De Bruin believes Lions did enough to win
Coach says the team should have taken more chances in the first half but hails Stormers for the win in Cape Town
Lions coach Swys de Bruin felt his side did enough to win Saturday’s Super Rugby encounter against the Stormers‚ despite falling just short at Newlands. Stormers replacement scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies sniped over almost seven minutes into injury time for a try that levelled the scores. SP Marais slotted the conversion to give the Stormers a vital 19-17 win that ended a four-year losing streak against the Lions. The Lions dominated the first half and led 14-6 at the break as the Stormers conceded nine penalties and a yellow card in that period. But somehow the home side stayed within touching distance. In the final quarter the Lions had to repel a fierce Stormers onslaught and De Bruin felt they were unlucky not to have been on the right side of some calls that could have seen them through. Lions hooker Malcolm Marx appeared to have made one of his trademark steals when he swooped over a ball late in the match. But referee Egon Seconds failed to award the penalty even though Marx ap...
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