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Stormers 3 British & Irish Lions 49: Warren Gatland faces healthy selection headache after thumping win THE British & Irish Lions thumped the Stormers 49-3 on Saturday to finish the preliminary phase of their tour with four straight wins against the South Africa’s franchises. Luke Cowan-Dickie and Hamish Watson were at the heart of a fierce and clinical forward performance at the Cape Town Stadium. Debutant Marcus Smith’s speed and sleight of hand amplified the tourists’ attack to a spectacular degree. In the wake of such an emphatic win, it's clear that Warren Gatland faces sev...

The Stormers are pondering their options at flyhalf for Friday's PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA encounter against the Bulls in Pretoria.

Pieter-Steph du Toit was influential. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images) The Stormers prevailed in a seesawing encounter with the Sharks to claim a 25-22 victory at King's Park on Saturday. In a match that had some decent finishing, but lacked in overall quality, the Capetonians - on balance - deserved their win, purely on the basis of repelling an initial onslaught and then managing to close things out despite moments of loose-ness. It was the Sharks who had the upper hand for the first 30 minutes, monopolising possession and forcing their opponents to complete a substant...

The Stormers claimed a last-gasp win over the Lions in a thrilling PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA encounter at Ellis Park in Johannesburg

Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn gave another classy performance against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.  Steyn (36) has ben involved in Springbok alignment camps with the British & Irish Lions tour in mind.  Bulls coach Jake White praised Steyn's tactical awareness on Saturday.  The Bulls defence was heroic at times and a major factor in their 20-16 Rainbow Cup win over the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.  Especially in the second half, the hosts attacked in waves, looking to break down the Bulls wall.  Instead, the Stormers could score just one try in 80 minutes and the Bulls defenc...