The Stormers served some home truths on the Lions in the second Super Fan day clash, reminding the game’s fundamentals are forged in fire. It was the furnace brought by their forwards that set the tone for their win in the Super Fan clash.
For much of the first half the all Springbok front row of Steven Kitshoff, Scarra Ntubeni and Frans Malherbe bulldozed the Lions scrum. It was an area in which the Stormers applied the squeeze and the pressure permeated the rest of the Lions game. Malherbe departed the scene before the break but it was the only once the substitutions were made that the Lions clawed their way back into the contest.
That was pretty much the story of the first half as the Bulls marked the restart of rugby with a display that was as cohesive as it was ruthless but the Sharks showed great fortitude by not dropping their bundle when all the signs suggested they would. The Sharks, to be fair, have a crippling injury list and they were forced to push a green horn team into battle against a Bulls team where the accent has firmly returned to experience.
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