'A Lot To Be Chuffed About': Vodacom Bulls Vs. Ulster Rugby Preview
'A Lot To Be Chuffed About': Vodacom Bulls Vs. Ulster Rugby Preview
The Vodacom Bulls welcome Ulster Rugby to Pretoria for a United Rugby Championship Round 3 match.
Vodacom Bulls boss Jake White heads into the meeting with Ulster Rugby encouraged by the winning mentality his team showed in its opening BKT URC fixture against Edinburgh.
They were pushed all the way by the Scottish side in Pretoria before eventually coming out on top 22-16.
“There’s no doubt that, a couple of years ago, we wouldn’t have been good enough, under that pressure, to win that game,” White said.
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“We’ve struggled to beat Edinburgh in the last three years – it’s been tough games against them.
“They don’t give you lots of room, they don’t give you lots of space. They don’t allow you to run onto the ball and yet we still scored three tries and found a way to win.
“I’ve coached long enough to know there would be many teams who wouldn’t have won that game in the last 20 minutes.
“There was a lot to be chuffed about, a lot to be positive about. The things that didn’t work, I know we will be able to get those things right.”
For Ulster, it’s a second successive big test out in South Africa following last weekend’s 35-22 loss to the Lions in Johannesburg.
Coach Richie Murphy described that game as “a difficult day at the office” but that he was happy to get four tries and a point out of it.
Credit United Rugby Championship
URC Rugby Schedule For Round 3 Fixtures
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URC Rugby Fixtures Friday, Oct. 4
URC Rugby Fixtures Saturday, Oct. 5
- 7:45 a.m. ET - Lions vs Edinburgh
- 10 a.m. ET - Vodacom Bulls vs Ulster
- 12:15 p.m. ET - Dragons vs Sharks
- 12:15 p.m. ET - Benetton vs Leinster
- 2:35 p.m. ET - Zebre Parma vs DHL Stormers
- 2:35 p.m. ET - Munster vs Ospreys
URC Standings Table After Round 2
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Pts Diff | Bonus | Points |
1 | Leinster Rugby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Cardiff Rugby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Connacht Rugby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Glasgow Rugby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Ospreys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Zebre Parma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
7 | Munster Rugby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 75 | -7 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Emirates Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Ulster Rugby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Vodacom Bulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Dragons RFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 55 | -26 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Edinburgh Rugby | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Scarlets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Benetton Rugby | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 62 | -32 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Hollywoodbets Sharks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 1 | 1 |
16 | DHL Stormers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
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