Bulls to tackle Saints without Boks
Jake White has reportedly opted to leave most of the Vodacom Bulls’ key players at home for Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final against the Northampton Saints.
Jake White has reportedly opted to leave most of the Vodacom Bulls’ key players at home for Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final against the Northampton Saints.
Nizaam Carr said the Vodacom Bulls are ready for a physical and tactical clash against the Northampton Saints on Saturday, despite their challenges this week.
SA Rugby says it had no option but to have the Vodacom Bulls’ coaching staff and players travel on eight flights for Saturday’s EPCR playoff against the Northampton Saints.
The Northampton Saints await news on the availability of a key member in their backline for Saturday’s duel against the Vodacom Bulls.
Relishing an opportunity to unleash a dangerous backline, Chris Smith believes that the Vodacom Bulls will rise to the challenge in a crunch Champions Cup playoff on Saturday.
Vodacom Bulls boss Jake White insists that the challenges of travelling to Europe at short notice undermines SA teams’ chances to be competitive in EPCR competitions.
Embrose Papier said the Vodacom Bulls are ready to battle the elements and an unfavourable travel schedule in their crunch clash against Northampton Saints this week.
Kurt-Lee Arendse and Elrigh Louw were among the top individual performers from the round of 16 of the Champions Cup, as the Vodacom Bulls cruised to secure a first-ever place in the quarter-finals.
Jake White hailed the Vodacom Bulls’ playoff win on Saturday, but fired shots at SA Rugby about travel logistics related to the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Embrose Papier and Sebastian de Klerk scored a brace of tries apiece as the Vodacom Bulls thrashed Lyon on Saturday in Pretoria to progress to the Champions Cup last eight for the first time.