When Willie Le Roux's On The Field, Bulls Have Direction, Says Jake White

Willie le Roux has been called many things in his illustrious rugby career, but not always positive.

There should be much more respect on his name, though, for everything he has achieved not the least of which are 98 Test caps for the Springboks.

Now in the late autumn of his time on the pitch at the age of 35, he has been asked to not only reinvent himself as a flyhalf, but pull the strings of a Bulls team missing three captains due to injury.

Le Roux had a few hairy moments against the Stormers and Sharks in the last fortnight, but showed his class in conducting the Bulls orchestra in the 31-19 bonus-point victory over the Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

It was almost as if he reined himself in at times as he mostly did the right thing when needed, and it brought a much better tempo on attack to the Bulls.