Stormers must eye home semi

Cape Town - The Stormers’ narrow win over the Bulls in a tense and error-ridden Super Rugby derby at the weekend meant they completed a clean sweep against their arch rivals and also means they remain unbeaten against South African teams this season.

Although they are only one point ahead of the Bulls on the local conference log thanks to the bonus point the Bulls picked up at Newlands for losing by less than seven, it was a massive step for the Stormers towards annexing their third conference title, reports the supersport.com website.

Although the Bulls derby was close and they were also fortunate to beat the Lions in Johannesburg before their tour, the Cape side, who were written off by most critics as conference contenders before the season started, has so far demonstrated its superiority over the other local teams.