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Vermaak ready to show value for Stormers

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Vermaak ready to show value for Stormers

Ali Vermaak is the understudy to Steven Kitshoff at DHL Stormers. Vermak made his franchise debut in 2014 and helped Dhl Western Province win the Currie Cup in both 2014 & 2017. Kitshoof is leaving to join Ulster at the end of the 2022-23 season. The 33-year-old is excited about playing against London Irish in the Champions Cup on Sunday. He has been hailed by Stormer's head coach John Dobson as one of "the most underrated props in South Africa".

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