Malherbe's Spectre Looms Large For Stormers Against Lions

Stormers prop Frans Malherbe hits a significant landmark this weekend, but the Lions are desperate to turn it into a landmine in their United Rugby Championship clash on Saturday.

Malherbe will play his 150th game for his franchise and his teammates will no doubt want to turn it into a moment to savour.

The Lions have the opposite in mind and there will be no free ride for Malherbe.

Definitely not, said Lions No 8 Francke Horn. You can't stand back in a South African derby. As we saw last weekend, the intensity and physicality is at Test quality.

If we stand back and give the Stormers front-foot ball, they are going to run us ragged. South African derbies bring unique challenges. It is always physical, both teams want to dominate set pieces and good defence. We can't stand back and will have to take the game to them.