CHRISTCHURCH SHOWDOWN
How Bulls plan to raise their game against Crusaders
If they are to register their second win of the campaign‚ the Bulls must find a way to achieve something they have failed to do in 22 years when they take on Super Rugby defending champions Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday. The Bulls won the first meeting between the two in New Zealand in 1996, but the Crusaders have won all 10 home matches against the men from Pretoria since then with an average margin of 22 points. The competition’s most successful teams face each other going through difficult times, with the Bulls on the back of three successive defeats to the Lions‚ Reds and Chiefs while the Crusaders lost to the Hurricanes and Highlanders over the past two weekends. Faced with this mammoth task against the Crusaders‚ who are on a rebound‚ Bulls coach John Mitchell has asked his charges to be on top of their game for the match. "It is not going to be easy to beat them in their own backyard but to be able to do that we need to outwork them‚" Mitchell said. "They also have a tr...
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