The Stormers have lost one of the competition’s most gifted attacking players at the worst possible time. Yet in Jurie Matthee they possess a flyhalf whose game may be tailor-made for the unforgiving demands of knockout rugby.
Stormers coach John Dobson believes the current law, which rewards the defending side with a goal-line dropout after an attacker is held up in-goal, has swung the pendulum too far away from attacking rugby.
“It’s the worst. It’s one law in rugby that has to change change. I’m not saying because it’s against us. I don’t understand this concept. You do so well, and you’re rewarded with receiving the ball back on your ten-yard.”
The Stormers will leave Cape Town carrying a semi-final ticket in one hand and a medical report in the other. The victory glittered like silverware in the sunshine. The injury list lurked like a loose forward at a breakdown, waiting to pounce.
The Stormers booked their place in the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-finals with a dominant 44-21 victory over Cardiff Rugby in front of 30,595 supporters at DHL Stadium on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers have spent the past fortnight staring into the rear-view mirror of a bruising Welsh ambush. Cardiff marched into the previous meeting and clipped the Cape side’s wings with a gritty 22-16 victory…
Roc Nation Sports International is tightening its grip on South African rugby.
Stormers stars Oliver Reid and Jonathan Roche, Sharks flyer Jaco Williams, and rising Lions flyhalf JT Kapank have joined the agency’s growing rugby empire alongside rising sensation Haashim Pead.
RNSI president Michael Yormark says the agency looks beyond stats and highlight reels: “The size of the heart can’t be measured by the eye test or the analytics.”
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.
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.
The return of Siya Kolisi to the Stormers is shaping up as a homecoming driven by passion rather than profit, with director of rugby John Dobson revealing the Springbok captain accepted a massive pay cut…
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