The Brumbies are fresh off a 29-10 win over the Sharks in Durban, their
fourth consecutive victory of the campaign.
It could be that White is throwing out a red herring to divert the Stormers'
attention from other facets of the game, especially as the Brumbies were
exceptional in terms of their aggression and ball retention.
The Sharks hardly touched the ball in the first half as they leaked four
tries and at times the Brumbies pushed their pack back. But the foundation of
the Brumbies win was not in the set piece, it was in their ability to dominate
the gain line and off-load in the tackle.
"The scrums could be an area we might look to exploit," White
said. "If you consider that the Sharks dominated the Stormers scrum and
there were times when we dominated the Sharks scrum, it's something to work
with.
"So if we can apply that kind of pressure against the Stormers, there
is no reason why we won't be able to get some reward.
"But it's all on merit. It's all about what happens this week, not what
happened last week. There is no use saying because we were good against the
Sharks we will get the same return this week. Everyone knows rugby doesn't work
like that."
White was also wary of what the Stormers might bring to the match,
especially at halfback, where the home team appear to be moving away from the
more conservative approach of Dewaldt Duvenage and Peter Grant in favour of Nic
Groom and Elton Jantjies.
"A lot of our approach depends on who the Stormers play at
scrumhalf," White said. "They seem to be scratching around a little
bit. It was Duvenage last year and now it's Groom.
"They are very different players and that has a massive impact on how
they play. With Grant back from Japan they have another option at flyhalf.
"When they get settled in combinations, I've got no doubt that they are
going to be a much better attacking unit."
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