Juarno Augustus relishing homecoming as Ulster prepare for Stormers test

Augustus, who grew up in Cape Town and developed his game in the Stormers system, revealed the demand for tickets from family and friends has already mounted.

"It's nice just to be at home. I'll probably need a lot of tickets, everyone's been asking me," said the former Northampton Saints forward.

The South African is treating the fixture as more than just another league game.

"It's always nice to play against the team you grew up playing for. I'll just try to play my game to the best of my ability," he said.

Augustus had a tough start to the season having to overcome injury and recover from surgery. He found pre-season difficult, but believes those concerns are now firmly behind him.

"I had surgery and I was struggling a bit in pre-season to put it behind me but it's all gone now and I've had a run of games," Augustus said.

"That's the main thing - to keep training and being fit again."

Ulster have struggled in the 2026-27 URC campaign so far and are yet to pick up a win from their first four games but Augustus does not believe wholesale changes are necessary.

"I don't think huge things need to change. It's just a bounce of the ball, just small things that we need to work on and get right," he added.

"It's at their home this time so we need to be sharper, need to be ready for what they're going to bring.

"From minute one to minute 80, we need to give it our best. That's what we are going after.

"They have a lot of dangerous players who can make anything happen in a second. We need to be aware of it."

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