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Jesse Kriel (Gallo Images)
Jesse Kriel (Gallo Images)

Cape Town - Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says the Bulls are a different team on attack when Jesse Kriel plays fullback.

The Stormers beat the Bulls 29-17 in Pretoria back in February, but on that day they started with a different fullback.

"They have Jesse Kriel at fullback now. In our first game it was Jurgen Visser. Jesse is a former SA Under-20 player and is very comfortable attacking from the back, rather than just kicking the ball back," Coetzee told Netwerk24.

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