Bulls Need 22-Point Win to Reach EPCR Challenge Cup Playoffs

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Bulls Need 22-Point Win to Reach EPCR Challenge Cup Playoffs
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Jake White has called up 12 Springboks for the Bulls' final Investec Champions Cup match against Stade Francais. The Bulls need a 22-point margin of victory to overtake Stade Francais and secure a spot in the EPCR Challenge Cup playoffs.

Jake White is committed to clinching a place in the playoffs, having deployed 12 Springboks in the Vodacom Bulls team to battle Stade Francais at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulls director of rugby has made it clear that this is the objective on Saturday, completely overhauling the team that went down 49-10 at Castres last week, the Bulls’ fourth successive defeat in all competitions. This includes the Springbok posse of captain Elrigh Louw, Johan Goosen, Embrose Papier, Cameron Hanekom, Marcell Coetzee, Ruan Nortje , Wilco Louw, Johan Grobbelaar and Gerhard Steenekamp in the run-on team, while Akker van der Merwe, Carr and Canan Moodie offer reinforcements from the wood.“There is a lot to play for,” said White.

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