DHL Stormers

StormersThe long history of South African teams being done in by the incompetence and, let’s be honest, the one-eyed approach of Australasian match officials took another turn for the worse on Friday as the DHL Stormers were beaten 30-21 by the Rebels in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Melbourne.

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Super RugbyThe Vodacom Bulls jumped from third to first in the South African Vodacom Super Rugby Conference after their bonus-point victory over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Their fourth try was scored in injury time, but it was enough for the Vodacom Bulls to return to Pretoria with five points which saw them go to 28 log points halfway through the league phase of the competition. They won 34-0.

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StormersWe’ve all heard it – defence wins rugby matches. Simply, defence forces mistakes and mistakes leads to tries for the defending team. Frankly, my opinion is: ‘defence is just another expression of SA rugby’s obsession with safety first’.

For SA it’s about Low risk rugby.

Traditionally, Springbok teams (and Super Rugby teams) have a low risk approach expressed as 10-man set piece rugby; kick and charge or soften-up first before moving the ball through the hands.

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