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PWD Conference leaders Chiefs 15 11 Bulls 14 11 Brumbies 15 10 Play-off places Crusaders 15 10 Reds 15 9 Cheetahs 15 9 The rest Waratahs 15 Blues 14 Sharks 14 Stormers 14 Hurricanes 14 Rebels 15 Force 15 Kings 14 Highlanders 14 8 6 7 7 6 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 0

LF4 432 3 415 3 415 0 7 399 0 8 318 0 7 307 0 7 292 0 8 325 0 11 344 1 11 246 1 10 273 0 12 288 5 421 4 307 6 348

A348 281 274 290 284 345 357 304 272 267 383 478 351 482 414 the Bulls at Newlands to become an effective knock-out game for the home team.

The Stormers might as well go for broke and, with nothing really to lose other than pride, be prepared to risk defeat in the quest for the four tries.

That though doesn’t mean they must start out by playing the ball wide, as summed up by that perennial and at times difficult to understand Newlands chant, “swing it!!”, but by playing the rugby that will systematically break the Kings down.

The Kings have one of the better defensive systems in the competition, and they would love it if the Stormers came out of the tunnel with the minds of headless chickens and tried to play rugby their way- too diminutive back three just patently isn’t suited to.

No, the key to the Stormers getting a four-try bonus point win today will be the pack and the out of hand kicking from Elton Jantjies and the back three that played such a signif-

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TF 84 46 134 38 141 41 131 41 23 30 3 35 42 43 14 38 35 28 25 25 -58 33 -134 38 -105 23 -209 25 -126 30

TA 37 29 28 28 21 31 33 29 27 17 40 61 32 57 44