For the Stormers faithful, the message is clear. Their favourite son is back. And somewhere inside Cape Town Stadium, the ghosts of defenders beaten by Kolbe’s dancing feet are already groaning in anticipation.
John Dobson did not mince his words after the Stormers were shut down 22-16 by Cardiff at the Arms Park. The defeat leaves the Cape side needing a rapid reset before the URC quarter-finals.
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The Stormers are still capable of lifting the URC trophy again. The ingredients remain there. Their challenge now is ensuring the right players are trusted at the right time. In playoff rugby, brave selection calls can become the difference between confetti and regret.
Director of rugby John Dobson cut a frustrated figure after Friday night’s pulsating 38-38 United Rugby Championship draw against Ulster Rugby, a result that knocked the Cape side off the top of the table.
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“To understand what this team was going through, or what Chippie meant to us and to this organisation… to expect those guys to perform normally. It’s just a lack of humanity in my mind, the pressure they were under,” said Dobson
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The result cements the Stormers as the team to beat heading into the knockout stages, their performance a blend of brute force and surgical precision. For Glasgow, the defeat serves as a reminder that even league leaders can be swept aside when the Cape side finds its rhythm.
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