'Not going to happen': South African sides won't give up URC home advantage

Jake White emphatically shut down any suggestion that SA teams would be willing to ‘forfeit’ home-ground advantage if there was hesitancy for fixtures in South Africa

STAYING POSITIVE: ‘I think we will get to play Munster at some point down the line,’ says Jake White. Picture: Inpho/Morgan Treacy

Jake White says the Bulls desperately wanted to test themselves against a quality team like Munster, but insists any re-scheduled ‘home’ fixtures must be played in South Africa to ensure the integrity of the URC remains intact.

The majority of the Munster travelling group have arrived home to Ireland after their trip to South Africa was dramatically cut short following the detection of the Omicron variant, which also led to the postponement of scheduled United Rugby Championship games against the Bulls and Lions.