Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee and Leinster skipper Caelan Doris with the URC trophy at Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock ahead of the Grand Final on Friday at Croke Park.
The Bulls believe they have selected a 23-man squad designed and fortified to handle 80 minutes of Leinster questions in Friday’s United Rugby Championship (URC) final in Dublin.
In a bid to win their first-ever URC title, following disappointment in three previous finals, head coach Johan Ackermann will send 11 Springboks onto the field in the starting XV, while five others occupy the bench for the championship match at Croke Park (8.30pm kick-off).
There was no tinkering with the team that produced a monumental effort from 21-3 down to beat the Glasgow Warriors in the semi-final a fortnight ago. And while that clash will provide them with momentum going into a repeat of last year’s Grand Final, the Bulls also know that nothing that came before this encounter will really count against the Irish powerhouse.
It will all be about what they produce on the day; how they halt Leinster defensively, and how accurate their attack is against a tight-knit home defence. They will also have to contend with a noisy crowd at the stadium.
