Vodacom Bulls' wing Canan Moodie said there would be more pressure on the Bulls because they are placed second in the URC while also playing at home.
“There is going to be pressure for us, we’re second on the log and we’ve got a home quarter-final, and hopefully a home semi-final."
“Being in a playoff is enough pressure on its own, but we’re not too focused on all the other things."
"It’s nice playing at home, it’s nice playing in front of your own crowd, it’s nice not having to travel,” Moodie said.
"We have worked hard the whole season and played well. We’re getting a lot of confidence getting to play in front of a packed Loftus crowd, you get to sleep in your own bed and follow your same routine."
On the challenges Benetton will bring on Saturday Moodie said they will not underestimate the Italians despite beating them 56-35 two weeks ago at Loftus Versveld.
“We’re not going to take Benetton lightly, Benetton is a very good team, they have lots of Italian international players who bring cool heads to the team."
“They have players that know these kinds of situations and know how to function under pressure.”
“Although we played them a few weeks ago, not that we know what to expect from them, play-offs are always different, but they are a very good team."
“They would’ve learned from the last game how they could slow the game down and make things a bit more controllable for them and where they could thrive."
“For us, we don’t take them lightly, we learned our lesson when we played them in the Rainbow Cup. We know they won’t be an easy team."