Lucky Sithole
Trying desperately to be positive, the SuperSport commentators last Saturday night agreed that the Bulls could possibly beat Leinster on Friday evening.
In trying to drag a positive comment from the bottom of the barrel, one of them made a horribly negative remark when he said: “Nine times out of ten, Leinster would have to be seen as the probable winners, but there is always that one time . . . ”
Well, thank you very much. We all feel a lot better now.
This was after the brilliant match where the Bulls beat the Sharks by a drop goal after some minutes after fulltime to win the match by three points – and earn the right to play the toughest game imaginable.
The match is the semi-final of the United Rugby Championship against a red-hot Leinster in Dublin, Ireland.
Last Saturday Leinster beat the Glasgow Warriors by 76-14 scoring 12 tries. For the Glasgow Rugby management, it was the final straw that broke the camel’s back; coach Danny Wilson was shown the door “with immediate effect”.
Fortunately, the weather will not be a decisive factor. By the time the match kicks off, the light rain will probably have stopped. The wind will be howling but the temperature should be a kindly 17 degrees.
Jake White, a pragmatist and realist and a great strategic coach, will understand the challenge.
He too, knows that his team has only a slight chance of winning the match and a place in the URC final next week, but bet on Jake and the Bulls team to play the match with victory in mind.
It’s going to be a very interesting match.
Leinster vs Bulls
Dublin, Ireland
Kick off at 8.35pm, Friday.
Image source: @BlueBullsRugby
