| Home team | Blue Bulls |
| Away team | Stormers XXIII |
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 4:05 pm (UK) 5:05 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Blue Bulls vs Stormers XXIII Currie Cup preview as the sides meet in round six of the Currie Cup.
The Blue Bulls have only picked up four points without a win so far, while the Stormers have won two of their five games to sit on 11 points.
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Blue Bulls vs Stormers XXIII confirmed lineups
| Blue Bulls | Stormers XXIII | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Smith | 1 | Khuzwayo | |||
| Mnebelele | 2 | Paulo | |||
| Gustafson | 3 | Lubbe | |||
| H Theron | 4 | Barnard | |||
| Manjezi | 5 | Botha | |||
| Maake | 6 | Nyali | |||
| Nonkontwana | 7 | Nel | |||
| JJ Theron | 8 | Fuller | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Johannes | 9 | Ngobeni | |||
| Williams | 10 | Smith | |||
| Bam | 11 | Ndhlovu | |||
| Van Der Merwe | 12 | Smit | |||
| Erasmus | 13 | Muller | |||
| Rademeyer | 14 | Leotlela | |||
| Kunene | 15 | Burger | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Hobson | 16 | Rabe | |||
| Msengana | 17 | Van Wyk | |||
| Potgieter | 18 | Kruger | |||
| Eloff | 19 | De Leeuw | |||
| Amadi | 20 | Basson | |||
| Van Biljon | 21 | Fourie | |||
| Newman | 22 | Malgas | |||
| Vlok | 23 | Cupido | |||
Recent Form:
Blue Bulls (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 16th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 52-62 |
| Loss | 8th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 19-50 |
| Loss | 1st August 2026 | Currie Cup | Lions | 42-19 |
| Loss | 25th July 3026 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 56-26 |
| Loss | 19th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 24-10 |
The Blue Bulls continued their run of losses to five in a row through the season in a barnstorming 62-52 defeat to the Cheetahs. The Blue Bulls found themselves 59-17 down and made a bit of a comeback, scoring five tries in a row, scoring three in the final 10 minutes when the Cheetahs were down to 13 men. They got within seven points and the Cheetahs kicked a penalty in the final play to take the bonus point away.
Stormers XXIII (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 15th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 29-7 |
| Loss | 9th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 26-31 |
| Won | 1st August 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 36-28 |
| Loss | 26th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 41-3 |
| Won | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-19 |
The Stormers lost their second game in a row as they were outdone by the Pumas. The Piumas pushed out to a 15-0 lead at half-time. The Stormers got the first score of the second half, but the Pumas scored two more converted tries to beat the Stormers 29-7.
Blue Bulls vs Stormers XXIII head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 26th July 2025 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 23-48 |
| 27th July 2024 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 50-34 |
| 7th July 2024 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 25-30 |
| 29th April 2023 | Currie Cup | Stormers | 31-7 |
| 17th March 2023 | Currie Cup | Stormers | 33-41 |
The Blue Bulls have won three in a row against the Stormers, and the last two matches have seen them score 98 points across the two games. This included a strong away win last year.
