Match Preview: All to play for at DHL Stadium
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It’s all to play for at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, when DHL Stormers welcome ASM Clermont Auvergne in Round 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The Stormers have lost only one of their three matches in the competition so far this season to lie fourth in Pool B – but that was to Clermont, 24-14, in the reverse fixture last month.
However, the hosts have the benefit of a terrific 28-14 win at London Irish in Round 3, when Clermont crashed 29-44 at home to Leicester Tigers to slip to eighth, the last qualification place in the pool.
The match kicks off at 7.30pm local time, and can be seen on SuperSport, beIN SPORTS, BT Sport and FloRugby.
Key quote
DHL Stormers head coach John Dobson: “We are looking forward to playing in our conditions and hopefully we can get the point we need. For us, it is a privilege to be playing in this competition. We just want to go as far as we can.”
👋 welcome to Cape Town. We’ll see you inside DHL Stadium on Saturday night. https://t.co/W3ba8vmHuh
— DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) January 17, 2023
Stormers
- Ruhan Nel made a round-high four clean breaks in Round 3.
- Junior Pokomela made 25 tackles last weekend – the most of Round 3. He has made more low tackles in the competition so far than any other player, with 24.
- Two Stormers players produced try assists with kicks in Round 3: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Dan du Plessis.
- Angelo Davids and Hacjivah Dayimani are in the top three players for metres made from support carries, having made 47 and 45 respectively.
ASM Clermont Auvergne
- Daniel Bibi Biziwu conceded a round-high five penalties at the weekend. Three of those penalties were at the scrum.
- Irae Simone made as many try assists in Round 3 as any other player, with two.
- Bautista Delguy has made six clean breaks – the most in the competition.
- Jules Plisson has made more crossfield kicks than any other player, with four.
