Bulls Currie Cup assistant Hugo van As believes the core URC squad's willingness to complete the domestic competition came back to bite them as fatigue set in during the defeat against the Cheetahs. | Sport24news
Bulls Currie Cup assistant Hugo van As believes the core URC squad's willingness to complete the domestic competition came back to bite them as fatigue set in.
"However, credit must also go to this group, who decided that they want to participate and be part of this campaign, particularly in light of us being pretty much down and out after the first six rounds. There was a lot of character shown, but the outcomes weren't great. "Even though we were down by 20 at half-time, we still felt we were in it and had we capitalised a bit better, the match complexion would've been different."
"A lot of credit to the Cheetahs, they brought physicality and rushed us on defence. That's why they're No 1 and have the potential to win this competition.
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