On their first day in the island city, the Pretoria side went on a walkabout during some down time.
Immediately, winger Jamba Ulengo, who is on his first Super Rugby tour, posted on social site Instagram comments about teammate Trevor Nyakane’s complaints.
“Sightseeing with my bro [Nyakane] while he’s complaining about the humidity,” Ulengo posted yesterday.
Aside from their excitement of their first visit to Singapore, the Bulls have been expecting the difficulty of playing in humid conditions – as the Cheetahs found out a fortnight ago.
“We are all excited about all the lights [of Singapore], but there is obviously a very big job ahead of us,” Bulls vicecaptain Rudy Paige said.
“We are looking forward to the weekend.
“The ball is going to be fairly slippery, and the guys will be sweating in the conditions.
“We will need to adapt as quickly as possible. We will need to play the right type of game in that weather.
“Looking after the ball will be very important. If we have the ball for longer then we can put them under pressure.”
Coach Nollis Marais said he expected his charges to hit the ground running.
“I’ve heard that Singapore is one of the most difficult places to play. . . but come Thursday [today] we should be used to the conditions.”
Although the Sunwolves have yet to win a match in their first season of Super Rugby, the Bulls will not be taking the Japanese side lightly.
Paige, who was in the stands at the World Cup when Japan famously beat the Springboks last year, drew some wisdom from the lessons learnt in that defeat last September.
So did Marais, who expects the chop tackles from the Japanese to play a big role.
