Stormers vs Bulls in Super 15 Rugby

March 30 - The Super 15 Rugby Stormers vs. Bulls encounter is scheduled for Saturday March 31 with the kick off at 7:10 South African time. It will be played at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, which is the home venue of the Stormers.

The South African Conference of the 2012 Super 15 Rugby is interestingly poised. The starting favourites, the Stormers, are at the top of the table with 20 points having won all their games. The Bulls have sprung a surprise. They were rated in third place before the Super 15 Rugby began, but are now in the second spot.

Though they have lost one match, the Bulls have earned three bonus points and are breathing down the necks of the Stormers with 19 points. Therefore the upcoming Stormers vs. Bulls match has added interest for South African punters and rugby fans.

As is the practice before such important fixtures, the supporters and the media highlight non-sporting issues. Many of the Stormers fans in Cape Town have begun to make fun of the new pink outfit that the Bulls have adopted for their away games.

Fortunately the Stormers captain Jean de Villiers has displayed a mature response to the issue. He said, “We are all proud of the jerseys and the colours we play for, but in the end it is about the team you represent, not what you wear.” He added the important thing is what the jersey represents and not its colour and therefore what the Bulls wear is irrelevant to the contest. 

The mind games extend to sporting issues as well. The Stormers coach Allister Coetzee said that the Bulls are predictable and incapable of springing a surprise. “I have seen how the Bulls have been playing for years now and I can’t see that they will change their style.”

He added that although the Bulls are good, his team has answers to all their moves. But a part of the truth is that the Stormers have won their matches with the narrowest of margins, while the Bulls enter Saturday’s Super 15 Rugby game having made mincemeat of the defending champions. And this will definitely play on the minds of the Stormers.

Stormers vs Bulls Super 15 Rugby Betting

The online betting site Sportingbet SA has opened markets for this important South African Conference Super 15 Rugby Stormers vs. Bulls game. The Stormers are overwhelming favourites with odds of 4/7. The odds for a Bulls win at Sportingbet online are 7/4. The odds for a draw are 14/1. The other markets offered by Sportingbet online on the Stormers vs. Bulls game are Handicap Prices, Half-time Handicap and Winning Margins.

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