Following a 39-31 win for the Bulls over Leinster at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, here’s our five takeaways from Saturday's United Rugby Championship clash.
The front-rower had become adept at keeping his concussions private, developing coping mechanisms that would see him rock up to training on Monday morning despite getting sparked in the head on the Saturday.
The Leinster and Ireland full-back came up trumps for Andy Farrell’s tourists, scoring the last-gasp try in Melbourne in July that clinched them the series victory over the Wallabies with one match to spare.
Recent speculation linked him to a return to the Springboks fold with Rassie Erasmus plotting to try and win an unprecedented third World Cup in a row.
The British and Irish Lions have issued an update on the knee injury which Blair Kinghorn sustained in their 36-24 win over the Brumbies in Canberra on Wednesday.
