Pollard's message ahead of the URC Grand Final against Leinster at Croke Park on 19 June is built around hard-won belief rather than tactical blueprints. He points to the Bulls' ability to drag themselves out of trouble repeatedly this season — most visibly the 21-3 hole they clawed out of against Glasgow in the semifinal — as the character trait that matters most when finals go sideways. The road here was genuinely rough: a coaching change, an early-season slump, and three previous Grand Final disappointments hanging over the group. Pollard frames all of that as an asset now rather than baggage. On Leinster, he singles out Gibson-Park's kicking game as a standout threat, but his core message is that the Bulls' focus must be on executing their own game with the right intent in the opening 20 minutes.
Pollard: The Bulls' resilience this season is their greatest final weapon
Pollard argues the Bulls' repeated comeback ability this season — tested early by a coaching change and a rough patch — is their most valuable asset heading into a Croke Park rematch with Leinster. He rates Gibson-Park's kicking game off nine as the standout threat, but insists self-execution in the opening 20 minutes is the real priority.
Rudolph outshines Springbok-laden Bulls squad again as Nortje leads dominant Benetton demolition
The Bulls beat Benetton 45-19 at Loftus, with Jeandre Rudolph rated nine out of ten after winning four turnovers and making a game-high 12 tackles, again outshining his Springbok teammates. Ruan Nortje was close behind with a dominant all-round display, while Sergeal Peterson scored twice and Embrose Papier impressed on the back of his alignment camp call-up.
Bulls face Benetton without Coetzee and Arendse as Pollard, Le Roux return
The Bulls face Benetton on Saturday without flu-stricken Marcell Coetzee and Kurt-Lee Arendse, with Pollard, Le Roux and Louw returning to a reshuffled side. A bonus-point win could move them into the top four and earn a home quarterfinal. Willie le Roux plays his 400th first-class match; Stravino Jacobs earns his 100th Bulls cap.
Jan Serfontein retires at 33 after injury-disrupted return to Bulls
Jan Serfontein has retired at 33 after an MCL injury ended his comeback season at the Bulls, drawing the curtain on a career that included 35 Springbok caps, a 2015 World Cup bronze medal, and eight years at Montpellier.
Jan Serfontein retires after injury-interrupted final season at Bulls
Jan Serfontein has retired from professional rugby at 33, his Bulls career ended prematurely by a shoulder injury and subsequent MCL damage. The former Springbok centre, who spent eight seasons at Montpellier before returning to Loftus this season, earned 35 Test caps and was World Junior Player of the Year in 2012.
Pollard and Feinberg-Mngomezulu deliver standout kicking displays in URC
Handrè Pollard and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu have been in kicking form in the URC, with a highlight reel of their best efforts underlining the quality both Springbok pivots are producing at franchise level.