The Bulls have confirmed the dismissal of Jake White, ending his five-year tenure as head coach and director of rugby at Loftus.

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Jake White is expected to be ousted from his Bulls job within the next two weeks, according to latest reports in South Africa, but there is no clarity yet on who will take over when he exits.

“Jake has tremendous rugby intellectual property, and he translated it into our systems,” Rathbone said. He highlighted White’s contribution to the club’s resurgence as a rugby superpower.