Springbok ace Canan Moodie scored a hat-trick to propel the Bulls to second on the log with just one round of action to go before playoffs.
Jake White was in a cheerful mood after this ruthless Bulls side thrashed Benetton to move up to second in the URC standings and secure a home quarter-final.
After finishing fourth in the inaugural tournament in 2021-22, the Bulls finished seventh last season, but will be South Africa’s best-placed team on the “We are there. There’s this thing of you can’t win the lotto if you don’t have the ticket. We still got a ticket and while you have a lotto ticket, there’s hope.
“I am very excited about where we are. The four games we have left, if we go according to how it is now, would be Sharks, Stormers, Glasgow and Leinster. I really believe we are good enough to beat any of those teams. If we can get that right over four consecutive weekends, is what we will get challenged on.”One big talking point from the Bulls’ last two wins against Benetton and Glasgow Warriors has been their defence.
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