Jake White

Because that's one area that's worked for them in the last couple of weeks as well.

He's been able to close off the game with...

with a stronger pack, or will they put all their eggs in one basket and play the best players for a longer period of time?

Because that's, you know, and the reason is because Leinster like to start quickly as well.

So, you know, you don't also want to be putting in, I don't want to say weaker, but you don't want to be putting in players that are going to assist them to gain line and, you know, points on the board.

But he's right.

I mean, I do think the one thing, and I know that I sound like I'm sort of punting Leinster, but the one thing I have learned from them is they've had the ability in the four or five years that I've been involved in the Bulls watching them, that when they've put in someone, they've found a way to surround that player with players around that.

individual who might be, I won't say weaker, but less experienced to protect him.

You know, you look at when McCarthy came into the squad as well and as a youngster and you look at all those, I mean, the way they pick their pack and the way they move locks to tight, you know, blindside flankers or, you know, putting Josh van der Vleer on with different combinations because he's older, he's been player of the year.

So I've got no doubt whoever they put at loose head prop will get all the support from the locks and the flanks and the loose forwards next to him, etc.

And it will be an area where Bulls will have a go at them.

But I also have seen Leinster put the ball in and take it out quickly so that by the time the props push there, you're already running over the inside centre.

It's something that you've got to, you know, I'm sure that, as I said, I'm not expecting them.

You can look in the eye and look at him square in the eye and make sure you're not scared.

But at the end of the day, if the ball gets put in, Bernard, and he hooks it and it goes to, you know, to the number eight and he's picked up and he's given it to Gibson Park and they're really attacking your centre.

It doesn't matter how you've looked him in the eye.

You've got to get up and turn and run backwards about 30 metres.

He's got an international 10 standing about five, seven.

Every time he's not sure, he just either listens with his left ear or his right.

I mean, there's no doubt in my mind that Pollard has come in and I mean, he's won World Cup.