Springbok flanker Marco van Staden expects a physical battle when the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers clash on Saturday at 17:05 (SA Time) at Loftus Versfeld.
Van Staden said the expected return of Wilco Louw will go a long way to secure a win.
“A big part of the game is the set piece and the base we as forwards can give the backs like Canan Moodie, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Devon Williams,” he added.
The visitors will be looking to make it eight in a row against the Vodacom Bulls.
“It’s been a tough few times against the Stormers but it’s not for us to focus on them. We have to do the things we do extra well.”
“It’s always a fight, any derby game in South Africa is a fight to get over the line. But for us, it’s going to be about doing the basics well and control what we can control."
“You take any momentum you can get and go forward. There’s never a perfect game and we’ll take the things we did well against the Emirates Lions and improve on it. There’s always work to be done," van Staden said.