Bulls coach Jake White looks on during the warm-up ahead of last weekend's European Champions Cup match between the Bulls and Lyon at Loftus. (Phil Magakoe/AFP)
When the Bulls' traveling squad assembled at OR Tambo International on Tuesday night for Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton, they boarded eight incredible aircraft types and headed to England's East Midlands. It turns out.
The club's Director of Rugby, Jake White, has been furious (again) in the aftermath of last weekend's 59-19 win over Lyon, and plans to temporarily travel from SA Rugby, which he is required to pay for. expressed concern about the lack of And his reservations aren't entirely unfounded when a local franchise makes it to a playoff game overseas.
To be fair, the local authority did not have to confirm the arrangement until after Sunday's result between Saints and Munster. A win for the latter (which obviously didn't happen) would have meant a home game for the Bulls.
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