Robbie Fleck defiantly calls loss the best game of the year
Western Cape side fail to score a try as they slump to their 12th consecutive loss in New Zealand and their second on the current tour
Stormers coach Robbie Fleck defiantly labelled Saturday’s 24-9 defeat against the Blues as the Stormers’ “best game of the year”. The Western Cape side slumped to their 12th consecutive loss in New Zealand and their second on the current tour. They also failed to score a try against the Blues and after six matches remain the team with the fewest tries in the tournament — nine. There was certainly more attacking intent from the Stormers than before and they did stretch the Blues defence for most of the game. But the Stormers’ numerous moves broke down through a combination of handling errors‚ poor decisions and sloppy passes. It was a 10 out of 10 performance for effort but a 0 out of 10 for execution. “This was the best game we’ve played this year. I’m very happy with our rhythm in attack and only our final effort let us down‚” Fleck said. “Not scoring tries isn’t a concern at all. We created a lot of opportunities tonight‚ which we didn’t finish.” The Stormers made an unacceptable ...
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