Last weeks round-robin defeat to the Sharks would have hurt the Blue Bulls, despite not making a difference in where they finished on the Currie Cup log.
But loose forward Nizaam Carr feels that the loss can actually push the Pretoria side to a higher level in tomorrows semi-final against the Durban outfit at Loftus Versfeld (5pm start).
The Bulls went down 24-18 in what Carr described as really terrible conditions at Kings Park last Sunday, but it didnt affect their second place in the standings after the Lions thrashed the Griffons 62-5 last Friday to secure top spot already.
Director of rugby Jake White allowed the full United Rugby Championship group to feature in their first hit-out of their pre-season, and they may get another outing in tomorrows semi-final and should be much sharper as a result.
Mentally as a group we are never fine with losing. We wanted to get over that hurdle mentally, and its something to look forward to and something to fight for, Carr said this week.
