Jake White's dreamy wishlist
Jake White questions the Vodacom Bulls' talent depth, Jacques Nienaber faces criticism in Ireland, and URC clashes heat up on 'To The Last Drop'.
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White has once again questioned his talent pool in comparison to top European teams in the URC. His team struggled to secure a win against a largely second-string Leinster at Loftus last Saturday.
White quickly pointed to "what if" scenarios, reflecting on what might have been if the Bulls had been able to retain their top talent over the last decade.
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On the latest episode of 'To The Last Drop', hosts Liam Del Carme and Brenden Nel explore why White seems so fixated on an "ideal world" scenario, even though the reality is unlikely to shift anytime soon.
The hosts also delve into why Jacques Nienaber has become an easy target in Ireland, as well as this weekend's URC fixtures.
Listen below.
About the 'To The Last Drop' podcast hosts
Liam Del Carme
Liam is one of the country's most enduring sports writers. His time in the newsrooms pre-dates rugby turning professional in the 1990s. He has been in the employ of broadsheet newspapers The Argus, Sunday Independent, This Day and Beeld, and is currently the rugby writer at The Sunday Times. Liam has reported at six Rugby World Cups and around 20 Currie Cup finals.
He loves cooking and travel, and is the author of the book 'WINGING IT – On tour with the Boks'. When time allows, he is a television pundit and writes a regular column on timeslive.co.za under the title ‘The Worst of Times’.
Brenden Nel
Rugby has always been a passion for Brenden, so much so that he made it a career. Since first entering a newsroom at the Citizen almost three decades ago, he has written for some of the biggest titles in the world, including Rapport, the Independent (UK), The Times (UK), South China Morning Post and a host of others. Currently, he covers all things rugby for Supersport.com and has reported on no less than four World Cups, five Sevens World Cups and around 250 test matches in total.
Brenden is also the author of 'Derick Hougaard – Dieware storie van Loftus se Liefling and has a popular YouTube channel under his name. He loves nothing more when away from the game than a glass of good red wine, a good fire and spending time with his wife and four rescue dogs.