Just before halftime against Edinburgh, star Bulls No 8 Cameron Hanekom called for the ball from scrumhalf Zak Burger.
The Pretoria side were desperate to score some points before the break as they were down 24-7 in the Challenge Cup quarter-final.
Bulls fans wouldve hoped that Hanekom would buzz with ball-in-hand at Hive Stadium, but his carry from Burgers pass was without his usual energy and conviction.
He ran rather gingerly into space between Edinburgh centres Matt Currie and James Lang, and was tackled quite easily by the latter before placing the ball back.
There was nothing really wrong with that, except that it was Hanekom the man being touted as an ideal replacement for the injured Jasper Wiese in the Springbok team for the July Tests against Italy and Georgia.