Catch the highlights of the epic past North-South derby encounters and get ready for another showdown this Saturday.
Get your heart pounding as the Stormers prepare to host the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday in the ninth instalment of the URC’s North-South derby.
South Africa’s fiercest URC rivals have battled eight times since the competition launched in 2021, with the Stormers winning the first seven – including the 2021/22 Grand Final – while the Bulls clinched the most recent clash at Loftus Versfeld in March. The Herd 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 SA rivals while the Bulls lost to the Sharks and beat the Lions.
There’s an air of unpredictability about the derby as both teams plan around several injured key players; the Stormers missing playmaker Manie Libbok while the Bulls travel south without co-captains Elrigh Louw and Ruan Nortje. Regardless of who comes out the tunnel at Cape Town Stadium for North-South IX, spectators are in for another no-holds-barred showdown that is contested with Test-level intensity.2023/24 URC round 8: Stormers 26-20 Bullshttps://youtu.be/xlX-_lg3FnU2022/23 URC round 10: Stormers 37-27 Bullshttps://youtu.be/Cc3VWLOJ1Lg2021/22 URC round 5: Bulls 26-30 StormersThe post Stormers, Bulls gear up for North-South IX appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
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