Cape Town – The Stormers are likely to enjoy quiet, virtually competition-wide support as they seek to stop the runaway train that is the Hurricanes in Super Rugby 2015.
Even a couple of sides from the New Zealand conference may be hoping, with just a pinch of national disloyalty, that the tourists from the Cape can put an end to the six-match unbeaten stretch of the ‘Canes when they lock horns in Wellington’s “Cake Tin” on Friday (08:35 SA time).
As things stand, the surprise packages in yellow and black seem on an unstoppable journey to the playoffs, at the very least -- and possibly also rights to a lucrative home final if they can stay on top of the pile for the rest of ordinary season.