Stormers want to be more ruthless
Coach picks holes in win over Canes
You’d think a dominant performance against a team that reached the Super Rugby semifinals for the last three years would satisfy the Stormers‚ but it would appear it didn’t entirely.
Their thorough 27-0 vanquishing of the Hurricanes was achieved with a degree of ease but they were not as clinical as they could have been against the 2016 champions.
The Bulls visit Newlands on Saturday and Stormers coach John Dobson does not want to see his team fall dormant on the scoreboard like they did in the middle third of their clash against the Hurricanes. would like‚”
The Stormers‚ though‚ were Vice-captain Steven Kitshoff hugely impressive in the primary held a similar debrief. phases and generally in “It felt very dominant. the collisions but they want to When we got our maul going be more ruthless against and we got our scums going a Bulls team that is the snowball effect of dominance seeking even greater just came through. improvement following “That put us on the front their opening foot with our carries and defensive round loss to the patterns. It felt like a Sharks. dominant performance.
“We butchered On Monday we will fix two or three lineouts those small things‚ try in their 22‚ building and get some we knocked the consistency going ball on in the in our game.” pick-and-go on What aided the their line,” reflected Stormers’ cause immeasurably coach Dobson. was the
“I was pleased steel brought by their with our dominance Springbok contingent. but I’m not sure we were as There had been concerns clinical as we about their match sharpness following a lengthy post-Rugby World Cup lay-off but they were soon allayed.
“I haven’t been worried about them‚” assured the amiable Dobson.
“They have been exceptional. They bought in completely into the campaign and they want to win a Super Rugby trophy here. Obviously game time is an issue but they will get better and better.”
While the forwards were outstanding it was behind the pack that scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies delivered a dynamic performance.
He teased and tormented the Hurricanes defence.
“Herschel was outstanding and I thought Jamie Roberts was brilliant‚” said Dobson of their Welsh midfield recruit.