Statement wins by Highveld rivals the Bulls and Lions has set up an incredibly tasty URC Jukskei derby at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The Lions and Bulls picked up thumping wins over Dragons and Stade Francais ahead of their enticing URC Jukskei derby this coming weekend.
Statement wins in the Champions and Challenge Cup competitions by Highveld rivals, the Bulls and Lions, has set up an incredibly tasty United Rugby Championship cross-Jukskei derby at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon.and Bulls had gone through a tough recent run of results and needed a big showing to get themselves back on track, and both teams responded in kind with huge wins over the weekend.
The Bulls had lost their last four games in the URC and Champions Cup and had already been dumped out of Europe’s top franchise rugby competition, but bounced back with aBoth teams now turn their focus back to the URC, where the Lions have slipped to 12 on the log, while the Bulls are up in fourth, and a win would put both sides into a great position as they have two games in hand over most teams in the competition.
“I didn’t catch too much of their game as it was during our prep. But the 15 minutes I caught you could see with the tempo that they played at and how they wanted to play, they wanted to make a statement. So I think it’s going to be a cracker.”
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