The Bulls are banking on Handre Pollard's experience.
The United Rugby Championship play-offs have arrived, and for the Bulls, this weekend’s titanic quarter-final clash against Munster at Loftus Versfeld is all about ruthless composure.
While Johan Ackermann’s men have shown flashes of unplayable brilliance throughout the regular campaign, they have also struggled with consistency, a tactical hurdle captain Marcell Coetzee believes will be erased by the distinct, high-stakes nature of knockout rugby.
“We had a lot of challenges during the round-robin stage building up to this quarter-final, and we had to get certain points,” Coetzee admitted, reflecting on instances where the team occasionally looked rushed with the ball, leading to mistakes.
“Maybe at times that translated onto the field, where we sometimes overplay or we wanted to maybe take opportunities, maybe forcing stuff. But with play-off rugby, it's different … at the end of the day, the team that wins goes through. So we're just focusing on our structures that we want to implement.
