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Cape Town – The Stormers' victory 27-16 over the Sharks who ended a troubled season for Cape Town left coach Robbie Fleck in a bitter mood after .
Although he said that victory was a great way to end the season and that it was good to make the campaign a highlight, it let him think about what could have been for his team. "In the first part of this game, we showed what this team is capable of doing, but we regret losing against the Waratahs, and the Sunwolves, and also the Lions home game, which could easily have gone our way. ", Said Fleck, quoted by SuperSport.com.
" Of these three games, only two wins would have been enough and enough to put us in the playoffs. "
Indeed, there is Other games on which the Stormers can think after a season of narrow margins.The first round against the Sharks in Durban was tight and could have gone back and forth, while a yellow card that the Stormers were considering as questionable costing them when they were on the return track after a bad start against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.
But of course, all teams in the competition will have games on which they could have I won, and Fleck was honest enough to admit that the game that had just been played, the one against the Sharks, could easily have turned out differently.
"We had a bit of luck with a change, they scored two tries that looked good at first, but the TMO called them for a lead and an obstruction."
Fleck believes the trend is year has been that the 50/50 calls are directed against the Stormers, and if you look at the season as a whole, he might not be wrong when He says his team has not always been lucky on their side , starting with a draw that sent them overseas in the first few weeks and then offered them three difficult derbies in a row shortly after their return.There were also injuries, starting with the one that prevented Eben Etzebeth , the giant of the second line of Springbok, to play a single game, which broke the progress of the team, especially in the first weeks of tour.
"I think our year has been well documented It was nice to finish in beauty, although the game itself was a common theme for the season in that we had accumulated a good lead at halftime. in the second, "said Fleck.
The Stormers did not get their early upward advance against the Sharks pack, and although they seemed to shade the collisions before half-time, they were the Sharks who seemed to have the most offensive opportunities in the game. </ p> <p> Fleck saw this as further signs of improvement in his team's defensive play, something his men have been criticized for. earlier in the season
"Our defense has improved. In this game, we won because we simply improved our chances. We performed and finished, something we struggled with this season. Damian de Allende took a break at the start and this led to a try. We have done things like this a few times this year without it leading to anything. We performed exceptional work phases, and then the execution let us down.
"In the first half, we played rugby, we were dominant in our races and we were ahead of the line, we scored three tries before the break. what we could do. "
Fleck said that coaches would take time to get their feedback on the season together before paving the way for next year.
"We are not playing this week because it's a goodbye but officially the season is still on the way," joked Fleck.
"I'm not sure yet (what are the off-season shots) We'll do the exam and make some decisions."
The Stormers finish the season two weeks before they arrive in the In recent years, while they have lost in the first round of the playoff phase, and with the Currie Cup Limited For a tour and the Western Province SuperSport Rugby Challenge team, players will have more rest than they need before the pre-season starts in November
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