The jaw-dropping 20-phase defence set by the Bulls to hold Munster at bay will hopefully be the catalyst that sees them go all the way in the United Rugby Championship.
That was the view of proud coach Jake White after the Pretoria somehow managed to keep out the Irish province in the final move of the game to register a historic 16-13 victory in Limerick on Saturday evening.
The Bulls remained third on the log after second-placed Glasgow pulled off a scrappy 14-6 win over Zebre in Italy on Saturday night.
The defending champions moved up to 58 points, four ahead of the South Africans ahead of their much-anticipated clash against the Bulls in Scotland on Friday 8.35pm start.
Replacement flyhalf Keagan Johannes booted over a superb penalty from over 40 metres on the angle in the 73rd minute to silence the partisan Thomond Park crowd and put the Bulls 16-13 up having missed an easier attempt just two minutes earlier.