The Bulls will be aiming to do the impossible once again when they front up against Leinster in Dublin on Friday night.
"Leinster are one of the best teams in the competition and in Europe, so it's not going to be easy."The Bulls will be aiming to do the impossible once again when they front up against Leinster in theirIn their first season in the URC the Bulls faced the monumental task of taking on Leinster on their home turf in the competition semifinal and walked away with a stunning 27-26 upset, to eventually finish as tournament runners-up.
“It is obviously not an easy task but we have done it before. Two seasons ago in the semifinal we were also the underdogs, and we showed that it’s not impossible. So we believe we have a good chance,” said Bulls hooker Johan Grobbelaar. Leinster are set to welcome most of their Irish internationals back for the game after they were given a rest last weekend, having just finished a tough“There is a big rivalry coming in June when Ireland comes to South Africa, so with that in mind I think it starts here in the URC, with the South African teams playing against the Irish teams,” said Grobbelaar.
“We know we can do it again. It’s lekker to be the underdogs. Everyone is expecting Leinster to win and we can only surprise them.”The Bulls will, however, need to show an improved performance from what they produced against the Dragons in Newport last week if they want to challenge the hosts.
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