Tighthead prop Wilco Louw expects a bruising contest between two formidable front rows when the Vodacom Bulls and Lyon clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Bulls host their first playoff in the Champions Cup when they welcome Lyon to the Highveld. The Pretoria outfit must rebound from a heavy defeat by Leinster in Dublin, as well as exact revenge for a narrow loss in the group stages at Lyon.
Speaking in a Bulls conference on Tuesday, the seasoned campaigner told reporters: “They’re a French Top 14 side so they’re very good in the set-pieces, a very scrum and maul, and they have backs who can run well with the ball – a few monster centres. “You have to give credit where credit is due and Leinster is a good side. We played well in the first half and our scrums and mauls were good,” Louw said.
“Leinster put us under plenty of pressure at the breakdowns … if we can hold on to our ball at the breakdowns and focus on our scrums and mauls and get the ball to the backs it’ll be a good weekend for us.”
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