Both sides have a proud history in the Currie Cup, the Bulls more so, having won it 23 times to the Joburgers 11. In the last 10 years, despite a tumultuous period for both teams, the neighbours have played an integral part in the semi-finals of the tournament.
For the Bulls, that period has been more underwhelming - they have featured only once in a final, losing to the Cheetahs 36-16 in 2016, and have not claimed the championship since 2009 when they beat their nemesis, the Free State, 36-24. Nevertheless, they have finished in the top 4 of the competition on eight occasions since then, missing out on a last four play-off spot in 2011, 2014 and 2019.
The two sides didn't play each other in Super Rugby proper last year, as both those matches were cancelled due to the Covid-19 hard lockdown.
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