Pollard lifting Bulls up

 

The young pivot scored 29 points in the Bulls' 39-20 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, to make it back-to-back wins for the Pretoria side.

 

The Bulls came under fire after losing their first two games at home but good victories over the Sharks last weekend and now the Cheetahs, sees them in second place in the South African conference and fifth on the overall log.

 

 

Against the Cheetahs, the Bulls could not manage a bonus point for four or more tries, but Ludeke was more than content with the victory and singled out the role his Springbok flyhalf Pollard played in the team's success.

 

"Handre has done really well and he is definitely one of our key players," Ludeke said afterwards.

 

"He kicks really well at goal and has such good decision making capabilities that gets us on the front foot. He is also very good at creating space around him. 

 

"That makes it easier for the players around him to do their thing."

 

Ludeke was also happy with the way his charges performed as a unit.

 

"We knew it was going to be difficult against the Cheetahs. We played well in the first half and put them under pressure.

 

"We let them back a little in the second half, but we kept our cool and closed out the game," he added.