CURRIE CUP SEMIFINAL
Blue Bulls coach will not be betting against Sharks
Blue Bulls head coach John Mitchell is under no illusion as to what his side will expect in Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal against the Sharks‚ but knows the hosts will be under pressure to deliver. The Sharks were the trendsetters for the better part of the season and in their 10-match unbeaten run that earned them a home play-off did the round-robin double over the Bulls. Over the years‚ the Currie Cup has thrown up some strange results, but it has been difficult for travelling teams to win play-off matches. The Sharks were the last side to win a final away from home four years ago, in Cape Town, while Western Province are the only side who have won semifinals on the road in the past five years. Mitchell said the Sharks were the favourites and could not be written off despite their unexpected 31-20 home loss to Western Province last week. "The Sharks do have their own pressures because they set the standard in the competition and we spent much of the tournament chasing them‚" Mitc...
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