Marcel Coetzee hoping to be back on track for Bull-Leinster game
Bulls no8 Marcel Coetzee spent five seasons at Ulster as what started very, very slowly finished with him being acknowledged as one of the finest players in the URC.
Read More: Leinster face three tough problems in South Africa - altitude, Bulls home record and finding plane tickets!Ulster fans who felt they had been short-changed learned better as Coetzee stormed into the 2018/19 campaign, making 23 appearances as Ulster made the Champions Cup quarter-finals, PRO14 semis and was recalled and capped by the Springboks at the close.
All experiences that make him more than aware of what's coming down the line this Saturday - a Leinster side to whom he has lost a 2020 PRO14 final and a 2019 Champions League semi-final. "I think the flow and the way Leinster can build phases in a game puts opposition sides under pressure, that's when the spaces come.
The biggest criticism the Bulls have faced last season and a good proportion of this season is they have been conceding too many penalties when put under pressure close to their own goal."There's a few things we identified where we can sharpen up, especially on our line and in the 22m when defending, just getting off the line putting the opposition under pressure
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