Relentless Cape Town rain to spice up URC final tactics? 'We'll have to adjust'

The pouring rain in Cape Town this week has added another dimension to Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) final between the Stormers and the Bulls.

For much of the season, the two teams contesting the cup have played in relatively perfect rugby conditions.

This spells out the fact that both teams will have to adjust their games accordingly at the weekend. 

When Deon Fourie and attack coach Dawie Snyman spoke to the media on Monday, they were warmly dressed in puffer jackets, stressing the chill and shower outside.

"We will adjust on what the scenario will be [on Saturday]. We're a team that makes decisions on space and opportunities that are available. If there are opportunities to have a crack, we'll go for it, but we also have to be clever about it, and we also have to get our balance right," said Snyman.

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Snyman commented that from what he can tell, the rain will be pouring down until Wednesday and then return on Saturday, with the team having the benefit of training in the rain.

This means that whatever happens at the weekend, they would have had the best of both worlds in the build-up.

"We're working towards slippery conditions. We'll have to adjust [around conditions] and be clever around it."

Conditions are of particular importance because of the state of the Cape Town Stadium pitch. 

Wet and slippery conditions will give rise to a slow game, replete with scrums - something that was a point of discussion during the British & Irish Lions Tests last year as the turf often couldn't keep up with this set piece of the game.

Fourie said:

He conceded that the pitch isn't ideal for scrums presently.

"Hopefully, it can keep up