With international travel and national team duties, coaches need to be creative on how to use their players
Bulls coach Jake White has explained the complexities clubs have to negotiate to compete in the Heineken Champions Cup, United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup.
They travel to Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday with a similar weakened team that beat Lyon. White said this was not to disrespect the opposition but to manage players. “We learnt a lot from last year travelling in economy class. We have the Stormers next Friday night. There is no way we could fly via Doha, arrive the following evening at 6pm, then fly on Sunday and arrive here around Monday and expect to be ready for the Stormers game.”“We respect Exeter, and we have to be on our best against the Stormers too. It is about doing what’s best for our group. We would like to do well in both competitions, but I am also a realist.
“It doesn’t mean you are saying URC is not important,” said White. “We want to win as many times as we can. To be fair, looking at elite sport there is no way players can fly around the world in economy class to play Exeter away and fly all the way back around the world to play the Stormers, who are URC champions, the following week.
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