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Sharks to take the
Currie Cup in extra-time at Loftus on Saturday.
The thrilling victory meant they completed a unique Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup double in Jake White’s first season in charge of the Pretoria outfit.
It was a game that lacked only in fans in the stands.
Maybe it was the equaliser – the only way to keep the match as tight as it was.
The blue-blooded Bulls fans would have added an extra shove in the scrum or drive with just their noise.
The visitors again struggled to get their lineout going, a crippling Achilles heel when they lost 41-14 at Loftus during Super Rugby Unlocked, with the long arm of lock Sintu Manjezi a nuisance to hooker Fezokuhle Mbatha’s throw-ins.
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Should they win, it will be their 24th title, but first since 2009.
The men from Pretoria have the players and the coach to do the job.
With 23 titles, it would be easy to say the Bulls are perennial Currie Cup contenders. The past 11 and a bit years paint a different story.
The Bulls have underperformed in the domestic tournament for various reasons and when they ve got to the play-offs, they’ve choked.
Under Jake White, they have been a different breed of cattle, one the Sharks they cannot afford to underestimate when the sides meet in Saturday s Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld.
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