The Stormers and Bulls face off in another heated URC North-South derby, with the Stormers aiming for an eighth consecutive victory against their Highveld rivals. The Bulls will be determined to end their losing streak and secure their first win in Cape Town.
The Stormers and Bulls have built up a fantastic rivalry in the United Rugby Championship ( URC ) over the past four years and they are all set for another massive North-South derby at a packed Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Stormers boast the lopsided bragging rights with an incredible seven wins in their eight matches so far, but many of those were extremely close results that could have gone either way at the death.
The Bulls finally broke their losing streak against the Stormers in their last match against each other at Loftus in March last year, so the hosts will be eager to bounce back and keep their unbeaten home run in check, while the visitors will be hunting a first win in Cape Town. \The first URC derby between the two sides was battled out at Loftus in early 2022, and was a game that the hosts kicked themselves for not winning after being in charge going into the final quarter. It was an entertaining game with wings Madosh Tambwe and Seabelo Senatla dotting down twice for either side, and when Elrigh Louw went over for the hosts in the 62nd minute, followed by a converted score with three minutes left, Senatla breaking the line and setting Paul de Wet up for the match-winning score to seal a late win. \This game was a tight affair and looked like it was heading into halftime at three-all, only for a converted score to Hacjivah Dayimani after the halftime hooter, gave the Stormers a 10-3 lead at the break. Early in the second half, a converted try to Canan Moodie levelled the scores. Manie Libbok then pushed the hosts into a 19-10 lead with two penalties and a drop goal with 10 minutes remaining. A minute yellow card to Dayimani, followed by a converted score to Elrigh Louw two minutes later, pulled the Bulls to within two points and gave them a great chance of snatching a win, which they were unable to do. The first URC final was a game for the ages and it required a superb second-half comeback from the hosts to continue their winning run over the Bulls and secure them the title. The first half produced very few scoring opportunities, with the visitors taking an early lead through a converted try to Harold Vorster in the opening five minutes, while a Manie Libbok penalty on the stroke of halftime made it 7-3 at the break. The Stormers fought back in the second half with converted tries to Evan Roos and Andre-Hugo Venter, while Chris Smith kept the Bulls well in the game with two penalties, before a Libbok drop goal with five minutes to go gave the hosts enough breathing room to see out the win
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