If push comes to shove ... Dobson says Stormers can live without Bok duo Fourie and Orie
The Stormers are hopeful that Springboks Deon Fourie and Marvin Orie will be available for Saturday's URC semi-final against Irish side Connacht in Cape Town.
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The Stormers are hopeful that Springboks Deon Fourie and Marvin Orie will be available for Saturday's URC semi-final against Irish side Connacht in Cape Town.
Connacht's stunning United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final win over Ulster secures a home semi-final for either the Stormers or Bulls.
Star fetcher Deon Fourie is back in the Stormers starting XV for Saturday's URC quarter-final against the Bulls in Cape Town.
Stormers coach John Dobson has made a number of changes to his team for their URC clash against Benetton in Stellenbosch.
Springbok No 8 Evan Roos is set to make his return from injury when the Stormers host Irish side Munster in a URC clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
Exeter emphatically ended South African interest in this season's Heineken Champions Cup as they booked a semi-final place by beating the Stormers 42-17 at Sandy Park. The Chiefs, Champions Cup winners in 2020, will face La Rochelle or Saracens in the last four later this month after a six-try success. If reigning European champions La Rochelle beat Saracens on Sunday, the semi-final will be in Bordeaux, but a Saracens triumph would send a mouth-watering all-English showdown to Bristol City's Ashton Gate. Just a week on from a stamina-sapping victory over Montpellier that was decided on try count after extra-time, Exeter delivered an immense performance that saw them dominate every key area. The Stormers encountered difficulties travelling from Cape Town to Devon, and they were never in contention as Exeter posted tries during the first 30 minutes from full-back Tom Wyatt, captain Jack Nowell and his fellow wing Olly Woodburn, all converted by Joe Simmonds.
The Stormers will be without star flanker Deon Fourie when they tackle English club Exeter Chiefs in a Challenge Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park on Saturday.
A number of Stormers stalwarts will reach franchise milestones in Saturday's home Champions Cup round of 16 clash against English club Harlequins.