Crowded house: Stormers aim for 20,000 URC record
The Stormers are gunning to become the first team to draw a crowd exceeding 20,000 for a @Vodacom #URC match.
The Stormers are gunning to become the first team to draw a crowd exceeding 20,000 for a @Vodacom #URC match.
In anticipation of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s first north-south derby in Cape Town, DYLAN JACK previews the battle between the two contrasting but equally combative tight fives.
The picks are in and the SA Rugby magazine team is split over who will win the north-south derby between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Stormers dotted down 17 times in March to beat Ulster, Cardiff and Zebre in the @Vodacom #URC
Despite the ongoing debate around referee interpretations, the two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday will be handled by overseas match officials.
Sean Everitt has revealed that it could be “some time” before Sbu Nkosi returns to play for the Sharks after the Springbok wing suffered yet another injury setback this week.
Mark Keohane and Zelím Nel unpack the strengths and weaknesses of the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in the much-anticipated north-south derby.
With the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in red-hot form and restrictions being eased on stadium attendance, all eyes will be on Cape Town Stadium for Saturday’s titanic north-south derby.
Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis was guilty of ‘nothing more than a slap’ during the win against Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night.
In anticipation of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s first north-south derby in Cape Town, DYLAN JACK previews the looming halfbacks battle.