Pressure Mounts as Reinhardt Ludwig Leads Bulls in Make-or-Break Connacht Tour Clash

Pressure mounts as Reinhardt Ludwig leads Bulls in make-or-break Connacht tour clash

Handre Pollard leaves the Bulls, here's why!

The Bulls are still smarting from last week’s heavy loss to Ulster in Belfast in a game that saw Handre Pollard make his highly-anticipated return to the team from Pretoria. Coach Johan Ackermann has made 11 changes to his starting lineup for Friday night’s URC clash with Connacht in Galway, some of which were enforced, such as the unavailability of Pollard. In exciting news for the Pollard family, he has returned to South Africa for the birth o…

Ludwig: Bulls have big desire to bounce back

New Vodacom Bulls captain Reinhardt Ludwig says the team is still hurting from their 28-7 loss to Ulster in Belfast last weekend. But he adds that they’re determined to set things right in Galway against Connacht on Friday. “We’re hurting from last week, but there’s a big desire to bounce back,” Ludwig said. “Playing Connacht will be a massive test of character for us, but for us it’s focusing on what we can control. We’re expecting a really tou…