Jake White hails Bulls team after back-to-back wins over former URC champions

The Pretoria outfit followed up their win over former champions Munster a week ago with another gritty result over defending champions Glasgow on Friday night. No South African team had managed to beat either of these teams away from home prior to these back-to-back results, and White couldn't be prouder of his team.

"To play Munster, who won the competition two seasons ago, and then Glasgow, who won it last season, takes a massive effort, especially away from home. I'm just very happy that in a short week we were able to replicate what we did last week and that was to show a lot of heart - defensively we were outstanding - and it's a very good way to end the tour."

Bulls loosehead prop Jan-Hendrik Wessels walked away with the Man-of-the-Match award and White singled the front-rower out for praise, comparing him to legendry Bok prop Os du Randt, who was a key part of White's World Cup-winning Springbok team in 2007.

"He is now called Os du Randt in the changing room," White said. "He's always been a phenomenal talent. He played lock in his second-last year of high school and then he moved to prop. He has also played hooker for us as well, so he has got everything."

Another Springbok who White showered with praise was winger Canan Moodie, a player known for his attacking flair - though it was his defensive effort against Glasgow that really impressed the coach.

"Having Moodie there is a secret weapon for us," White added. "He doesn't mind shooting out of the line and he makes the right reads on hitting people. Having him there has obviously helped us."

White was also asked about the Bulls' decision not to go for posts when they won a late penalty. Had they kicked it over, they would have robbed Glasgow - their main rivals in the battle for second place on the table - from getting a bonus point, but he said the decision was made out of respect for the defending champions.

"Obviously you think, 'should you take the point off them?' he said. "But if it hits the poles, Glasgow are good enough to run the whole length of the field and score. Or they counter-attack and you could give away a penalty, maybe for a high tackle, and the next thing you know you are drawing the game.

"That is respect for Glasgow. The reality is we have a massive amount of respect for them. It wasn't a case of giving them a point, it was a case of taking the four points.

"It is a massive win in the context of the competition because we are right behind them. We couldn't get arrogant and say, 'let's take their point away' because that could come back to bite us."

With home games against Cardiff and the Dragons to close out the regular season, and Glasgow facing tough away trips to Benetton and table-topping Leinster, the Bulls will head back to South Africa full of belief that they can secure second place on the log and a potential home semi-final.

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