THE FINAL WHISTLE
MARK KEOHANE: Stormers restore respect with intoxicating win setting up mouthwatering Lions clash
The Chiefs scored one of the greatest team tries in the history of the competition, but it was the Stormers who played the big pressure points better
The Stormers victory against the Chiefs was beautiful in a fantastic game of rugby. Chiefs captain Aaron Cruden and coach Dave Rennie admitted that when the disappointment of losing had settled they would celebrate their contribution to an occasion worthy of the tag "Super Rugby". The Chiefs scored one of the greatest team tries in the history of the competition, but it was the Stormers who played the big pressure points better. The Stormers and Chiefs produced a match of compelling viewing. It simply had everything in physicality, drama and skill. More of these intoxicating match-ups will again make Super Rugby everything it was meant to be when launched around 12 of the southern hemisphere’s provincial powerhouses in 1996. The tournament expansion to Super 18 has not worked and in 2018, will comprise 15 teams. The Sunwolves and Jaguares stay. SA will lose two teams and Australia one.Australia should have lost two as well, which could have meant a Pacific Islands presence. Australi...
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