A performance like that will not get the Stormers close to beating Benetton in next weekends United Rugby Championship URC duel.
Those were the words of the Cape sides director of rugby John Dobson after they narrowly triumphed over Connacht, beating their visitors 34-29 in a tight contest at the DHL Stadium on Saturday.
Both sides scored five tries, but the kicking boot of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, coupled with his three tries and Player of the Match performance, laid the platform for the Stormers victory that propelled them into a URC playoff spot. They currently occupy the 8th place but will look to climb the log further when they face Benetton in Cape Town on Saturday.
That was a helluva wake-up call, that performance wont get us close to Benetton, a relieved Dobson said after the game.
We all accept that. That is the best and worst Ive seen us play, that is spot on. To me, it was our worst defensive performance in a couple of seasons, not just this one. And we worked hard on our defence. Credit to Connacht, they are a really good team on the attack. They have the most line breaks and, the most metres made on the attack. We knew it was coming, but defensively we were very poor and our discipline.