epa08140858 The DHL Stormers and Spignbok captain, Siya Kolisi (C) prior to the game against the Cell C Sharks during the Super Hero Sunday match played at Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 January 2020. The matches serves as warm up matches for the teams prior to the 2020 Super Rugby Championships beginning end January EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
Super Rugby 2020 fixtures: Stormers vs Bulls – live score, result, teams and prediction
The Stormers host the Bulls in a Super Rugby derby on Saturday. Here’s all you should know ahead of the game in Cape Town.
epa08140858 The DHL Stormers and Spignbok captain, Siya Kolisi (C) prior to the game against the Cell C Sharks during the Super Hero Sunday match played at Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 January 2020. The matches serves as warm up matches for the teams prior to the 2020 Super Rugby Championships beginning end January EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
The Super Rugby derby between the Stormers and the Bulls hits Newlands Rugby Stadium for the last time on Saturday.
The Stormers, who will move away from their historic home ground after this season, will be hoping to continue the momentum gathered in their 27-0 win over the Hurricanes.
The victory was marred by injuries to captain Siya Kolisi and Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi.
“Siya has done a knee injury,” Dobson said post-match according to SARugbyMag. “He is being scanned. It is not an incidental injury. It is a hell of a blow, losing your skipper in the first 20 minutes of a campaign, given what he means to the team. So, it is a big blow.
“Bongi has done some hamstring damage, I am not sure. He is also being scanned. I don’t think they will be in the mix for next week, obviously.”
The latest on the injuries at the time of writing is that Siya Kolisi could miss six weeks of Super Rugby action.
The Bulls will look to take full advantage. After a 23-15 loss to the Sharks in Durban, they can ill afford many more slip-ups, particularly against their South African rivals.
Stormers vs Bulls: Prediction, kick off time and teams
As John Dobson anticipated, Kolisi and Mbonambi are out injured.
The Springbok captain is replaced by Johan du Toit at eighthman. He will scrum alongside his brother in the loose trio, with Jaco Coetzee the other component.
Scarra Ntubeni comes in at hooker and his experience will surely come in handy.
Trevor Nyakane is the only addition to the Bulls’ starting XV with loosehead Lizo Gqoboka partnering him at prop.
Stormers XV: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Johan du Toit, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Jaco Coetzee, 5 Chris van Zyl, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kithsoff (c)
Stormers bench: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Ersnt van Rhyn, 21 Juarno Augustus, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis
Bulls XV: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Burger Odendaal (c), 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Abongile Nonkontwana, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1. Lizo Gqoboka
Bulls bench: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18.Wiehahn Herbst, 19 Ruan Nortje, 20 Wian Vosloo, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 Divan Rossouw.
Prediction: Stormers by five. Read about all the weekend’s Super Rugby predictions for Round 2 here.
