Winless after four consecutive matches in Super Rugby‚ the Bulls have returned to the comfort of Loftus Versfeld Stadium, and coach John Mitchell wants his charges to take full advantage of playing at home. Since they stunned the Hurricanes in their opening match of the season in Pretoria in February‚ Mitchell’s men have gone on to lose to the Lions‚ Reds‚ Chiefs and Crusaders. They find themselves sitting second from the bottom on the overall standings. The Bulls have a mountain to climb to refresh their campaign and that mission starts with a tricky clash against the Stormers in Pretoria on Saturday. As they prepared for the Stormers’ visit‚ Mitchell called on his charges to avoid getting caught up in the pre-match hype that always surrounds the build-up to this mouthwatering north-south clash. "It is important that we focus on our processes and what we have to get right to be consistent. I don’t really get into all that stuff about talking the game up. I just deal with the week a...

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