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Stormers’ focus turns to home run
Cape Argus
|March 16, 2026
THE Stormers ended their losing streak in spectacular fashion with a bonus-point victory over the Bulls on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld, reclaiming second place on the United Rugby Championship (URC) table.
STORMERS inside centre and Player of the Match Damian Willemse is tackled in the air by BULLS counterpart Harold Vorster during the North-South derby at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.
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Few had given the struggling Cape side much chance of victory, particularly given the strong form of their hosts and the Stormers’ recent difficulties against fellow South African teams. But the Capetonians seldom need extra motivation when facing the Bulls, and once again they maintained their impressive URC record against their arch-rivals.
After 12 meetings in the competition, the numbers tell a clear story: ten wins for the Stormers and two for the Bulls. It underlines just how formidable the former URC champions are when they come up against their Pretoria rivals. However, there is little time to dwell on the result.
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of Cape Argus.
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