Former Bok Liebenberg wants Stormers and Bulls to be 'composed and patient' in URC semis

Former Stormers and Springbok hooker Tiaan Liebenberg has pleaded for the Stormers to have more composure and for the Bulls to be patient in their United Rugby Championship semi-finals this weekend.

The Bulls are away to powerhouses Leinster in Dublin on Friday, while the Stormers host Northern Irish upstarts Ulster at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Liebenberg, who played for the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 final that they lost to the Bulls, said the Capetonians did a lot of things right in their 28-17 quarter-final win against Edinburgh.

What they lacked was the patience to take the ball through an extra phase and chose to throw the 50-50 pass.

This is something Liebenberg would like them to eschew against a sharp Ulster side that put Munster to the sword in Belfast last week.

Liebenberg though implored the Stormers to keep up their high-intensity game despite the errors it comes with.

"They just need to keep the ball a bit better. There were times when they did good things, but also made the unnecessary extra pass," Liebenberg said.

"They wanted to force the issue a wee bit because they're attacking unbelievably well and punched well over the gain-line.

"They put Edinburgh under pressure, but had the nagging tendency of forcing the pass, which often led to a knock-on or forward pass.

"It's understandable that when you play at that level and that intensity, your error rate is bound to be high, but in playoffs, you need to be more careful with that kind of stuff.

"They've got a great scrum, an excellent set-piece, which could and should be enough from that perspective.

"They may be young and live off the offloading game and you don't want to take that away from them.

"That may not suit Ulster in terms of coming to South