‘Our work-rate was below par’

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke says while his charges were not up to standard he was proud of them for pulling off a nervous 25-24 victory over the Western Force in Pretoria on Saturday.


"We played against a desperate side and that is what happens, they play for 80 minutes and we could never build a score," Ludeke said.


If it was not for Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard's successful pressure place kick at the death, the Bulls' campaign would have taken a serious blow.


Instead they have now won three out of their five matches to keep them in the running for silverware.


While the Bulls p…