BULLS IN TOTAL FREE-FALL: SIX LOSSES, COACHES FIRED, AND A DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP EXPOSES A SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY NIGHTMARE.
This isn’t a slump. This is a FULL-BLOWN COLLAPSE.
The Bulls, one of South Africa’s proudest unions, are in a tailspin of historic proportions. They have lost SIX games in a row. They sit in a humiliating 11th place. Their European dreams are hanging by a thread. And now, the bloodletting has begun with two assistant coaches SACKED in a desperate panic move.
Head coach Johan Ackermann is reeling, admitting he “wasn’t hoping for that” and comparing his team to a fallen tennis champion with “only one way to go… DOWN.” His shocking quote lays bare the crisis: “Nobody can foresee the future… And nobody wants a losing streak.”
But the damage is done. The evidence is in the brutal standings and the discarded coaches. To stop the bleeding, Ackermann has been forced to beg for help from the Springbok brain trust, with assistant Felix Jones parachuting into a chaotic training session this week. It’s a shocking admission of internal failure.
Why does this matter? Because this is a franchise that demands victory, not excuses. While the powerful Springbok machine soars, one of its key feeder clubs is CRUMBLING. Who benefits from this chaos? Every rival laughing as a giant stumbles. Who stays silent? The same old structures that let it happen.
This Saturday against Bristol is do-or-die. Lose, and they’re thrown out of Europe’s elite competition entirely. The once-mighty Bulls are now fighting for scraps, a damaged brand leaking credibility with every defeat.
The plan isn’t to win this season. Ackermann is now talking about 2026. That’s not a strategy; it’s a surrender note.
They built a legacy of champions, and now they’re teaching a masterclass in how to destroy it.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
