The Stormers may go into Sunday's United Rugby Championship (URC) clash with winless Zebre as firm favourites but they will have a heightened sense of awareness.
Coach John Dobson knows the clash against the competition's bottom side represents the opportunity for his team to fill their boots and potentially close the gap on conference front runners the Sharks.“People say you should beat Zebre, you're in a different stadium, after a break, so there are some banana peels but I think the team is mature enough to deal with this,” Dobson said.
Despite their defeat away to Connacht in their last match, Dobson believes they are on the right track. The match in Galway necessitated a diversion in game plan and his team will revert to what they did best on home soil.He sees the defeat against Connacht as an aberration rather than something that now needs close interrogation and advocated an up-tempo approach on Sunday. “It is going to be a hot day in Stellenbosch on Sunday. We want to develop our own game.
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