Jake: Silver lining to Bulls’ derby defeat
In the wake of a derby defeat against the Stormers in Cape Town, Jake White has taken comfort in the Bulls’ current status as the top-ranked South African team in the competition. @Vodacom #URC
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In the wake of a derby defeat against the Stormers in Cape Town, Jake White has taken comfort in the Bulls’ current status as the top-ranked South African team in the competition. @Vodacom #URC
The DHL Stormers’ seventh win in a row against the Bulls was colossal in meaning, but the big winners in Cape Town were South African rugby and the @Vodacom #URC, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Manie Libbok kicked 13 points as the Stormers held on to deny the Vodacom Bulls in a tense United Rugby Championship derby at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night. @Vodacom#URC
The DHL Stormers held out against a late fightback from the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday to claim a seventh successive victory over their rivals. @Vodacom #URC
Jake White has dismissed the Bulls’ six-game losing streak against the Stormers as irrelevant. @Vodacom #URC
Elrigh Louw will captain a strong Vodacom Bulls team in the north-south derby clash with the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.
Damian Willemse will start at fullback, while Jean-Luc du Plessis will make his 50th appearance for the DHL Stormers against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
John Dobson says he’s “lost no sleep” over the raft of injuries in the Stormers camp leading up to the derby against the Bulls on Saturday.
Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio has argued that the current structure of the Champions Cup only benefits South African teams.
The rivalry between the Stormers and Bulls resumes when the local giants do battle in round 8 of the United Rugby Championship in Cape Town. @Vodacom #URC