Bulls to halt Lions’ charge!

Cape Town – Sport24 chief writer Rob Houwing, in the 12th of his regular South African-focused Super Rugby previews this year, believes the Bulls will push enough “bounce-back” buttons after the close-shave loss at Newlands to overcome the Lions at Loftus on Saturday.

He also backs the conference-leading Stormers, though not without some difficulties along the way, to see off the Cheetahs in their own backyard.

But even the restoration of rugged Bismarck du Plessis to the fulcrum of the Sharks pack will not be quite enough to propel them to victory over the Highlanders, with their probably superior all-round game, in Dunedin ...