Stormers want 'no regrets' after Scarlets clash for home URC playoff pursuit

Stormers assistant coach Rito Hlungwani says they want no regrets at the end of their match-up with Llanelli Scarlets, which, by winning with a bonus point, would ensure they finish the United Rugby Championship (URC) standings in a home playoff position.

The Capetonians could also finish higher than their current fourth position depending on the Sharks (versus Ulster on Friday) and Munster (versus Leinster on Saturday) results.

Scarlets lie 10th on the URC table and will look to avenge some chastening defeats to South African sides when they toured here in March - 57-12 to the Bulls and 37-20 to the Sharks - now that they hold home court.

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But Hlungwani, whose team narrowly beat a weakened Leinster in Cape Town last time out, says they are focused on executing well no matter the Sharks-Ulster result from the night before.

"We are preparing to come out of that field and have no regrets, to make sure we give everything and execute everything that we trained," Hlungwani says.

"Regardless of those results go whichever way, we want to control the things we can. It is maybe a bit of a benefit that we'll play after the [Sharks] but the main focus is making sure that we improve on our last game.

"And if we come out of the field feeling like we've improved or executed well, we'll be very happy."

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The Stormers are working under adjusted expectations at this juncture after surprising many by being one of the standout South African URC teams.

They could also win the SA Shield should the Sharks slip up. The two coastal sides are separated by 10-versus-8 bonus log points after being tied on 56 points and 148 points difference.

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