Together for one memorable night: When Super Rugby came to Soweto

Craig Ray on the night ten years ago the Bulls went from being conservative, white Afrikaners to the darlings of Soweto
Together for one memorable night: When Super Rugby came to Soweto
A child from Soweto holds a placard as Bulls supporters gather outside Orlando stadium ahead of the 2010 Super Rugby 14 final. Picture: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty
Tue, 02 Jun, 2020 - 07:30
Craig Ray

A child from Soweto holds a placard as Bulls supporters gather outside Orlando stadium ahead of the 2010 Super Rugby 14 final. Picture: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty
A child from Soweto holds a placard as Bulls supporters gather outside Orlando stadium ahead of the 2010 Super Rugby 14 final. Picture: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty

Craig Ray on the night ten years ago the Bulls went from being conservative, white Afrikaners to the darlings of Soweto.

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