Vodacom Bulls will be hoping for a different outcome when they take on Exeter Chiefs for a second time in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup, this time in Pretoria.
The debuting South African side was handed a resounding 44-14 defeat when they visited Sandy Park in Round 2, but they are set to offer the 2020 champions a more robust challenge in the home comforts of Loftus Versfeld at 19:15 (SA Time).
Exeter’s victory brought Vodacom Bulls down to earth, after they saw off Lyon 42-36 in their first-ever Heineken Champions Cup game, and gave the Gallagher Premiership outfit maximum points for the second time in Pool A, after they triumphed 27-12 at Castres Olympique in Round 1.
Exeter trail pool leaders Leinster Rugby only on points difference, while Vodacom Bulls are seventh, just inside the qualification places.
Ahead of their Round 3 encounter, Vodacom Bulls have won once in three United Rugby Championship games, while Exeter has managed two from three in the Premiership.
