When will Jacques "Sheep" Du Plessis return? | BullsEye Pod Episode 3
In this weeks episode of the Official Podcast of the Vodacom Bulls: BullsEye Pod, we sit down with Jacques "Sheep" Du Plessis as well as the hot-stepper himself Stedman Gans.
Dobson's best problem: too many world-class tightheads
Dobson maps out the Stormers' tighthead selection headache for next season — Louw's return means four Test-level props competing for two spots, and keeping Sazi Sandi engaged while Springboks dominate the rotation is the kind of problem that's genuinely hard to solve.
Bulls' best shot at Croke Park is to channel the Boks' November blueprint
Rich argues the Bulls' only viable path at Croke Park is the Bok November blueprint — scrum dominance and set-piece attrition — but questions whether their passive defensive system and identity drift this season will let them execute it before Leinster's fast start puts the game beyond reach.
White: This Bulls squad is better equipped — and they know they can't waste this chance
Jake White makes a personnel-driven case for a Bulls upset on Friday, pointing to five returning Test-calibre starters as the difference from last year's final — while urging the squad to treat this as the chance they may not get again.
Bulls' URC Final Blueprint: Win Ugly or Don't Win at All
Rich argues the Bulls must commit fully to a Bok-style forward-dominated game plan — set piece pressure, direct ball, early physicality — or risk being picked apart by Leinster's phase attack. The identity question is the crux: will the Bulls back their pack, or try to play Leinster's game?
Ackermann's Louw gamble: Is the Bulls boss getting his team selection wrong for the URC Final?
Jackman and White argue Ackermann is leaving a key tactical advantage on the bench by not starting Louw — with Leinster's front row already depleted, the Bulls should be targeting early scrum dominance rather than saving their best tighthead for the second half.