The first United Rugby Championship semifinal takes place in Dublin between Leinster and the Bulls on Friday — and the men from Pretoria are out to make history.
Bulls coach Jake White has played down his team’s chances against a formidable Leinster side in their United Rugby Championship semifinal clash on Friday.
The Bulls, however, are on a successful run of their own, having lost just one of their last 10 matches in the URC — a 19-17 defeat against the Stormers in April. “Literally the same group of players wear Irish jerseys as well so they have a standard in their team that can play at international level, and that’s a great benchmark for us. We have improved, but I’ve no doubt that as they’ve grown together this season that they will also be better.”White, however, has maintained hope that his Bulls side are capable of overcoming the dangerous Leinster side, despite his team going into the encounter as underdogs.
“One thing that I think this group of players have done really well over the last two years, when there’s been a knockout game they’ve stepped up to the plate and played well,” White said. “A group of players like they’ve got, which they’ve built together is also a daunting task, but I think La Rochelle proved that it is possible, that they are only human,” White added.
“We’re also realists. They’re a good team, we’ve got to play well. It’s not a case of where they’re poor. We’re just going have to play well if we want to get a result,” said White.
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