Cape Town - Sport24 highlights 5 talking points after the first weekend's action of Super Rugby:
1. Bumbling Bulls
After a promising pre-season, it was the same old Bulls in their clash against the Stormers on Saturday night. The men from Pretoria were fancied to beat their Cape rivals in the opening round of Super Rugby action. But the Stormers were simply sublime and showed why they are at their most dangerous when written off. They out-muscled the Bulls, employed superior skills, and their scrum was dominant. The Bulls didn't show anything different from seasons gone by, with their only try not surprisingly coming from a driving maul. It was again evident how the Bulls players mostly opt to attack the man, instead of the space. Coach Frans Ludeke, in his half-time chat with SuperSport, said: "There's a lot of space available out there." Pity his players didn't get the message...