SUPER RUGBY
Stormers to avoid hooker, line-out and sinker act
Stormers are under huge pressure in the build-up to the Crusaders clash
Stormers skills and attack coach Paul Feeney has come to the defence of inexperienced hooker Dean Muir after two crucial lost line-outs led directly to the Waratahs winning 34-27 in Sydney last Saturday. Muir and his jumpers failed to connect twice late in the game and Waratahs flank Ned Hanigan scored the winning try from the second botched line-out. The result has put pressure on the Stormers in the build-up to a huge challenge against the defending champion, Crusaders, in Christchurch this weekend. "[Hooker] Dean Muir threw two perfect darts‚" Feeney said. "They were placed exactly where they were supposed to be‚ but our lifters and jumpers had a misunderstanding and we all saw the result. "Dean was hung out to dry a bit but he was a 1,000% accurate with his throw. It was the lifters‚ jumpers and the movement that let us down. "The forwards were disappointed and had a long chat about it after the game. "They were options we have trained for but people got some things wrong. It wa...
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