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Damian de Allende (Gallo Images)
Damian de Allende (Gallo Images)

Cape Town - After a largely impressive season in which he has catapulted himself into Springbok contention for the September/October World Cup, Damian de Allende is in need of a break.

The centre has played in every Stormers match this Super Rugby season and remains a crucial player to coach Allister Coetzee’s hopes of going the distance in the competition.

A rare error against the Brumbies almost proved costly, though. With just 14 minutes gone, De Allende gathered the ball and then stabbed a poor grubber straight to Joe Tomane as the visitors went 10 points clear.

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