Stormers hold on in Perth

The DHL Stormers held on to edge out the Western Force 13-6 in a Vodacom Rugby match in Perth that, as expected, was dominated by the defensive systems and kicking for field position.


Neither of the two teams has created much from structured attack this season and both rely on a similar game plan when they win, which probably means that the Force did themselves a disservice by shading the battle for possession.

They did win the territory game, which normally is nine tenths of the law in rugby these days, but the Stormers never made the disciplinary errors in their own territory that cou…