Stormers, do they have what it takes?

So Super rugby is under way again and with two local derbies this past weekend it was quite an exciting start. The Lions upsetting the Cheetahs and the Sharks quite comfortably beating the Bulls was the order of the weekend. Still early days but could this be the way the rest of the competition will go with the Sharks picking up where they left off from the Currie Cup? Well apart from their loss in the final Western Province/The Stormers had an outstanding Currie Cup and they are yet to get their Super Rugby Campaign under way.

 

With quite a strong squad bar a few injuries to a few players, it would seem that the Stormers have quite a good team to challenge for the title this season. That is of course if they can break their “chokers” label they have been given the last few years. They got the monkey off their back winning the Currie Cup in 2012 but “choked” last year. Could this be the year they prove everyone wrong?

 

Well I believe it could very well be. With a lot of their young players having played a number of seasons at Super Rugby as well as Currie Cup level they have a well balanced team in terms of experience and youth. They also have players who can change a game in the blink of an eye who will be vital to their team’s success.

 

This is a very different competition to the Currie Cup as you are playing teams with some of the best players in the world. It will not be easy but if they play as well as they did in the Currie Cup bar the final they will do quite well.