The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls renew hostilities when the SA teams lock horns in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship north-south derby at Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 3, Stormers won 3, Bulls won 0.
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Did you know?
– Manie Libbok and Chris Smith are currently tied as the URC’s top points-scorers, each having scored 75 points.
– The Stormers have won all three URC meetings against the Bulls, including the inaugural final.
– The Stormers are on a 15-match winning streak at home and have won their last three league fixtures.
– Stormers flanker Nama Xaba has extracted more penalties by jackalling at the ruck than any other player (five).
– The Stormers’ success rate off the tee is the highest in the league (88%) – they have scored 26 conversions and 16 penalty goals.
– The Stormers average the fewest metres after contact per 80 minutes in the URC (48.6m).
– Making a total of 525m, Bulls wing David Kriel has gained more metres with ball in hand than any other player in the URC.
– Smith has made the most metres in the league from penalty kicks, pushing his side a total of 1, 401 metres downfield.
– Veteran Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis has won as many turnovers, excluding when a penalty has been awarded, at the ruck as any other player (four = Marcus Rea).
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