Touch Or Poles? That Is The Question Facing Elrigh Louw's Bulls Against Sharks

When should a team take the three points or kick to the corner from a penalty?

That was one of the major challenges that the Bulls had to contend with in last weeks 30-21 Champions Cup defeat to Northampton Saints, and one that they will grapple with once more in Saturdays United Rugby Championship showdown with the Sharks in Durban 6pm start.

Captain Elrigh Louw admitted yesterday that he was in two minds at times about whether to go for touch or not at Loftus Versfeld last week, and felt that it was their execution at those lineouts and mauls rather than the decision itself that was problematic.

Its a feeling you get on the field! It felt for us as leaders that in that moment, we had the edge on them, we had the momentum, the Springbok loose forward said.

I mean... Two or three tries were cancelled, and a few metres from the line, there was a knock-on. So, if we had scored all the times we had gone to the touchline, then it was a different situation.