2020 Heineken Cup champions and two-time English Premiership winners Exeter extinguished the usual Stormers fire at Sandy Park. | Sport24news
The Stormers were knocked out of the Champions Cup on Saturday, falling to Exeter Chiefs. The result means that South Africa will play no further part in the Champions Cup.
It’s become crystal clear that home ground advantage is the key ingredient to playing in Europe, especially if you have a dodgy airline partner, like the one SA Rugby has inflicted on its franchises. The Stormers’ weak point was clear quite early: without Deon Fourie, they could not pressurise the Exeter breakdown, whose supportive play and cleanout was shaper and faster.
And that right hook wasn’t far off after Woodburn got his own in the 30th minute from a lineout that Damian Willemse needlessly conceded. Chiefs completed a rare back three"hat-trick", each of their 11, 14 and 15 scoring in half an hour.
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