The Stormers will welcome a confident Lions team to Cape Town for a big United Rugby Championship match on Saturday.
The Lions have to win the game in the Cape Town Stadium to stand any chance of qualifying for the URC quarter-finals.
As things stand the Stormers are fifth in the standings and already secure of their place in the last eight, but the Lions, who’re ninth, have to win the game and then hope a few other results go their way for them to make the playoffs., won’t be easy for the Lions, but according to Jaque Fourie wearing the underdogs tag suits his men.‘ defence coach on Tuesday.
Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg added: “If we’re labelled the underdogs then so be it, but in the camp we don’t feel that way.”Fourie stressed it would be important however to not let the situation facing the Lions get in the way of them playing their brand of rugby and seeking a win above all else. “We know what’s at stake, and that winning with a bonus point will be better, but we’re only human, and there will be thoughts of it being a must-win game.
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