Chris Smith says the Vodacom Bulls are determined to control the momentum and avoid a late blowout against Benetton when the teams clash in Pretoria on Saturday.
The Herd host Benetton in a Vodacom URC quarter-final this week, and victory for Jake White’s men will clinch them a first semi-final at home next week.
The Bulls have scored the most tries and points in the URC this season, but have paid the price a few times for wilting in the second half of matches. “Without going into too much rugby detail, I believe it’s been rugby moments, momentum in the game and how the game has played out,” the flyhalf told reporters this week on the Bulls’ tendency to go missing at the back end of games.“Sometimes rugby moments like that, where you get caught on the wrong side of momentum, do happen and next thing you’ve conceded two or three tries.
“So, it’s going to be a massive battle, having played each other two weeks ago, which is very recent. Both teams would have learnt something , it’s going to be an epic quarter-final.”
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