Bulls coach Jake White looks on during warm-up at Loftus Versfeld. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)
The odds for a precious United Rugby Championship top-two finish by the Bulls? They fall short of wonderful at this advanced point of the race.
But the situation on paper, for the currently fourth-placed Pretoria franchise, also isn’t quite as negative as it may instantly seem as they strive to retain their quest for a potential home semifinal.
Apart from the near non-negotiable of winning all three of their remaining league fixtures themselves (home to Glasgow and Benetton, then away to the Sharks) they will need a few other results to go their way for a finish in either first or second.
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