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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Stormers will go into Saturday\u2019s quarter-final clash against Edinburgh knowing a slip-up will get in the way of the “positive history” they want to create.<\/p>\n

Be on the right side of the scoreboard, and the Stormers will earn the right to host a United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-final. Lose, and it will be more playoff misery for the Capetonians.<\/p>\n

As soon as competitions reach such a stage, it often comes with fatigue because it signals the end of the season (to put things into perspective, the last time the two sides met was in a 20-20 draw in round 3 in October).<\/p>\n

Out of 10 Super Rugby playoffs they took part in, they have only won one – the 2010 semi-final against the Waratahs at Newlands.<\/p>\n

The Stormers weren\u2019t made to forget that when coach John Dobson and captain Steven Kitshoff spoke to reporters on Wednesday ahead of Saturday\u2019s encounter.<\/p>\n

BIG INTERVIEW | John Dobson: ‘The guys like that URC’s rugby they can relate to’<\/b><\/p>\n

With 12 wins out of 18 during the league phase of URC, the Stormers secured 61 points, enough for second position on the log.<\/p>\n

That helped ensure they won the South African Shield as the top-ranked side from the country.<\/p>\n

“This is an opportunity for us to create some positive history for the brand\u2026 it\u2019s an opportunity to become a team that has fought for every inch; fought for each other, and the type of team that cares for the rugby we play,” Kitshoff said.<\/p>\n

Dobson was equally frank about players\u2019 mindsets heading into the weekend, saying:<\/p>\n

They will, according to Dobson, look to be much more efficient because of what is at stake.<\/p>\n

When asked if he picked up on any signs of slowing down on their intensity levels this week, Dobson replied: “This is week is a wrap-up for us in terms of intensity and self-awareness of where we need to be better. We\u2019re not going to change who we are, but we\u2019re going to be better.”<\/p>\n

SA\u2019s URC charge has been true \u2018phoenix from ashes\u2019 stuff<\/p>\n

Kickoff in Cape Town on Saturday is at 19:00.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Stormers will go into Saturday\u2019s quarter-final clash against Edinburgh knowing a slip-up will get in the way of the “positive history” they want to create. Be on the right side of the scoreboard, and the Stormers will earn the right to host a United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-final. 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