Bulls coach Jake White was smitten after chalking up one of the biggest franchise wins of his coaching career on Saturday.
The Pretoria club hosted an indomitable Leinster outfit featuring 15 Irish internationals at Loftus Versveld. The tense affair was full of drama and the Bulls would defeat their foe 25-20 to book their place in the United Rugby Championship final next week.
White already has a storied coaching career. He guided the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2007, led the Brumbies to a historic win over the British and Irish Lions in 2013 and coached Montpellier to Challenge Cup glory in 2016.
Speaking to the press after the Bulls’ impressive victory, White ranked the result right up there with his best ever.
“This is one of the biggest wins I’ve ever had as a coach,” he said, as per rugby365.com.
“I was lucky enough at the Brumbies to beat the British and Irish Lions. I was lucky at the Bulls to beat South Africa A in Cape Town [17-14 in 2021].
“But I would say man for man and with the pressure that comes with a game like this and especially because Ireland are coming here in three weeks.
“That’s probably the bonus that I feel that this would rank this as one of the best club [franchise] results I’ve had.
“This Irish team has beaten the All Blacks and the Springboks. So for a club [franchise] team, and I say club team without Canan [Moodie], no Kurt-Lee [Arendse], no Marcell Coetzee. It must rank for me as one of the best wins we’ve ever had.”
The Bulls now prepare to host Scottish club Glasgow Warriors, who upset favourite Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park in Limerick on Saturday night.
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