DURBAN – We always knew that Jake White would want to make a statement on his return to South African rugby but few would have predicted it would be as emphatic as this smashing of the Sharks.
Notwithstanding the fact that this was a warm-up game involving squads of 30-players, the power game of the Bulls in the first half — when the teams were fielding their strongest possible line-ups — was a sight to behold, and it was confirmation that we will see the Bulls of old under White. In that first 40, the Sharks were humiliated 35-7 before recovering some honour in the second half when they scrapped bravely to score four tries and give themselves respectability on the scoreboard.
But it is mostly on that first period — before the wholesale changes of the second half — that the teams should be judged. As Springbok coach, White won a World Cup with a game based on muscular set pieces; powerful ball-carrying forwards; a territory game from his backline generals, and then precision finishing from the outside backs.What a way to return to the game we love 💪 Thank you
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