If the Stormers can click on as a cohesive unit, they’re assured of “getting the higher hand” over the Cardiff Blues in Sunday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship conflict on the Cape City Stadium.
John Dobson’s males set the sphere alight in a 55-7 thrashing of Zebre in Stellenbosch, with the hosts scoring 5 of their 9 tries within the first half of the match.
Damian Willemse starred at inside centre and fullback in his fiftieth look for the Cape facet, whereas speedster Seabelo Senatla scored a hat-trick.
“I’m a powerful believer in cohesion, which additionally comes from having an identical staff on the sphere frequently,” forwards coach Rito Hlungwani stated. “Our gamers have a excessive ability stage, however there must even be a excessive stage of cohesion to execute on sport day.”
No 8 Evan Roos added: “I feel the blokes are gelling as a staff and it’s working effectively for us.”
However, Hlungwani expects a stiff problem from Cardiff, regardless of the Welsh outfit’s 37-20 defeat bythe Lions. “Cardiff actually don’t cease … they simply saved coming on the Lions and punched means above their weight on the set items,” he stated.
“So, we’re going to be working laborious on getting the higher hand.”
