The Stormers and Bulls in action. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)
- Stormers head coach John Dobson is not kidding himself about the scale of Saturday’s mouthwatering URC final in Cape Town.
- It will be a North-South derby between arguably two of South Africa’s top teams this season.
- Dobson said the Stormers were ready to turn up for the occasion.
With the 2021/22 United Rugby Championship (URC) reaching its crescendo this weekend, Stormers head coach John Dobson said a North-South final is “good for South African rugby”.
The last time the two teams contested a cross-hemisphere showpiece final was a Super 14 showdown in 2010 where the Bulls won 25-17.
There is no shortage of history between the two teams and Dobson was more than happy to ramp up the enormity of the occasion.
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Already this season, Dobson’s charges have beaten the Bulls and have a final opportunity to seal it with th
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