Cobus Wiese knows the Bulls can't afford a "sluggish" second half when Munster arrive in Pretoria this Saturday. Photo: Backpagepix
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Bulls bruiser Cobus Wiese says his team will look back on their recent defeat to the Stormers as part of their preparation for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship visit from a hurting Munster team.
Munster have a good record at Loftus Versfeld and won their last match there, but they are coming off a big loss last week to the Sharks in Durban.
“Munster are obviously a top Irish side and a well-coached team; they stay in the fight at Loftus, and it will be a massive challenge,” Wiese said. “We saw how desperate the Stormers were when they came to play us on the back of losses, and we lost.
“We have had a long chat about how they are going to come out after their defeat to the Sharks, and want to prove a point. We have to prepare for a hungry team that got the better of us last time they were in Pretoria.”
Against Cardiff, the Bulls had an excellent first half and rattled up the bonus point try within half an hour. But after leading 33-7 at half-time, the Bulls could add only one more score in their 40-7 win.
“If you look back at the second half, it seemed sluggish, but often it is just about finishing the play,” Wiese explained. “When you have momentum, it is easy to go out of structure, and that is when the discipline of the team and the game drivers must step in to keep the pressure on in the right way.
“Yes, we should have finished Cardiff off better than we did, and sticking to task is something we will definitely work on this week. It takes discipline to keep doing what is working for you.”