Episode 142: About the Bulls, the Stormers... and Jail?

Who would’ve thought jail could be such an apt analogy for the Bulls?Harry’s back after a slightly mysterious absence and, before we know it, we’re talking about everything from leadership and belief to why some teams survive pressure and others panic. It takes us a while to get there, but that’s kind of the point.There’s a listener letter in this episode that made us stop and sit with it for a bit. Rassie comes up, as he tends to, and so does Johan Ackermann, the Bulls, and what happens when a team finally decides how it wants to behave when things get uncomfortable.We also get into the Stormers, two rough weeks against the Sharks, and why being good on paper doesn’t always help when someone throws the first punch.This isn’t an instant reaction or a neat summary. It wanders, it circles back, and eventually it lands.If you’re listening from somewhere far away, you’ll probably know exactly why.