Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee said he was proud of his teams statement United Rugby Championship URC Jukskei derby win at Ellis Park on Saturday, while Lions captain Francke Horn admitted the heavy loss was a timely wakeup call for his side.
Less than a month ago the Bulls were struggling, having gone down to Bristol Bears at Loftus in a high-scoring Champions Cup game for their seventh straight loss in all competitions, and things were looking extremely dire.
But they then went on the road and broke their losing streak with a tight 26-24 Champions Cup win over Pau in France, followed that up with another thriller, a 19-17 URC win over Edinburgh in Scotland, and capped it off back in South Africa with a 52-17 thrashing of the Lions in Joburg.
