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The Stormers’ last-gasp 21-20 win over European Champions La Rochelle in the Champions Cup last weekend has boosted their confidence.
South African rugby watchers have become used to seeing one-point wins after the Springboks shredded nerves at the recent World Cup.
The challenge of juggling the United Rugby Championship (URC) commitments with Champions Cup, and the wicked travel schedule, forced Dobson to leave most of his “first choice” players at home.
Twenty points from Handre Pollard saw Leicester Tigers fight back to beat the Stormers 35-26 in the Investec Champions Cup.
Leicester Tigers 35 Stormers 26: Handré Pollard scores and kicks 15 points against South African side forced into making 14 changes by 16,000-mile round trip