Fourie: Lions must be slick to stop Stormers
The Lions must keep errors to a minimum against the DHL Stormers on Saturday to pull off another successful raid in Cape Town, says defence coach Jaque Fourie.
The Lions must keep errors to a minimum against the DHL Stormers on Saturday to pull off another successful raid in Cape Town, says defence coach Jaque Fourie.
The Lions appear likely to be without a trio of key forwards, including captain Reinhard Nothnagel, in the upcoming clash against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town 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.
The DHL Stormers shifted gears in the north-south derby on Friday night to put daylight between themselves and the Vodacom Bulls in the URC’s South African Shield.
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.