The Vodacom Bulls broke through a frontier when they ended what had become a seven game DHL Stormers winning streak against them last March, but there is another barrier that needs crossing as they head to Cape Town for Saturday’s eagerly awaited north/south derby.
The win at Loftus 11 months ago, the first for the Bulls in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, would have relieved a lot of the pressure on their director of rugby Jake White when it came to clashes with his team’s arch-rivals.
While the initial date clashed with the Springbok Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign and fans usually take some time to get into the swing of the new season, Saturday’s game is being played in high season, with interest at a peak, and that is reflected by the fact that in the middle of last week there were already 35 000 tickets sold.
However, while the Stormers enjoy strong support, and played their way back into URC contention with their two derby wins at the end of last year, their failure to return from the Dublin clash with Leinster with any points has reintroduced the pressure they were under in mid-December.
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