Bulls cultivate a ‘positive mindset’ after overpowering Hurricanes
After the Bulls stunned the Hurricanes to start their season on a winning note on Saturday‚ coach John Mitchell has urged his players to keep their feet on the ground and continue working hard. The Bulls scored a try in the last 10 minutes of their Super Rugby match at Loftus with a man down following Pierre Schoeman’s yellow card to win 21-19. Lock RG Snyman was named man of the match. Mitchell said after the game that a team falling short of its targets was "in the nature of the trade". But the Bulls would have to "put our feet on the ground‚ get back to work and continue learning and getting better. "We got through some untidy periods but we were fortunate to get out of them‚ especially just after half-time where we conceded a try and spent too much time in our own half." Games were always full of mistakes, he said. What mattered was how teams responded to them and got out of those situations. Mitchell added that he was impressed by the positive mindset of his players when they w...
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