A smiling Werner Kruger, Vodacom Bulls scrum coach sat with the media after the side’s bonus point victory over the Dragons in Newport, South of Wales. The Vodacom Bulls scored four tries whilst the Dragons managed two to secure their first victory in 2023 as they take home much-needed five points.
Kruger was pleased with the result on the road saying "I think Newport is always a tough place to come and play, they have kept all their opponents close and not a lot of them have come here and got all five points. So this is a very positive result for us, especially after the couple of weeks we just had with the Christmas games."
He admitted that the period that their host managed to level the scores after the Vodacom Bulls led 17-00 was worrying. "I think we had a good start to the game and then all of a sudden they came back and I think that was due to our own lack exiting our half. We did not kick out one or two balls and they ended up scoring a try around the maul. Purely we just said we need to manage our territory a bit better and get out of our half."
The performance of the tight five was especially pleasing to the forward coach. "We said before the game, myself and coach Russell (Winter), away from home - up front - it takes a special performance, especially upfront, so I am very glad and especially pleased to see the boys fronting up away from home where it’s not easy to get your mauls and scrums going, so it was a great evening for the boys and it is always good to see them going forward, may that continue."
