Ben Loader is relishing the opportunity to face a potential all-Springbok back three for the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday, during a first clash for the DHL Stormers flyer in Pretoria.
He is set to feature in the north-south derby at Loftus Versfeld when the Vodacom URC resumes this week, and the English winger can’t wait to pit himself against world champions Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moddie and Willie le Roux.
“We always say as players we want to compete against the best, and there aren’t many better wings than those two. Then there is also Willie at fullback. It’s World Cup winners and some of the best players in the world in the back three,” Loader said in a wide-ranging interview with“I’m really looking forward to the challenge of playing against those guys. Not only to measure myself, but also to try to make my mark.
“I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a stadium with tremendous history and a cradle of rugby up there . It will be an honour to run there on the field.” “It’s something I’ve been working very hard on for a long time. Hanging kicks by scrumhalves are a big part of English rugby, indeed of international rugby,” he said.
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