Dragons RFC are back in BKT United Rugby Championship action this Saturday as they travel to Gqeberha to face DHL Stormers at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (kick-off 12noon UK). Ahead of the Round Nine fixture, we look at all the key stats and details.
Officials: Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 70th league game) AR 1: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU) AR 2: Christopher Allison (SARU) TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)
Watch: The game will be shown on Viaplay, S4C, Discovery + and URCTV
Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 1, Stormers won 1.
Did you know?
- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium hosts its sixteenth Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture but the first since March 2020 when Connacht beat the Southern Kings there.
- DHL Stormers have lost just once in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship since February: 24-30 at Cardiff Rugby on 22 October.
- Stormers have won their last fourteen home games in the Championship, at Cape Town Stadium and in Stellenbosch, but this is the first fixture they have moved to Gqeberha.
- Stormers only previous defeat to a Welsh opponent was 30-24 on their visit to Cardiff last October.
- Dragons RFC two game winning run in the BKT United Rugby Championship ended with their 25-33 loss to Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Sunday.
- Dragons have lost their last six away games in the Championship since beating Scarlets 38-27 in Llanelli on 16 April.
- Dragons most recent victory against a South African opponent was 13-10 against the Cheetahs at Rodney Parade in February 2020.
- The two sides only previous meeting was in Newport in October 2021 with the visitors winning 24-10.
