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Ukuba khona futhi wakwenza ngaphambi unikeza Umqeqeshi wamaStormers UJohn Dobson ukholwa ukuthi iqembu lakhe lingaphinda futhi livikele isicoco salo uma selibhekene noMunster kowamanqamu we-United Rugby Championship (URC) eCape Town Stadium ngoMgqibelo kusihlwa (uqala ngo-6:30 ntambama).
Abaninikhaya uwine uhlelo lokuqala ngonyaka odlule ngokuhlula izimbangi zendawo ezinolaka amaBulls enkundleni efanayo, kodwa kulokhu nxazonke zibhekene nenselelo ehluke ngokuphelele kuma-Irish giants, aqumba phansi izintandokazi zomqhudelwano i-Leinster kuma-semi.
FUNDA FUTHI: UStormers uzonika isikwati seBok umfutho ukuya ekhempini, kusho u-Erasmus
“Ngonyaka odlule, nakuba bekuwumdlalo wamanqamu we-URC, bekuzwakala njengenye i-derby yasekhaya. Sibazi kahle labo bantu futhi bekungomunye umdlalo weBulls neStormers osuhlehle eminyakeni engu-80,” kuchaza uDobson.
“Kulo nyaka kugqame kakhulu. Unomdondoshiya wase-Ireland e-Munster ngokumelene nathi. Futhi mina ngokwami nginomuzwa wokuthi njengoba besikulo mdlalo wokugcina (ngaphambili) sinolwazi oluthe xaxa lwesikhungo kanye nokuzethemba okwengeziwe njengoba sazi ukuthi sikuphi.
“Okukhulu wukuthi asikaze simshaye uMunster ku-URC, yilona qembu esingakaze silishaye. Ngakho lokho kudala ukukhathazeka okwengeziwe.”
Isizini ephezulu
Sekube enye isizini ephezulu kumaStormers kanti nakuba sebeyifinyelele yonke imigomo abebezibekele yona ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale umkhankaso, uDobson uvumile ukuthi sebekulangazelela ukuphinde bawine futhi ababaphoxi abalandeli babo.
“Ngibona sengathi sibe nesonto elijwayelekile ngempela (siziqeqesha). Azikho iziphazamiso eziningi futhi izinhlelo zethu zalo mdlalo ziqinile,” kusho uDobson.
“Into enzima sinalo mbono wento ebesifuna ukuyenza ngombhoxo eKapa. Futhi ngezinga elikhulu sikuzuzile lokho. Ngakho-ke noma yini eyenzekayo kusasa siwenzile umsebenzi wethu.
“Ngesikhathi sibhala uhlu lwamagoli ethu ekuqaleni kwesizini, ukugcinwa kwendebe ye-URC bekungekho kukho. Kodwa eqinisweni sikulangazelele ukuwina kusasa futhi sibona sengathi kuzoba ukufeza izinhloso eziyize uma singakwenzi lokho.
“Ingqondo ebandayo ivule indlela emazingeni aphezulu omzwelo, ukukhathazeka kanye nomdlandla. Asifuni ukuphoxa abantu. Idolobha lonke lilamukele ibhola lombhoxo ngendlela engingakaze ngiyibone, futhi sifuna ngempela ukubanika into abazophinde bayijabulele.”
