Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White blamed inexperience for his side's failure to beat the Stormers in Friday's URC clash in Cape Town.
Although the Bulls have recalled several first-choice players for Friday's URC derby with the Stormers in Cape Town, Jake White believes the home side will still be the favourites.
Exeter took a huge step towards the Champions Cup knockout phase as they blitzed South African challengers the Bulls 44-14 at Sandy Park.
The Bulls have kept changes to a minimum as they prepare to chase down back-to-back wins in the Champions Cup against Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday.
Bulls boss Jake White is sticking to the plan of fielding two competitive teams this season after a largely changed side edged Lyon in a thrilling Champions Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld.
The Bulls were left clinging on for victory as they survived a Lyon fightback to begin their maiden Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a thrilling 42-36 win in Pretoria.