The highly anticipated URC clash between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium is set to be a sell-out event, with tickets officially sold out. This North-South derby promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of South Africa's most successful rugby teams.
Tickets for the rescheduled round-one United Rugby Championship ( URC ) clash between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon are officially sold out. The North-South derby was expected to draw a packed house in the shadow of Table Mountain, with 45,000 tickets sold by Thursday. It was a similar situation with the Stormers ' final home game of 2023, a dramatic win against the Sharks.
\ 'We sold out for the Sharks game on December 28, and we'll sell out this week,' Stormers director of rugby John Dobson told reporters. It will be a ninth meeting between the traditional rivals in the URC, with the Stormers winning the first seven – including the 2021-22 Grand Final – while the Bulls clinched the most recent clash at Loftus in March 2023. The Bulls lead South Africa’s charge in third place on the URC table with a 6-2 record, and the 4-5 Stormers are in 12th spot, but it is the Cape side that currently tops the SA Shield, having won two of three matches against local foes while the Bulls lost to the Sharks and beat the Lions.
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