The Stormers have to stop the Rebels’ halfback duo of Will Genia and Quade Cooper if they want to win on Friday.
Scrumhalf Genia and flyhalf Cooper have been aan die brand for the Rebels this year and have played a major role in the side’s rise to the top of the Australian Conference.
In Melbourne in their next encounter, they will cross swords with a depleted Stormers side that are currently at the bottom of the South African Conference.
TOP FLYHALF: Quade Cooper. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix.
Stormers assistant coach Paul Feeney knows they have a tough job on their hands and says: “They [the Rebels] have got a good nine and 10 that have won Super Rugby with the Reds before.
“They’ve got a good, honest pack of forwards and they are playing with confidence.
“It’s going to be a tough game, but we have to concentrate on ourselves - especially with the amount of changes to our squad.
“We must finish better and execute better.”
Of the Genia-Cooper combination, he adds: “They are two of the best in the world.
TOP FLYHALF: Quade Cooper. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix.
“We have to make sure that we put them under pressure, we can’t give them any time or space.”