Over the last couple of seasons, the Stormers have been a dominant force in the United Rugby Championship, first winning the title and then finishing as runners up.after winning eight games and losing as many as six.to the unfancied Ospreys in Cape Town, though.
According to coach John Dobson, it was ‘unquestionably’ their most disappointing URC performances as one mistake after the other saw them suffer their first home defeat in the competition this season as they went down 27-21. The Stormers were their own worst enemies in the first half as they failed to capitalise on at least four try-scoring chances, while Ospreys made good use of their chances, resulting in them touching down three tries to only one try by the Capetonians’ Dan du Plessis.
The visitors ultimately took a morale-boosting 17-5 lead at the break, and the Stormers could just never recover from there.“We knew Ospreys had fight. They’ve done some remarkable stuff this season with a small squad, so credit to them,” Dobson. “But in terms of our performance and the looseness … I’m really sorry about that. I can only apologise. It was poor.
Ospreys ensured that they made their presence felt on attack in the half with their phase play, and while it only paid off with one second-half try and a late penalty goal, it was enough to secure them the bonus point for four tries and hand them an invaluable victory.Tries: Dan du Plessis, Evan Roos, Penalty try. Conversions: Manie Libbok .
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