Glasgow Warriors could hold the key to the DHL Stormers repeating last season’s second position on the final Vodacom URC log when the competition resumes after a three-week hiatus.
When the Stormers travelled to Glasgow in January, the defending champions had a significant lead in both the battle for the SA Shield and in the race for a top-two finish.
It was Ulster who joined Glasgow in taking out some of the wind that had been pumped into the Stormers’ sails with their two derby wins in Cape Town over the festive period. The men from Northern Ireland beat an admittedly depleted Stormers team by 35-5 following the Champions Cup game that was sandwiched in between that and the Glasgow clash.
In effect then, two of the most recent Stormers opponents will be relied upon by Dobson and his players to do the business against Ulster.Should the Warriors win it could even ease some of the pressure on the Stormers as they go into their big derby match against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday . With a 10-point lead over last year’s runners up in the SA Shield, and seven over Ulster overall, they’d still have some breathing space if they lose at Loftus Versfeld.
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