Cardiff host the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship on Friday, the final match of this tour for the visitors who have been finding it tough going overseas.
Cardiff v Stormers, Friday 24th November, Cardiff, KO 21:35 (South African time)
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Dewi Phillips (Wales); Carwyn Williams (Wales)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Weather Forecast - Cardiff
Cardiff:
Cardiff have won 1 drawn 1 and lost 3 of their matches so far and they have earned 9 log points which puts them in twelfth position.
In Round 5 they drew 22-22 away to Zebre in Parma whilst their only win so far came away to the Dragons as (16-9) in Round 2. They have already hosted South African opposition and the Bulls claimed victory at this stadium in Round 4 coming out on top 18-12.
Against South African opposition last season Cardiff lost at home to the Lions (31-18) but they beat the Stormers 30-24. In South Africa they turned the Sharks over 35-0 in Durban but were thrashed 45-9 by the Bulls at Loftus.
Stormers:
The Stormers have won 2 and lost 3 of their first 5 matches and with 12 log points they are ninth spot and this is the final match of what has been a disappointing tour.
The Stormers started with 2 bonus point wins away to the Lions (35-33) and at home to the Scarlets (52-7). In their first tour match at Glasgow Warriors in Round 3 they went down 20-9 and a Round 4 visit to Treviso to face Benetton was priced up as a choice game by the bookmakers and the Stormers lost 20-17. A round 5 clash away to Munster was a repeat of the last season's final and the Stormers went down 10-3.
On tour in Wales last season the Stormers drew 16-16 at the Ospreys and lost 30-24 in Cardiff.
In the outright betting the Stormers have now drifted to 73/10 to win the tournament with BoyleSports
Team News
Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Harri Millard, 13 Willis Halaholo, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Mason Grady, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Ellis Bevan, 8 Lopeti Timani, 7 Ellis Jenkins, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Seb Davies, 3 Will Davies-King, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements: 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Rhys Carré, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Josh Turnbull, 20 Mackenzie Martin, 21 Jamie Hill, 22 Jacob Beetham, 23 Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Brok Harris (captain).
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Hendre Stassen, 21 Keke Morabe, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Warrick Gelant
The Betting,
Cardiff +4.5 points at 9/10
Stormers -3.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Betting Angle
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The Stormers have lost 3 in a row but they played fairly well against Munster last week. If you watched our live betting show THE HANDICAP you will have heard The Understaker saying he liked this Stormers team and I am in agreement.
The Stormers to sign off their tour with a good win is the call and I will be taking advantage of the Betxchange 1/1 URC Promo.
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BET: 5 units Stormers -3.5 at 1/1 at Betxchange (URC Promo, no multiples and a R3k limit)
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