Victor Matfield and Isa Nacewa make their prediction for Friday night’s Vodacom URC final at Croke Park.
Former Bulls and Springbok captain Victor Matfield
“Leinster must be the favourites, but I’m going to go with my heart. I think the Bulls are going to graft. It’s not going to be easy. They’ll have to be at their utmost best and will need to be so physical if they want to compete in this final. But I think the momentum, the belief that they’ve created in these last eight to 10 weeks is there, and the unity that they’ve got as a team is fantastic. Bulls by one. I’ll take a one-point win.”
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Former Leinster captain Isa Nacewa
“Croke Park, a Friday night, James Lowe’s last game and Leinster are still hurting, really hurting from the Bordeaux [Investec Champions Cup final] match. There’s a lot on the line and I think this Leinster team has almost embraced that type of pressure. It hasn’t always gone their way, but they finished the season with the URC trophy last year. I think that that is the single-minded goal that they’ll be going into this match with. I’ll take Leinster by one. One is enough.”
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Victor Matfield and Isa Nacewa make their prediction for Friday night’s Vodacom URC final at Croke Park.
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