White hails ‘outstanding’ Bulls after semi-final win over WP
The Bulls powered their way through to the Currie Cup final at Loftus on Friday night.
The men from Pretoria beat old foes Western Province 48-31 in the first semi-final.
In the process the Bulls, who are the defending Currie Cup champions, also secured a home final after scoring six tries to the visiting side’s five in the high-scoring thriller.
The Marcell Coetzee-led side showed their determination in the early stages of the game as they dominated the visitors in the first half, locking in a 38-12 lead after the first 40 minutes.
Province who forged a fightback in the second half, but the Bulls’ efforts to hold them off were enough to claim a comfortable victory in the end.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White was pleased with performance.
“I’m quite happy with the way we played,” he said.
“I think we probably won the game in the first 20 to 30 minutes. I was impressed by the plays that the players called – they were outstanding.”
The Bulls will now face the winner of the second semi-final between the Sharks and Griquas that will be played in Durban on Saturday.
“We now have a home final,” said White.
“We will have to be good enough against whoever we face in the final. We need to focus on what we need to do. The job is now done. We can sit back and enjoy the other semi with keen interest before preparing for next week’s game.”