Bulls pumped for derby scrum battle
Jake White expects another bruising contest between two formidable front rows when the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls lock horns on the new pitch at Cape Town Stadium.
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Jake White expects another bruising contest between two formidable front rows when the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls lock horns on the new pitch at Cape Town Stadium.
Head coach John Dobson is backing Hacjivah Dayimani and Jean-Luc du Plessis to provide the DHL Stormers with a real impact against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
Cape Town’s passionate rugby public have spoken – with their cash – and what they have said is that there is nothing better than the most treasured North versus South derby, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Schalk Brits said the DHL Stormers have to dominate the physical battle and box clever on attack to beat the Bulls when the teams clash on Saturday.
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.
The ruthlessness of the Vodacom Bulls’ unstructured play, and the DHL Stormers’ ability to quash it, could decide the outcome of the local derby in Cape Town on Saturday.
The stark contrast in transformation numbers of the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls is even more striking than the record between the teams in the Vodacom URC, argues MARK KEOHANE.