By the numbers: Stormers vs Bulls
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls renew hostilities when the SA teams lock horns in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship north-south derby at Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls renew hostilities when the SA teams lock horns in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship north-south derby at Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
The DHL Stormers are without injured lock Salmaan Moerat, but have a few tricks up their sleeve for the north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Friday.
Friday’s North-South derby will present a clash in different approaches to the season, but the DHL Stormers are confident that opting for continuity will serve them well against the @Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.
The Sharks made it two wins on the trot as the DHL Stormers and Lions opened their accounts, but the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats before a three-week hiatus in the Champions and Challenge cups.
Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit is reportedly set to join a South African franchise next year.
The Stormers’ celebrations of a first Champions Cup victory was dampened with the news that Salmaan Moerat is expected to be out for a long period of time.
The Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats against the Exeter Chiefs and Scarlets respectively, while the DHL Stormers secured a bonus-point win over London Irish in Saturday’s European Cup action.
The DHL Stormers opened their account in the Champions Cup with a stylish bonus-point victory over a dogged London Irish side in Cape Town on Saturday night.
Herschel Jantjies will run out for his 50 DHL Stormers appearance as two experienced Springboks have returned to the lineup to take on London Irish in the Champions Cup in Cape Town on Saturday.
One of five DHL Stormers players with previous Champions Cup experience, Deon Fourie is looking forward to taking on London Irish in a historic match at DHL Stadium on Saturday.