The DHL Stormers and Scarlets will lock horns in Cape Town on Friday when the Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes after a three-week hiatus.

Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 1, Stormers won 1

When they last met:

Did you know?

– The Stormers are the least effective side at retaining possession at the breakdown, only managing to do so at 90% of their attacking rucks.

– The Cape Town-based side have scored more tries from mauls than any other team in the league (6).

– From fullback, Clayton Blommetjies made a round-high four offloads against the Lions.

– Becoming only the second team of the season to concede three yellow cards in a match, the Scarlets have now been shown a league-high 12 cards in the URC.

– The Scarlets are yet to lose a scrum in the URC.

– Sione Kalamafoni has made more carries (117) and metres in contact (112) than any other player in the league. His 367 total carry metres are also the most that any forward has made so far this season.

– Stormers have lost just once in Cape Town in the URC, 13 matches ago.

– Scarlets have won just one of their most recent nine league matches.

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