Stormers, SA win thanks to faithful fans
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.
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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.
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.
Assistant coach Dawie Snyman said the DHL Stormers will pay special attention to Vodacom Bulls duo Willie le Roux and Wilco Louw when the teams clash on Saturday.
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
Follow the live action as the DHL Stormers host the @Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town. #STOvBUL
DHL Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok has made his former team rue the day they let him go, but Vodacom Bulls counterpart Johan Goosen is ready to erase that memory when the teams clash on Saturday.