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The alarming trend that's worrying Jake White and his Bulls
By Warren Fortune
Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White says his team will need to develop a killer instinct if they want to end their tour with a win against Benetton in Treviso.
After starting their three-match tour with a 29-19 win over the Ospreys, the Bulls suffered their first defeat of the season when they went down 22-23 to the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday.
In both matches, the Bulls could only add three points to their tally in the second half.
They also had a player sent off in those matches, but it does not take away from the fact they seem a bit rudderless on the field in the second 40.
With Benetton riding a wave of momentum after wins against the Sharks and the Dragons, the Bulls will be under pressure to deliver an 80-minute performance in Treviso.
“Now we need to play well against Benetton,” said White after his team’s defeat in Llanelli.
“Now it’s a question of being a little bit more desperate, a bit more clinical and having a bit more understanding on where we’ve got it wrong.”
“It is a trend that we’ve got to try and change.
“It’s something that is catching us because we start well and put teams under the pump and then when we’ve got our hands on their throat, we just let them get out.
“It’s all about learning and all about growing.
“In the last four years, no team has been unbeaten in the competition, so it just shows you how tough it is to win week in and week out.”
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Yep NZ national u85 team is touring there atm I think (or just has).
Go to commentsWhat are they gonna do with the 500k and what does that achieve? They could dump the whole side and pick amateurs and save 10million, but what is that going to achieve?
The problem it feels like to me is I didn't hear what Gatland is going to do in order to win the 6N next year. How is he helping the problem. It just sounds like they're expecting miracles and for Gatland to turn around the national teams results, but what good is that when you're not fixing any of the problems and you'll just be back where you were when Gatland and the old players leave?
I think you are totally wrong in your stance. Wales abosolutely need to spend that 500k by investing in their future, it just doesn't sound like theyre giving Gatland any more resources to do it with. They're not using that 500k very well.
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