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'It was just ridiculous ... the stupidity of the players'

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Bulls head coach Pote Human has blasted his players after ill-discipline proved costly in his sides 22-20 loss to the Jaguares, labelling the performance ‘ridiculous’.

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The Bulls received two yellow cards to play with 13-men allowing the Jaguares to score two tries through Domingo Miotti in the final 10 minutes to come back from 20-10 down to steal the win in Pretoria.

“You can’t play a team like with 14 guys and then 13 at the end,” Human said to media during the post-match press conference.

“It was just ridiculous … the stupidity of the players.

“I really thought we had them, and we let it slip.”

The major setback for the Bulls handed the Sharks the number one spot in the conference, with both sides holding a 4-3 record but the Sharks ahead on bonus points.

The Bulls head coach sentiment was shared by many in South Africa who were unimpressed by the Bulls second-half fade out.

The Jaguares were accused of getting away with forward passes in the lead-up to their two tries, but aside from that, the Bulls only have themselves to blame.

“That’s rugby. I thought there were two forward passes, but they got away it,” Human claimed.

“Good luck to them.”

The Bulls missing the likes of Springboks Handre Pollard and Jesse Kriel due to the World Cup resting protocol, put the visitors under early pressure when a kick by Divan Rossouw got the team inside the Jaguares’ 22 for the line-out.

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The Jaguares’  discipline certainly was a key factor which Libbok had no problem exploiting. The stand-in flyhalf kept the scoreboard ticking and spearheaded the Bulls to a 9-0 lead with the boot.

Nonetheless, despite their discipline woes, the visitors proved to be lethal on attack and finally broke their duck thanks to some great individual work by Pablo Matera. The flank bumped off numerous defenders and dived over the chalk for the five-pointer. Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias added the extras to narrow the deficit to just two points.

The Bulls with 64 percent possession, had two try-scoring opportunities just before the break however their first attempt was held up while a knock-on diminished the second one.

The host employed a different tactic in the second half, opting to spread the ball which paid off when Burger Odedaal made a lethal break before sending Jade Stighling over the line for the Bulls’ first try of the match.

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Libbok added two more penalties and Iglesias one as the Bulls further their lead to 20-10 before throwing the game away and allowing the Jaguares to record their first ever win in Pretoria over the Bulls.

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically. I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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