Stormers coach John Dobson added his voice to the chorus of frustration at the postponement of last weekend's United Rugby Championship (URC) clashes in SA.
With the UK and EU imposing fresh travel bans on SA, last weekend's four clashes against teams from those territories were postponed. Those teams, however, could not return home timeously especially after positive Covid-19 cases were confirmed in their ranks. Cardiff, in fact, were still in the country on Friday.
The SA teams have of course been pressed back into hastily arranged derby action and the Stormers can finally introduce a Springbok or two to the URC. For the purposes of Saturday's game against the Lions, Bok lock Marvin Orie and Blitzbok speedster Seabelo Senatla will make their first appearances in the URC.
The rest of the forward pack are unchanged from the combination that started the 24-10 victory against the Dragons in Newport last month. “It is great to have some of our best players back in the mix and preparations have gone really well, so hopefully that translates onto the pitch on Saturday.”
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