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Four years ago, Andrea Piardi took a first step to refereeing stardom when he debuted in a PRO14 encounter between Munster and the Southern Kings at Musgrave Park in Cork, a relatively inauspicious occasion that saw a Munster B-team hammer the hapless Eastern Cape franchise 43-0.
Western Province's upcoming home Currie Cup clashes against the Pumas and Lions will be played at Athlone Stadium near Cape Town.
Tickets for the United Rugby Championship (URC) final at Cape Town Stadium will go on sale at 10:00 on Thursday.
The Stormers' quest for reaching consecutive URC final has duly turned into a steeper challenge following confirmation that they'll tackle Connacht without influential Springbok duo Deon Fourie and Marvin Orie in Saturday's semi-final clash at the Cape Town Stadium.
Injuries are part of rugby, and every player knows that, but there's no denying that a long-term injury is something that's difficult to deal with when all you want to do is get back on the field.
Stormers assistant Dawie Snyman admits the beleaguered Cape Town Stadium pitch is "probably on its last legs" yet feels emboldened enough by his charges' fine win over the Bulls in last weekend's URC quarter-final to believe it won't present a problem in Saturday's semi-final against Connacht.
While Jake White did not downplay just how accomplished the Stormers are, the Bulls head coach grew visibly cranky over incessant talk that his troops, by virtue of a five-match losing streak, are already against the ropes before they run out at Cape Town Stadium for their URC quarter-final against the defending champions on Saturday.
The Bulls are looking to avoid a sixth straight defeat to the Stormers when they travel to Cape Town for their United Rugby Championship quarter-final date on Saturday.