Cape Town - The Blue Bulls have responded after Western Province Director of Rugby Gert Smal criticised the Pretoria-based union for trying to sign a number of young WP players.
Smal last week hit out at the Bulls after they sent a letter to WP stating their interest in signing 62 top Western Cape schools rugby players.
Smal told Netwerk24: "It's clear that the Bulls don't have faith in their own school system or players. It creates the impression that there's no development taking place there. I'd like to know how schools players over there feel about it."