Match thread

W32

Surprisingly for me the bulls win. Very bulls like with lots of tactical kicking.. Goosen did well. None of the bulls forwards are in the springbok training group. The bulls 8 looks like a very good prospect

Edit: bulls players not considered for boks because of urc commitments

W32

Final will be Bulls vs Glasgow Warriors at Loftus. Both Irish teams seemed to be flat and uninspired today.

Money's got to be in the bulls. I think it shows that for all the bad mouthing, winning SR is a harder task. SA winning percentages much higher in URC, and it will be 2 champs out of three attempts (with the proper teams) if the bulls take this, I think

W32

I will say that Leinster and Munster are pretty good teams, Ireland has been either #1 or #2 in the world for quite a while now. Earlier this year the Bulls were thrashed by Leinster.....Super Rugby used to be the premier franchise competition but I think better rugby is being played in the NH now.

Mr Fish

I think the NZ sides were far better with the travel factor - though they did have years of practice. The current SA URC sides aren't great but Leinster etc struggle to play in SA.