The Bulls have won their last 12 home games in the Super 14 and on top of that their record for last year’s 15 games read as follows: won 12, lost 3.
It is a remarkable record. However, captain Victor Matfield believes it should serve as motivation rather than weigh the Bulls down in their strive for success in this year’s Super 14.
"We all strive to improve. It is a fact that 2009 was a remarkable season, but the work ethic at the Bulls does not allow you to rest on your laurels," he told Beeld newspaper.
"We want to be the team with the best lineouts, we want the best scrum in the competition, and we want to play more positive rugby from broken play. I can continue, but what it boils down to is that we will never be satisfied."
The Bulls captain leads a vastly experienced team in Friday’s opener against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, with all 22 players having Super 14 experience.
The vastly experienced Matfield, who will be playing his 96th Super rugby game, still has a clear message for his players.
"We simply have to adapt to the new applications of the laws. In 2008 we paid the price for not embracing the ELVs. "
"When we embraced the laws last year, we were champions. There is a clear message in that in how we should approach the breakdowns."
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