Lock Ben-Jason Dixon “loves making tackles”, and expects the DHL Stormers to stick to the plan on defence in their Champions Cup rematch against London Irish on Sunday.
The Stormers were uncharacteristically slack in a last-gasp defeat against the Glasgow Warriors in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Sunday.
The Warriors played well from deep to get around the Stormers, executing efficiently against their reputed line speed, with John Dobson’s troops poor at making double tackles and slowing the ball down.Addressing these issues in a media conference on Wednesday, Dixon told reporters: “It’s a different challenge playing the overseas teams [and] it’s not the same as playing at home and there are certain things you need to adapt to, like exiting your half and attention to detail.
“It’s small errors when we go out of the system, but we have a lot of confidence that our defensive system works and that’s not changing.” On what position he feels suits his game best, the former Maties blindside flank said: “At lock I’m probably feeling the most comfortable, having started the last three games [for the Stormers] and having gone through the details of the last few weeks.
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