'It's going to haunt me': Bulls skipper rues not going for poles in URC final defeat by Glasgow

'It's going to haunt me': Bulls skipper rues not going for poles in URC final defeat by GlasgowA devastated Ruan Nortje said his decision not to take a kick at poles in the closing stages of the Bulls ' United Rugby Championship final defeat to the Glasgow Warriors would probably"haunt" him a bit.

Trailing 21-16 in the last quarter of a tense affair, the Bulls' captain tried to pull the trigger early by going for the corner so the hosts could maul their way over instead of taking a 66th-minute kick at goal that would have reduced the deficit to two points with over 10 minutes remaining. When he made that call, Nortje probably had not bargained with an interesting statistic casually dropped by Glasgow coach Franco Smith after the match - that the team who have scored a tournament-high 23 maul tries had yet to concede a five-pointer to a lineout drive this season.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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