SA Rugby has been forced to have the Vodacom Bulls' coaching staff and players travel on eight separate flights for their Champions Cup playoff against Northampton Saints. The logistical challenges have been criticized by Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White, who believes that long-haul trips to Europe hinder the competitiveness of SA teams in EPCR competitions. The Bulls will face Northampton Saints in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup for the first time on Saturday.
SA Rugby says it had no option but to have the Vodacom Bulls ’ coaching staff and players travel on eight separate flights for Saturday’s Champions Cup playoff against Northampton Saints .
However, a Qatar Airways partnership to fly the SA franchises for EPCR matches has caused yet more logistical issues for the Bulls, with White’s charges set to travel in eight different groups on Tuesday evening to get to England for their last-eight clash. “The playing squad will arrive in London before 8am local time on Wednesday having travelled overnight in business class on two airlines: British Airways and Lufthansa .
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