With a bye week looming‚ the Bulls and the Sharks are in first and second places respectively in the South African conference after four Super Rugby matches. The Bulls dismantled the Sharks 37-14 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. While they again missed out on a bonus point‚ the Bulls have won three of their four fixtures. The wins came against SA opposition while they lost away to the Jaguares. They return to action on March 23 when they host the Chiefs. Coach Pote Human said the Bulls are happy with the progress they have made. “We need to win first and the bonus point will come. We need to gather momentum. You may have seen what’s happened in the past when the Bulls started well only to fall away during the season. We just have to focus on each game and we have the Chiefs to follow‚” Human said. Handre Pollard‚ who played in his 50th Super Rugby match for the Bulls‚ again proved why he is SA’s No1 flyhalf with a polished performance against the Sharks. He collected 22 points includ...

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