8 different flights: Bulls' travel chaos fears come to pass ahead of Northampton showdown
Bulls coach Jake White looks on during warm-up ahead of the European Champions Cup match between Bulls and Lyon at Loftus last weekend.
When the Bulls' travelling squad for Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton assemble at OR Tambo International on Tuesday evening, those men will board a scarcely believable eight different aircraft to get to England's East Midlands.by airing his concerns over a lack of provisional travel planning from SA Rugby, who are required to foot the bill when local franchises reach playoff matches overseas, and his reservations aren't entirely unfounded.
To be fair, the local governing body had to wait until Sunday's result between the Saints and Munster to confirm those arrangements because a victory for the latter - which obviously didn't materialise - would've meant a home fixture for the Bulls.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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