The DHL Stormers will look to pick up another full house of points in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when they host the Dragons in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 1, Stormers won 1
When they last met:
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#VodacomURC – @mark_keohane and Zels expect the Stormers to claim a comfortable win against the Dragons at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/MaXEZYO8aM
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) December 1, 2022
Did you know?
– In their one previous meeting, the Stormers defeated the Dragons 24-10 away from home.
– The Stormers have won 14 consecutive fixtures at home, only losing their first URC home match against the Lions in December 2021.
– The Dragons have lost their last six away matches in the URC.
– The Stormers are the most efficient team in the URC when it comes to capitalising on territory. They have scored a league-high average of 4.15 points per 22 entry.
– Water-tight in defence, the Stormers have conceded the fewest tries in the league so far, only finding themselves under their own sticks 13 times.
– Dominant will ball in hand, the Cape Town-based side have the highest rate of gainline success in the URC (61%).
– The Dragons have lost more scrums than any other team in the league, getting driven off their own ball 12 times so far this season. This is double the total the next poorest side in this area (Glasgow Warriors).
– Back from his baptism of fire with Wales in the Autumn Nations Series, Rio Dyer remains the player who has made the most metres in a single URC match this season, having made 195 against the Ospreys in Round 5.
– Taking points when on offer, the Dragons have scored more penalty goals than any other team in the league (19).
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