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White happy to be glass-half-full about Bulls' leaky final quarter against Glasgow as Benetton looms

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Bulls coach Jake White looks on during warm-up ahead of the European Champions Cup match between Bulls and Lyon at Loftus last weekend. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)
Bulls coach Jake White looks on during warm-up ahead of the European Champions Cup match between Bulls and Lyon at Loftus last weekend. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)

Bulls director of rugby Jake White didn't exactly cut a concerned figure about his team's tendency to go walkabouts in games they are in control of ahead of his side's United Rugby Challenge (URC) clash against Italian club Benetton (kick-off 14.00).

The Bulls nearly blowing a 37-10 lead with a quarter to go in their last match against Glasgow Warriors to scrape through with a 40-34 win was yet another occasion where they struggled to close a match they seemed to be well in command of.

If they were to be compared to another team, the Bulls have a touch of Liverpool Football Club about them this season: while they can score points by the bucketload, they struggle to keep them out.

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Fri 07 Jun 24 20:35 PM (SAST)
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