Weekend Update

Can Rassie quench the Stormers' fans thirst for a trophy in the cabinet?

Patience is a virtue...................but one can only be patience for so long.

"Rassie Erasmus believes the Stormers can still make the play-offs despite a devastating 14-10 loss to the Bulls"
Yes, Rassie, the Stormers can still make the semis, provided you quit and move as far away from CT as is humanly possible. I really do not understand the tactic he deployed this past weekend, especially by him starting with Willem de F*&^%.......honestly.

a positive from this game is that after last week Rassie said he would quit if the players stopped believing in his plan, bla bla bla. I think it was a bit of a ploy to take attention of the players, but whatever. This week he comes out with a statement that we could still make the semi’s. Much more positive stuff. BUT WE as the fans want to see RESULTS, no use playing attractive rugby when you don't score points (reminds me of my premiership team Arsenal).The tour wont be easy......

Stormers tour:

Highlanders- At the House of Pain, after beating the Saders, they've suddenly gotten a morale booster
Crusaders-really not looking all that good at the moment. But beating them in Christchurch would be a mountain climb
Brumbies- Playing well lately and hard to bat at home
Hurricanes-depending on which Cane team pitches up. But they are playing very consistent these days, so prob another loss.
Tahs- a definite contender this year, so prob. another loss.
So yah, Rassie shouldn't get carried away by last year's tour where all those teams were complacent (considering our bad start).

That Naqalavuki guy is lazy and relies solely on his bulk to break tackles which he sometimes does, but unless he gets his mind and work-rate up I wouldn’t play him.Missed 4 tackles....honestly...... Chavanga has hardly had a decent ball to run with in 320 minutes of rugby yet. With his first start in the S14, Koster was the most active wing on the park (save one unfortunate moment in the last minutes when he had a brain-fart in his own 5m) and he made a couple of runs and defended well.

As for Luke Watson, he is always more than good value for his contributions, he was by far the best loose forward on the field yesterday without any doubt, those still undermining him for reacting and egging the crowd on, good for him, the egg is on the other boo boo faces for now, he has more guts and spunk than all of the Anti-Luke throng put together.

Heneike Meyer gave a good account of the match analysis and I'm starting to understand why the multitude considered him amongst the BEST coaches in world rugby. This man has WON the S14 title (the only local coach to do so) and he KNOWS what it takes to win trophies (especially if u consider his CC record). I feel the Stormers have been lacking on playing a structured game and they totally black-out and run out of sorts under pressure.It may call for a coach who believes in STRUCTURE and not taking chances, coz that has failed them in the past season.Under Robbie Deans, the Saders where very structured in their play and the Cleaned the S14 titles, however, his departure left them out of sorts.The Bulls won the S14 under the structured guidance of MASTER Henieke Meyer.Maybe its high time the Stormers sought the help of the free-agent coach.

Big up to the Bulls for be cool-headed and the Sharks for showing what mettle is all about.