URC DERBY DOUBLEHEADER FOR STORMERS

The festive season is delivering back-to-back thrilling South African URC fixtures for the DHL Stormers Faithful this December.

The Stormers will face the Emirates Lions and the Hollywoodbets Sharks in URC action on consecutive weekends at DHL Stadium.

First up to visit the Mother City will be fifth-placed Lions on 21 December 2024.

The last time they met in June, the Stormers edged the Lions 29 – 24 to advance to last season’s quarterfinal.

This season, the Lions have been the second-best South African team in the United Rugby Championship, with four wins from six games.

The Stormers will be hoping to recover after back-to-back losses against the Glasgow Warriors and the Sharks in the URC.

A win against the Lions could help the Stormers, currently placed 13th, get closer to the playoff spots.

The game kicks off at 15:45 with gates opening at 12:00.

Tickets for the game are available from as little as R80 at Ticketmaster.

COASTAL DERBY PART TWO

Just a month after going head-to-head eThekwini, the Stormers and the Sharks will face off again in the Mother City on 28 December.

The Springbok-laden Sharks defeated a depleted Stormers 21 – 15 at Kings Park Stadium on 30 November.

“These South African derbies are always big occasions and this is a great opportunity for us to show what we are all about,” said Stormers head coach John Dobson.

Dobson’s team will have to showcase its capabilities without 13 of its players.

The injury list includes Manie Libbok, Keke Morabe, Ben-Jason Dixon, Salmaan Moerat, Sti Sithole, Frans Malherbe, Deon Fourie, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Steven Kitshoff, Evan Roos, Dan du Plessis, Ben Loader and Damian Willemse.

The game against the Sharks is a 17:00 kick-off.

Tickets for the 28 December game are also available through Ticketmaster