactics and selections in the aftermath of the Vodacom Bulls’ milestone victory against Leinster in Friday’s United Rugby Championship semi-final.
Jake White has built up Leinster as heavy favourites for Friday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Dublin, but says the Vodacom Bulls are looking forward to measuring their progress against the “benchmark” of club rugby.
Jake White says Chris Smith was in two minds over whether to go for the injury-time drop goal that pushed the Vodacom Bulls into the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals.
Ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks in Pretoria, take a look back at the thrilling Currie Cup final between the two teams that went down to extra time at Loftus Versfeld.
Jake White isn’t bothered whether or not the Vodacom Bulls secure a home quarter-final in the United Rugby Championship because “they’ve shown that they can win away from home”.