WP coach embarrassed by 'poor behaviour'
The Bulls, having trailed 15-16 at half-time and then 15-26 early in the second half, went on to score five unanswered tries in the last half-hour – culminating in a second-half rout in Pretoria at the weekend.
Dobson, who admitted to being embarrassed by his team's performance, was particularly incensed at the behaviour of some players after wing Dillyn Leyds scored an intercept try in the 45th minute.
"We scored an intercept try – as the Bulls were about to score themselves – and we celebrated like we had won the game," an irate Dobson said.
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To me the signs were already on the wall there," he said of the celebratory dances behind the post, adding: "That was poor behaviour by us.
"If you score a 12-phase try, fair enough. [However,] they were about to score [when Leyds intercepted].
"That was a 14-point turnaround – it could have been much worse."
The Province coach felt that no player in his team enhanced his reputation.
"We normally have a man of the match award after the game. We have not awarded one.
"I think it was an embarrassment to Western Province rugby that second half."
Dobson was full of praise for the table-topping Bulls and their newfound expansive game.
"What I will give them credit for, is when we got the yellow card [for Dillyn Leyds taking a man out in the air in the 60th minute], they kept attacking that left-hand side so well," he said of the touchline where Leyds, a right wing, would normally defend.
"Maybe I should have thought of some plan, but the yellow card was a game-changer," the coach said, adding that he has no problem with the yellow card.
he said that once the Bulls got their momentum up it was very hard to stop them.
"The way they play is good for the Bulls, it is good for the Currie Cup competition and it is good for the game in South Africa."
Dobson said it is always easier to play an expansive type of game with younger players.
"What I give them credit for is their obvious skills," he said, adding: "Some of the previous Bulls teams, if they tried to play like that, wouldn't have had the skills.
"They do have the skills and it was an exceptional performance by them."
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