Leo Cullen expects 'dangerous' Bulls to charge despite opening-day flop

Leinster’s Josh van der Flier celebrates after scoring the first try of the game in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship clash with Vodacom Bulls at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

One round down and still we await a South African surge.

The nation’s four finest franchises schlepped north to open their account in the new United Rugby Championship at the weekend and carried not just their own ambitions on their shoulders but the reputation of the newly-minted United Rugby Championship with it.