The United Rugby Championship (URC) has reached the business end with teams jostling to qualify for the play-offs stages.
For the Bulls, they are up against unpredictable Italian side Benetton at Loftus on Saturday afternoon where they will be looking to cement a place in the top eight on the standings.
It is expected to be a bruising encounter against the Italians who have play-offs ambitions of their own and boast six SA-born players in Andries Coetzee, Corniel Els, Irne Herbst, Carl Wegner, Dewaldt Duvenage and Rhyno Smith. “We know what we need to fix for our match against Benetton after our last match against the DHL Stormers and we will be well-prepared for them,” said Marais.
“For two years, we played local sides where we saw the same picture every week at the breakdown, attack and all other areas. Then we played in the Rainbow Cup, it was the first time we played overseas, and that brought us a totally different picture about the breakdown and what we were used to.
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