14-men Bulls go down 27-22 to Munster at Loftus Versfeld

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The Bulls lost 27-22 to defending United Rugby Championship champions, Munster, on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld.

were dealt a blow as they suffered a 27-22 defeat to the defending champions, Munster, at Lotftus Versfeld on Saturday night.considering how top-of-the-table Leinster lost to the Lions in the afternoon while second-placed Glasgow Warriors beat the Sharks on Friday night. Their failure to win sees them drop to fourth place with 46 points with Munster going above them to third with 48 points.

From the onset, it was evident that both teams had immense quality. In the opening stages, there was an element of precision in both teams’ game aspects; they did not want to make mistakes. The Bulls were solid with their rush defence and very much competitive in the breakdown, with Cameron Hanekom assuming the role of being the fetcher.

Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, must have given his players strong words in the dressing room as they started the second 40 minutes with intent. They camped at Munster half, threatening their try line. The Bulls came back with five points after Arendse dotted down. They had seven points the next time they ventured into the opposition’s half with Johan Grobbelaar getting a converted try.

 

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