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Stormers ditch Super hero jerseys at halftime and pull off 'Cape Escape'
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The turmoiled Stormers have again left spectators puzzled with their special Superhero jerseys.
Last week in Pretoria the Stormers failed to turn up in their special edition Marvel strip in the 40-3 hammering at the hands of the Bulls. This week they lasted just 40-minutes.
The Stormers bizarre decision to ditch their 'Thor' edition jerseys at halftime was the result of a jersey clash with the Lions own Marvel 'Spiderman' edition, but lead to the side making a comeback and ultimately scoring an 85th-minute try to steal the match.
The win for the Cape side will relieve some of the pressure building on former Springbok coach Robbie Fleck, who has many pundits are calling for his sacking after an abysmal run as coach of the side.
Lions coach Swys de Bruin said he was glad for Fleck's sake to see the Stormers get the result.
"Congratulations to Robbie and his team for fighting right to the end there in the 84th minute.
"I'm glad for Fleckie. I spoke to him before the game and there was a lot of pressure on him. For his sake, I'm glad."
The Lions themselves will be under pressure after failing to put away the lowly Stormers in what was a dire game in front of dwindling numbers in the Cape.
The match was not without controversy as many fans questioned the impartialness of the referee, former Stormer Egon Seconds, who made a number of interesting calls which extended the match well into extra time.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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