Stormers vs Bulls: URC stats, facts and key history

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s URC quarter-final between the Stormers and Bulls at Cape Town Stadium in the Mother City.

Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 5, Stormers won 5, Bulls won 0.

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STATS AND FACTS: STORMERS VS BULLS

— Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok made the most kicks in play (15) and kicking metres (482) in Round 18. Two of these were retained, one was a try assist. He is also the league’s top-points scorer with 167.

— The Stormers have the highest rate of gainline success in the Vodacom URC (58%).

— The Stormers have made a league-low average of 91 carries per 80 minutes. However, in this same interval, they have averaged more offloads than any other team (11).

— Elrigh Louw made as many carries as any other player in Round 18 (18). He also made a round-high 31 metres in contact, adding to his league-leading total of 247 this season.

— Both Kurt-Lee Arendse and Ruan Nortje made five offloads last time out – the highest total of Round 18. Nortje has also made more clear-outs than any other player this season (89).

— The Bulls have won more penalties against the feed in the scrum than any other team (15). They have also scored the most tries after winning a turnover, a total of 16.

— The Stormers are on a five-match winning streak against the Vodacom Bulls in the URC – they have only lost to them twice in this competition, both in 2021.

— The Stormers have won 19 of their last 20 matches at home, last losing to Munster in Round 17.

— In their last two fixtures, the Bulls have won consecutive matches for the first time in 2023.

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