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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Flanker Fourie is battling a hamstring injury he picked up during last weekend's 33-21 quarter-final win over the Bulls, while lock Orie is struggling with a shoulder niggle.

During Wednesday's training session at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, Fourie was spotted sitting pitchside nursing his injured leg.

Orie wasn't present at training and Dobson confirmed afterwards that he had gone for a scan.

"He's sore, you saw him go down a few times on Saturday. He trained yesterday but he was a bit [more] sore today," Dobson said.

Dobson said Fourie would be given until Friday to prove his fitness.

"There's no pressure on him on Friday. If he wants to play then it's fine. But we haven't pulled him out yet and we've made plans without him, so it's literally 50-50," Dobson said.

It appears as though Orie is more likely than Fourie to be fit for Saturday, but Dobson said he's not too perturbed even if both players were to sit out.

The Stormers mentor said the wealth of depth they've built within the team left him feeling confident.

"This time last year the situation might have made me a bit jittery, but we have spread our depth to the point that we have plenty of players who have gained good experience this season to fall back on, so I am relatively relaxed in comparison to how I might have been 12 months ago," Dobson said.

If Orie cannot play his spot would likely be taken by Gary Porter, while Willie Engelbrecht looks set to start if Fourie misses out.

Dobson even admitted