Stormers coach Robbie Fleck is well aware that in the Western Cape there is a craving for ‘style’ even though an exact definition of the concept is fuzzy.
Winning ugly only works when there are trophies lining a team’s cabinet at the end of a campaign. Losing ugly is somehow seen as less palatable than losing with flair‚ even though both outcomes are the same.
He’s picked a bludgeoning pack full of sledgehammers such as Eben Etzebeth‚ Steven Kitshoff‚ Juarno Augustus and Pieter-Steph du Toit designed to physically dominate the Jaguares. “This is a big game before a four-week tour‚” Fleck said. “We had the slow start [losing 40-3 to the Bulls] and have had to fight back hard in the last two games. It’s taken a lot of character‚ but we feel like we’ve gained some momentum and confidence.
“You can’t give a side like that space and you can’t switch off for a second. I think that the Jaguares will ask a lot more questions of our defence than we were asked in the previous games.Jaguares coach Gonzalo Quesada has rejigged his side from the one that lost 47-39 to the Lions last week by recalling all his big names for the Newlands clash.
There has been‚ with a few rare exceptions‚ a lack of patience and clinical finishing after some good groundwork.
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