Stormers go top after brutal contest
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The Stormers held on in the face of a fierce second-half comeback by the Bulls to eke out a 15-13 Super Rugby win at Newlands on Saturday.
Stormers skipper Duane Vermeulen, who produced a man of the match performance, blocked a late drop-goal attempt by Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard to help his team win a pulsating and at time brutal clash.
Bulls were pressing hard deep in Stormers territory to wipe out a two-point deficit as time ticked away.
Then opportunity knocked for the Pretoria outfit, when Pollard received the ball in a favourable drop-goal position just outside the 22-metr…
Stormers skipper Duane Vermeulen, who produced a man of the match performance, blocked a late drop-goal attempt by Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard to help his team win a pulsating and at time brutal clash.
Bulls were pressing hard deep in Stormers territory to wipe out a two-point deficit as time ticked away.
Then opportunity knocked for the Pretoria outfit, when Pollard received the ball in a favourable drop-goal position just outside the 22-metr…
