The Stormers first action in the European Champions Cup sees them take on RC Toulon in Port Elizabeth on Saturday
Stormers v Toulon, Saturday 7th December, Port Elizabeth, KO 17:15 (South African time)
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng) , John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Dean Richards (Eng)
Weather Forecast – Port Elizabeth
Stormers:
This is a Pool 4 clash and these two sides will have Glasgow Warriors, Racing 92, Sale Sharks and Harlequins for company.
In the current United Rugby Championship campaign the Stormers are finding it tough going with 2 wins and 4 defeats from their first 6 matches. They come into this game on the back of successive defeats at home to Glasgow Warriors (28-17) and a local derby loss away to the Sharks in Durban (21-15).
In the Champions Cup last season the Stormers were edged out 21-20 by La Rochelle in Cape Town in the Round of 16. They finished as runners up to Leinster in their pool with a record of 3 wins and 1 defeat.
After this the Stormers will head to London to take on Harlequins next week and when we resume in January they will host Sale Sharks and they finish up with a visit to Racing 92.
In the outright betting to win the Champions Cup the Stormers are priced at around 66/1 and they are 11/2 to top this pool
Toulon:
Toulon are currently fourth in the French Top 14 with 7 wins and 4 defeats against their name and they have won their last 3 matches, most recently at Perpignan (22-13).
In the Champions Cup pool stage last season they lost all 4 of their matches, at home to Exeter (19-18), away to Northampton (22-19), at home to Munster (29-18) and away to Glasgow (29-5).
In the outright betting to win the Champions Cup Toulon are trading at around 33/1 and they are 33/10 to top this pool
Team News
Stormers: tbc
RC Toulon: tbc
The Betting
Average early show, to be updated
Stormers -4.5 points at 9/10
RC Toulon +4.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Betting Angle
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Bet: To follow
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
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