THE Bulls are gearing themselves up for one of their better Super Rugby Australasian tours of recent years when they go Down Under next week.It has been a downward spiral for the Pretoria side on their overseas voyages over the past three seasons. In 2012 Frans Ludeke’s side won half of their overseas fixtures. The following year they only managed one win in four games, while last season they returned home winless after four defeats.Captain Pierre Spies believes his troops are a different outfit to the previous three seasons.Following an exodus of senior players and crucial long-term injuries, the Bulls were forced into a rebuilding stage where the side was largely inexperienced with only a few players familiar with the trip Down Under."The change of personnel, since we were struggling from so many injuries in the past few seasons, has been one of the major differences this season," Spies conceded from the Springbok training camp on Tuesday."This is also the first season where we ha...
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