By the numbers: Sharks vs Bulls
The rivalry between the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls resumes when the two sides do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park on Saturday.
The rivalry between the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls resumes when the two sides do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park on Saturday.
Jake White bemoaned “moments of inexperience” but applauded the scrum after the Vodacom Bulls were beaten by the DHL Stormers in a thrilling derby in Cape Town on Friday night.
Stormers coach John Dobson has stressed the importance of backing up the derby win against the Vodacom Bulls with a New Year’s Eve victory over the Lions.
A flurry of three successive tries saw the DHL Stormers floor the Vodacom Bulls to earn a bonus-point victory in the first north-south derby of the season in Cape Town on Friday night.
John Dobson dismissed any potential rivalry with counterpart Jake White as a “media construct” ahead of the derby between the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls on Friday.
Jake White says the Stormers have paid the Vodacom Bulls a great compliment by picking six forwards on the bench for the north-south derby.
Ruan Nortje is among a host of Springboks recalled to start for the Vodacom Bulls in the URC clash against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Friday.
Stormers playmaker Damian Willemse moves to fullback for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship showdown against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Friday.
The Vodacom Bulls have not taken a risk by keeping their Springboks on ice for two games ahead of the derby against the DHL Stormers on Friday, says forwards coach Russell Winter.
Ruan Nortje and Marvin Orie became fast friends at the Bok, but the Bulls captain expects a brutal test from the battle-hardened Stormers lock in Friday’s north-south derby.