Stormers pick big guns for Super Rugby opener

The Stormers are determined to put their best foot forward when they kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Hurricanes at Newlands on Saturday.“We’ve got our strongest team, with all our Boks available plus a British and Irish Lion, and from a business perspective we want to get people into Newlands,” said Dobson.

“If we win well on Saturday then we set up our derby against the Bulls the following week as a really great occasion. I don’t think we have had a more important opening game for the Stormers in quite a while.” It is hoped in the Cape a win this week will snowball into something significant. The idea is a win will give the Stormers confidence for their clash against the Bulls a week later that in turn is supposed to embolden them in a favourable draw that will cause them to play most of their matches at home in the first half of the competition.

“The other is that we have the influence of several Springboks who were part of a World Cup win. That must mean something. We are really in a great space at the moment and we are excited. The injury roster is relatively good.

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