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Jean de Villiers in Munster colours. Image: Munster website

Is Jean de Villiers backing Munster to beat Stormers?

Ex-Stormers captain Jean de Villiers has spoken of his passion for Munster and has outlined their ongoing run of form away from home.

stormers and munster legend jean de villiers

Jean de Villiers in Munster colours. Image: Munster website

Ex-Stormers captain Jean de Villiers has spoken of his passion for Munster and has outlined their ongoing run of form away from home ahead of the URC Grand Final.

Despite being a former Stormers captain, De Villiers has gone as far as to say the final between Stormers and Munster is a “win-win”.

The ex-Springboks centre plied his trade in Ireland for Munster in 2009 and it clearly had a big effect on him.

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“I’ve never gone into a game the way that I feel this time around, where I think it’s a win-win for me. Even though I spent most of my career playing for the Stormers, the season I had with Munster was one that I rate very high in terms of my career. I really do have a passion for Munster,” said De Villiers.

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Now a pundit on SuperSport, De Villiers has placed Munster as the competition’s form team. Although, that point is hard to argue given they have beaten the Stormers and Leinster in the final stages of the URC.

“They have actually been the form team for me, towards the end of the URC.

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“If you look at the way that they got absolutely blown off the park in Durban in the Heineken Cup game, then they came back to South Africa. They beat the Stormers in Cape Town, they drew with the Sharks in Durban and obviously beat Glasgow and Leinster in the quarter and semi-final.

“So, they have been on a run where I think from a mental point of view, they are in a place where they must feel extremely strong and extremely positive.

De Villiers highlights Munster’s away form

“And that is worth gold. If you’re going into a final, away from home, but you have proven in the last couple of weeks that you can do it.

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“There is a difference between thinking you can win a game and knowing you can win a game because you have done it before on different territory.

“And I think that is the attitude Munster will have going into this game. The fact that they have all of those players back is great.

“So, I think Munster have got so much going for them and the fact that they have done it before here in South Africa will give them massive, massive confidence going into this game.”

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Former Springboks captain Jean de Villiers has listed Munster as a serious threat. Photo: Getty Images

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