The Lions will be the ideal opponents for the Stormers ahead of the top eight playoff stage of the United Rugby Championship.
The Stormers are already through to the quarter-finals, but the Lions are chasing a top eight finish in their last match of the regular season in Cape Town.Stormers assistant coach Dawie Snyman says they are aware of the extra motivation the Lions will have in their crucialThe Lions will go to Cape Town in the final game of the URC regular season knowing they need to get a bonus point win to give themselves a chance of finishing in the top eight for a place in the quarter-finals.
“Our motivation will be to put out a good Stormers performance and it’s great that the Lions are coming down with a lot of motivation. They will test us and we need a good test,” Snyman told the media on Monday. “The Lions will definitely come down with a mission. It’s a lot at stake for them … they don’t know what they need to do, firstly for them it’ll be to beat us and get a victory.
“In saying that, we are really focusing on ourselves, we know what the Lions will bring, we have analysed them. We know where they are strong and where there might be one or two opportunities for us,” he said.The Stormers produced two gutsy performances away from home to secure their place in the knockout stages.
The inaugural winners of the URC are set to play their playoff matches away from home as they are bound to miss out on a top-four finish. So, heading into their clash with the Lions, Snyman said they would select their best combination to get playoff-ready.“With our selection, we’ll build depth in one or two areas but we also want to stick with certain combinations that we know are going to be important .
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