Arguably the biggest insult one could slap onto South Africa's finalists for Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) climax is to say that traditional, local brutishness brought them here.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White made one change for Saturday's eagerly anticipated United Rugby Championship final against the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium.
Having emphasised player freedom to get the best out of them, Stormers head coach is now bracing for a United Rugby Championship semi-final against Ulster in Cape Town.
South African rugby’s move to Europe appears to have been the right decision after the Bulls and Stormers qualified for the United Rugby Championship final.