They were far from their flawless best but the Stormers again succeeded in bringing a collective smile to Cape Town Stadium.
They won their Champions Cup round of 16 clash against Harlequins 32-28 despite not gaining a clear advantage in the set pieces in a match that nonetheless thrilled and delighted throughout.
The first came straight from the kickoff when the Stormers got things going in sensational fashion. Manie Libbok's cross kick found Seabelo Senatla who offloaded to Dan du Plessis who made progress near the touchline. The Stormers then used the entire width of the field to the right with Hacjivah Dayimani finding Suleiman Hartzenberg with a cunningly deft offload. The wing's inside pass found Deon Fourie unmarked and the crowd was in raptures.
Somehow however, he lost Joe Marchant who also had designs on the ball, and despite his momentum taking him there, Willemse kept his left foot in play before contorting his body mid air and while having the wherewithal to place the ball inside the goal area. The scrums proved a battle ground in which neither side gained proper traction. If anything visiting loose head prop Joe Marler and Co held the edge. All too often the shrill of the referee's whistle brought matters to a halt but it didn't help that the turf could not hold up. Thankfully the surface will be relaid at the end of the season.
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