As a former Exeter Chief, Ruben van Heerden knows exactly what lies in wait for his DHL Stormers teammates at Sandy Park this weekend.
While Van Heerden will not be able to play in the Champions Cup quarterfinal himself, having represented the Chiefs in the competition earlier this season, he knows just how tough it will be in Exeter.He will be watching with interest as his current team take on his former team in a huge knock-out clash on Saturday, although wishing he could be out there in amongst it.“That said, the boys have a great challenge this weekend. The Chiefs are a tough team to beat at home.
“In broad strokes, it will be an arm-wrestle,” Van Heerden added. “Playoffs are always like that. I think we will match them up front. I have no doubt our backline will take them on. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Stormers put up a massive performance. Van Heerden was impressed with the way the Stormers went about things in their 32-28 victory against Harlequins at DHL Stadium, to set up this mouth-watering quarterfinal.
“The boys are flying high and rightly so. From what I know about this group, even when we are flying, we are still grafting and we know there is a different challenge coming in Exeter this weekend,” he said.
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