Bulls coach John Mitchell has taken responsibility for the disappointing 38-28 loss to the Brumbies at Loftus on Saturday, which has effectively ended their hopes of qualifying for the Super Rugby play-offs. The Bulls occupy the bottom spot of the South African conference and they are faced with a mountain to climb in their remaining round robin matches against the Sunwolves in Hong Kong‚ the Jaguares at home and Lions away after the Springboks’ June Tests against England. After losing to the modest Brumbies‚ who arrived at Loftus on the back of five consecutive defeats‚ the Bulls have lost their second match on the trot after the 54-24 humbling by the on-form Jaguares last weekend. "I will take responsibility and look at the reasons we failed as a group. At the end of the day‚ whenever there is a bad performance the person to look at is myself‚" he said as he surveyed the wreckage on Saturday. "We are not making any excuses but we are thin upfront with injuries and we have a lot of...
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