The first half was pretty much illuminated by a moment that typifies the way in which Vermeulen goes about his rugby.
Frankly, there was no place to hide once this match kicked off. The Bulls’ forwards snorted with intent and although their backs weren’t at their free flowing best, the grunt of the pack served to strangle the visitors, but only just.
Their dominance upfront wasn’t reflected to its fullest extent on the scoreboard. An oddly at odds Handre Pollard hardly helped their cause, while defensive aberrations threw the Waratahs the occasional life line. The Bulls however re-established their advantage when Simphiwe Matanzima crashed over for what proved to be the match winning try.
Vermeulen wonderfully read the Waratahs’ first pass from a line-out 10m outside the Bulls 22, and while his ability to collect the pass with no defender in front of him appeared to hold much promise, visiting left wing Rona went in pursuit of his meaty target.
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