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The Bulls aim to overcome last season's URC final heartbreak as they face defending champions Glasgow this Friday at Scotstoun Stadium, with playoff implications on the line.
The Bulls' historic 16-13 victory over Munster showcased a remarkable defensive performance, securing their place in the URC standings and marking a significant achievement for South African rugby.
By beating Munster, the Bulls completed their ‘Grand Slam’ of Irish teams this season, after getting past Ulster, Connacht and Leinster, while they also made history by becoming the first SA side to win at Thomond Park.
Despite struggling to find their form, the Bulls clinched a historic victory over Munster at Thomond Park, thanks to a late penalty from Keagan Johannes.
Despite being knocked out of the Champions Cup after the group stage, the Pretoria side are sitting pretty in third spot on the United Rugby Championship log, and are now in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
The Bulls have won through to a Challenge Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh, and captain Marcell Coetzee says they are well prepared.
Bulls co-captains Marcell Coetzee and Ruan Nortjé were at their best in last weekend’s United Rugby Championship win over the Stormers.
Reinhardt Ludwig has been excellent as a No 4 lock this season, but was handed the responsibility of the No 7 jersey by Bulls coach Jake White when he named his team on Friday.
The Stormers will be confident of an eighth victory in a row against the Bulls, but can’t afford to be complacent.
Director of rugby Jake White has assembled an impressive cast since taking charge at Loftus Versfeld in 2020, and it is not only the big-name signings that have added real strength to the Bulls.
The Bulls won’t take the Lions lightly when the two teams meet at Loftus in the United Rugby Championship this coming weekend.
The Bulls will head to the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday with one mission only: to end the six-match losing streak against John Dobson’s Stormers.
The Pretoria will make their way up north this week for Saturday night’s clash against Lyon at Stade Gerland hoping to adopt the right ‘mindset’, according to Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee.
Springbok World Cup winner Marco van Staden will replace Marcell Coetzee for the Bulls as they take on Connacht at Loftus Verfeld in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
The month-long trips are back, and the local franchises are already feeling the effects in the United Rugby Championship, as Bulls coach Jake White has spoken about how difficult the travelling makes it for SA sides.
The Cheetahs are looking forward to hosting the Currie Cup final after beating the Bulls in Saturday’s semi-final, says captain Victor Sekekete.
The 32-year-old Marcell Coetzee is capable of playing in all three loose-forward positions equally well, and has been building a good head of steam over the last few weeks for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.
It has been an ongoing debate since last season, when director of rugby Jake White often picked the same team in the domestic competition for a week-day match, and for the Saturday United Rugby Championship encounter.
The men from Pretoria have kept alive their hopes of making it to the semi-finals but it is going to be tough for the Lions after the heart-break loss.
Marcell Coetzee will be action against his former team when the Bulls take on the Sharks in this weekend’s Currie Cup clash at Loftus.
The Bulls confirmed to Independent Media that Coetzee was ruled to be ineligible to feature against the Stormers after arriving in the capital city from Japanese club Kobe Steelers.
The SuperSport website reported earlier on Thursday that the 31-year-old flank cannot play due to competition rules.
Bulls coach Jake White will have some tough decisions to make this week in a number of positions, including flyhalf, where Johan Goosen sustained a hamstring niggle in the past weekend’s Currie Cup loss to Western Province.
The regular Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee has just completed a six-month sabbatical at Japanese club Kobe Steelers, and posted on his Instagram account that he “can’t wait to see” his teammates in Pretoria.
To be fair to Jake White, though, he doesn’t have many other options following the departure of regular captain Marcell Coetzee, lock Walt Steenkamp and loose forward Arno Botha to overseas clubs.