On the day when Stormers flyhalf Brandon Thomson was given permission to quit Western Province‚ skills coach Paul Feeney hinted teenage sensation Damian Willemse was the future at flyhalf for the union. Thomson‚ 22‚ played seven times for the Stormers‚ including starting in 2016’s 60-21 home quarterfinal loss to the Chiefs. His request for an early release from his contract was granted. Thomson had fallen behind Jean-Luc du Plessis‚ Rob du Preez and Kurt Coleman in the flyhalf queue in 2016 and fell further back in 2017, when Willemse came bursting into the setup brimming with once-in-a-generation talent. Thomson‚ who played for the Junior Springboks in 2015‚ asked for an early release so he could join the Glasgow Warriors full time. He spent a few months there earlier in 2017. Thomson will stay until September‚ when Du Preez is expected to be fit to resume his duties‚ before departing for Glasgow where he will fall under current Chiefs coach Dave Rennie‚ who starts at the Scottish ...
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