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Warrick Gelant of the Stormers with his Man of the Match award could very well be among the players set to be rested by the Cape side. BackpagePixThe Stormers will look to rest a few of their top players in their next Champions Cup match in Paris on Saturday, but qualifying for the knockouts is still a top priority for the Cape outfit.
They are on a three-match winning streak in all competitions and have bagged a maximum of 15 points in those matches.While their fate is still not in their own hands, they need five points in France and a win-favour from the Glasgow Warriors who face Harlequins in the final round, to make it into third place.
The 28 players leaving for France will do so with a spring in their step after scoring some typical Stormers-running rugby tries against Sale.It was an entertaining affair in the DHL Stadium in front of over 20 000 supporters in the middle of January. Prop Frans Malherbe copping a yellow card for repeated scrum infringements was the only blemish on the day, but Dobson was a bit sceptical about some of the calls that went against his Bok tighthead.“I must be careful now, I don't want to be the cause of someone to stop refereeing.
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