Bulls mentor bemused by Hacjivah Dayimani ref call, but accepts Stormers were better

Bulls director of rugby Jake White may have accepted the 19-17 loss against the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship clash at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, but questioned how Hacjivah Dayimani's high tackle on Kurt-Lee Arendse was handled.

Dayimani, who scored the Stormers' only try on the stroke of half-time, made a desperate high tackle on the Bulls fullback in the 73rd-minute with the Stormers leading 19-10.

The Bulls ended up scoring through lock Ruan Nortje later on in the movement, but referee Frank Murphy, through a thorough consultation with the television match official, had Nortje's try overturned because of Arendse knocking the ball on in the tackle.

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Dayimani was subsequently yellow-carded and from the resultant penalty, the Bulls scored through loose-forward Elrigh Louw.

White was bemused by Murphy's course of action, but accepted it for what it was.

"How do you get a yellow card for a head-high tackle with an open try line?" asked White.

"From there, you worry about the knock-on. Of course, he knocked it on. When you whack a guy around the neck, of course, he'll knock it on.

"We scored anyway and he got a yellow card. When you rewind the game, you'd pick up certain things and hope that a red card was given.

"I've gotten older and wiser the more I've coached, so I won't be throwing my toys. We're still in the tournament, which is alive and kicking.

"There's a lot of rugby to be played."

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White admitted that the Stormers had done their homework and didn't allow them to gain any momentum.

The win saw the Stormers move to fifth on the overall log and top of the South African conference with 47 points, four ahead of the