It has been a bad couple of weeks for the Stormers, writes <strong>Andy Capostagno</strong>.
How to deal with New Zealand’s best player is just one problem South Africa’s top teams will have to solve.
There have been times, even before their unbeaten run was ended by the Reds, that the Stormers looked too one-dimensional to compete for honours.
As the Super Rugby tournament reaches its halfway mark, fans are growing weary of the repetition.
Former champions’ slide in the log speaks of a "been there, done that" attitude.
We have reached the introspective stage of the Super Rugby season, where pre-season optimism has been dashed.
The pragmatic coach is one who knows when to take the foot off the accelerator.
Last Saturday at Loftus Versfeld the team that dominated the lineouts and scrums kicked well, and showed infinite patience as the minutes ticked by.
The switch of venue from the Crusaders’ home turf in Christchurch to Twickenham plays into their hands.
It’s still early in the Super season, but sofar the Durbanites look set to overtake theBulls as SA’s rugby stars.