On paper, the Stormers do not have much of a hope of beating the Chiefs in this weekend’s Super Rugby quarterfinal at Newlands, but the home team will draw on recent successes in their build-up to the clash. Of 45 matches against overseas teams this season, New Zealand teams have won 42 for a 93.3% success rate. But two of those three defeats have been inflicted by the Stormers — on the Chiefs and the Blues. Both were at Newlands. So there is hope. The quarterfinal on Saturday against the Chiefs is a repeat of 2016’s encounter at the same stage, at the same venue. The Chiefs shocked the Stormers with their intensity and skill, winning 60-21. But when the sides met in early April, it was the Stormers that won 34-26. "We looked at the quarterfinal from last year before our [April] meeting against them this year, and that had an impact on how we played against them," coach Robbie Fleck said. "So we will study what we did right and look at the positives from the win and use them. But th...
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