Stormers coach Robbie Fleck is refusing to throw in the towel on his team’s play-off ambitions despite losing their seventh match of the Super Rugby campaign on Saturday when they went down 15-9 to the Chiefs at Newlands. The loss has left the Stormers last in the South African conference on 23 points after 12 games, but they are only eight points behind the log-leading Lions. The two sides meet in a fortnight and that match could have a huge bearing on play-off places. But first the Stormers travel to Hong Kong on Saturday to take on the Sunwolves and claiming a maximum five points there is a priority. "We have four games left and we’re still in it‚" Fleck said. "It’s a funny competition this year. No one is guaranteed anything yet and you have to fight for every point. This conference is going down to the wire. "For us every game is a must-win and we have to approach it that way. We aren’t thinking about the Lions yet because we get on the plane to prepare to beat the Sunwolves. "...
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