Inconsistent Bulls out of playoffs
Bulls coach Ludeke says that his team's biggest failing is their lack of consistency
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke says his team has lacked consistency this season, with their 16-0 defeat to the Stormers this past weekend eliminating their slim hopes of making the playoffs.
The 2014 season would always be tough after they lost the likes of Arno Botha, Pierre Spies and Deon Stegmann to injury. And while the Bulls may blame their own accuracy on attack for their problems, in almost every single game they were defeated, they were beaten on the ground at the breakdown.
“We started well but at the end of the day it is the scoreboard that talks. It was a game of two halves for us, we thought we may have gotten a few points in the second half and that would have given us a say. Still, well done to the Stormers, their defence was massive. It is a pity we lost balls at the breakdown at critical times, especially in that second half,” Ludeke said after the Stormers loss.
“Every time that this team was under pressure they came well, if I think of the games against the Crusaders, against the Blues and at home we’ve done very well. But if you look back at the games there is always one or two games that if you could have won them, it could have been a different story.
“Consistency is what cost us this season. We weren’t consistent every weekend this season and the games we should have won, we lost. But there are positives, we are excited about the players that are coming through.”
The Bulls face the Melbourne Rebels at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.
