“A draw was a reasonably fair result,” Stormers coach John Dobson said philosophically after his team failed to press home their early advantage against Leinster in Dublin on Friday night.
His team had held a healthy first-half lead in their United Rugby Championship match but then it was the hosts' turn to benefit from a strong wind which helped bring the match to a 22-all stalemate by the final whistle.
With the help of a stiff breeze the Stormers applied greater thrust in the opening exchanges. They showed more intent and drive than the back-pedalling hosts and though they held territorial ascendancy the visitors did not initially profit on the scoreboard. Centre Dan du Plessis proved a willing and able ball carrier, hooker Joseph Dweba made telling collisions, lock Marvin Orie stood tall in the line-out, loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff was always in the thick of things and eventually the visitors' persistence paid off.
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