SUPER RUGBY
Stormers do not know new parts of me — Nic Groom
The scrumhalf expects the Stormers to bounce back following their defeat to the Sunwolves in Hong Kong
The Stormers may know him intimately but that cuts both ways‚ says Lions scrumhalf Nic Groom ahead of the teams’ Super Rugby clash on Saturday at Newlands. As much as the Stormers’ familiarity with him could make him a target‚ Groom believes he has added to his arsenal since they last saw him. "I know a lot of them really well and we come a long way‚" said Groom. "I spent six‚ seven seasons there. Maybe there might be one or two things that they know about me, but on the other side I’ve changed a lot over the last two years. There are a lot of things I can do now that I couldn’t do when I was there." The scrumhalf expects the Stormers to bounce back following their defeat to the Sunwolves in Hong Kong. Besides‚ derbies tend to get the blood flowing‚ if not boiling. "It doesn’t matter the circumstances‚ when South African teams play each other there is a lot more emotion and it is a lot more personal. "I would rather they had beaten the Sunwolves last week. This competition has shown...
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