Treviso and Parma are popular tourist destinations but Benetton and Zebre Parma have turned the breathtaking landscapes of northern Italy into a treacherous hunting ground for travelling teams in the Vodacom URC.
Ruhan Nel will start at inside centre in one of four changes to the DHL Stormers’ starting lineup for the clash with Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over a determined Benetton side in the final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship action in Stellenbosch on Friday night.
Evan Roos will make his first start since returning from injury when the DHL Stormers take on Benetton in Stellenbosch on Friday.
The DHL Stormers will look to get back to winning ways and secure a home playoff in the final-round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Benetton in Stellenbosch on Friday.
The Sharks team to take on Benetton in a pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Friday features just one change from the side that played in the final eight of the Champions Cup.
The Lions scored three tries in 10 minutes, overturning a 15-point deficit in Treviso to beat Benetton and stay in contention for the Vodacom URC Top 8.
Benetton veteran Dewaldt Duvenage says the Lions’ first visit to Treviso will be made less daunting by Andries ‘Boeboes’ Coetzee sharing his experience of Stadio Monigo with the tourists.
The Lions have welcomed back second rower Reinhard Nothnagel and veteran prop Ruan Dreyer to the squad that will travel to Treviso for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Benetton on Saturday.
The United Rugby Championship has requested a full report from Benetton after prop Cherif Traore accused his club teammates of racism.
