Jake White wouldve woken up last Sunday morning thinking that the whole of Pretoria was weighing on his shoulders, such was the disappointment of the Bulls losing in the United Rugby Championship final to the Glasgow Warriors.
The 21-16 defeat was one that clearly stung White even more than the 18-13 loss to the Stormers in the 2022 final in Cape Town.
That was because last Saturdays title decider was at Loftus Versfeld, in front of an expected 50 000-strong crowd that had answered the call to fill the stadium.
On top of that, there was no doubt that the Bulls were considered the favourites by most rugby pundits, considering that they were at home and had scored the most tries (85) and most points (639), and ended second on the log with 66 points, behind Munsters 68.
In addition, Glasgow had to travel from Limerick, where they had beaten defending champions Munster in the semi-final, all the way to Pretoria and take down the Bulls at altitude but Franco Smiths men did it.
