Dick Muir
Dick Muir
apart approach bulls game less positive rugby tear
The Bulls will have a positive approach to the game as well. The less we try tear each other apart and the more rugby we play, the better.
false finish good knocked lessons liked maybe obviously ways
We obviously didn't finish where we would have liked to in the Currie Cup, but we can take lessons out of the season. Maybe in some ways it was good that we were knocked out early, because we don't have a false sense of where we are.
against care correctly exciting forward free last looking matters state western win
Against Free State we did all the playing, but we did not play correctly. If we play correctly against Western Province, the win will take care of itself. We really do have an exciting side. We are very much looking forward to rectifying matters after last week's little hiccup.
battle door great knocking nice titanic
We've been knocking at the door for a while so it was nice for the door to be opened. But it's going to be a titanic battle because the Hurricanes are a great side.
brown clever difference key player playing position qualities shrewd team tony
Tony Brown will make the world of difference for us. He is a clever and very experienced player and you need those qualities in such a key position when you are playing a team as shrewd as the Brumbies.
beforehand coaching competition honestly impress lucky players produce quality staff start tried victory win
I can honestly say that we as the coaching staff tried to impress upon the players beforehand that victory was not the most important thing in this first game. In this competition you can get lucky and win here and there, but if you don't start to consistently produce quality high-class performances, then you go nowhere.
confirmed games genuine good guy match might others pleasing test
There were some very pleasing performances from the new guys. Some confirmed they might have what it takes, others did not. That is what warm-up games are for. You only really know how good a guy is when you test him in a genuine match situation.
given guys november start time
We have given the guys some time off and will only start working with them from November 7.
depth few increasing looking
We are looking at increasing our depth with a few experienced players.
breath butch holding injury keeps knee plan
We had been holding our breath that Butch would come through but the knee injury just keeps recurring. We have to plan accordingly.
bulls chasing enjoy imagine physical score therefore win
I think we all know that their forwards are really physical and enjoy confrontation, but I'd imagine the Bulls are also going to be chasing a bonus-point win and would therefore want to score tries.
against agreed carefully compromise length manage players prejudice return run squad
Jake and I chatted at length and a compromise has been reached. We have agreed to carefully manage the players (in other words, they will not be run into the ground) and in return there will be no prejudice against them when Jake selects his squad for the end-of-year tour.
cats few final following likely obviously revealed surprises team wednesday
Our likely team will also not be revealed when we play the Cats the following Wednesday in our final warm-up. Obviously we are going to have a few surprises and we would like to keep those to ourselves.
across footage
We have come across footage that confirms the incident.