Predictions: Mixed bag for Bulls, Lions
The SA Rugby mag team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 picks are in – the coastal teams have been given two thumbs up but there were a few scrunchy noses for the Vodacom Bulls and Lions.
The SA Rugby mag team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 picks are in – the coastal teams have been given two thumbs up but there were a few scrunchy noses for the Vodacom Bulls and Lions.
Wandisile Simelane will start on the wing, while Johan Goosen has returned in a fresh halfback pair as Jake White made seven changes to the Vodacom Bulls team to face Munster on Saturday.
Former Wales and Stormers centre Jamie Roberts says SA teams have adapted to northern-hemisphere conditions and are in their element in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Flyhalf Chris Smith is the Vodacom Bulls’ go-to-guy at No 10 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and he’s done so steadily, and almost stealthily.
Desperate to bounce back from the disappointing loss in Glasgow, the Vodacom Bulls have already identified a Springbok-shaped weakness in their next opponent, Munster.
Jake White expects the “young boys” in the Vodacom Bulls camp to unite as a group for the challenge of facing Munster when the teams clash at Thomond Park on Saturday.
The Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers were full value for their victories on a weekend where the South African teams’ stranglehold on the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship was finally broken. #URC
Glasgow Warriors ended the Vodacom Bulls’ unbeaten start to the season with a deserved bonus-point win at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls were convincingly beaten by Glasgow Warriors in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour opener at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday.
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls face Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium.
@Vodacom #URC #GLAvBUL