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The Stormers have to find their mojo against the Dragons in Newport or run the risk of dropping out of the top eight playoff zone.

The Stormers will front up to their tough assignment against the Dragons without their marquee player Damian Willemse when the sides face off in Newport on Friday night.continuing to play out like it was scripted by someone with an appetite for high drama and suspense, a Stormers defeat could see the Cape side lose its spot in the top eight on the log.

The visitors will enter their clash against the Dragons as favourites on form and based on their log position, especially with their track record showing nine wins this season to three by theThat said, they will be careful about writing off the hosts, whose three wins were all at home in Newport. John Dobson’s men will be strong favourites, but they haven’t been great in Wales recently. A defeat now would seriously threaten theirThe Stormers, as do Edinburgh, who are just outside the top eight currently, in ninth. Their South African coach Sean Everitt will be expecting full points against Zebre to launch them back into the top eight and a final push over the last two games.

“We made it a bit hard for ourselves losing that Ospreys game but looking forward, it’s a very important tour for us.

 

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