Coach John Dobson and captain Ernst van Rhyn say Western Province will “show fight and spirit” in the north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday.
Dobson, who while in charge of the DHL Stormers snapped the Bulls’ 12-game winning streak at home in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this season, also hopes WP can “do something special” on the Highveld.
Speaking at a WP press conference on Thursday, Dobson told reporters: “We see this as our biggest rivalry … We could see that a couple of weeks ago up there at Loftus with the Stormers, all those striped jerseys in the stands. Us and the Bulls have done a great job over the last while stoking that [rivalry].“There’s just something about that light blue jersey versus the blue-and-white stripes that’s just a beautiful sight.
“I dream, and fear, of weekends as a coach of what happened last Sunday [to the Bulls against the Pumas]. As well as the Pumas played, it was extraordinary; everything just stuck for them. We were a bit lucky to win away there last time with our URC team, so can’t be complacent with our Currie Cup team.“We’ve just got to try and do something special there and make Cape Town proud. This game is not a knockout game, it’s a second-rounder in a 14-game Currie Cup.
“We’ll take some confidence from last week’s win but the Bulls are a different challenge, especially from set-pieces like the lineouts, so we need to make sure we stop them there.”
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