The Super Rugby match at Newlands on Saturday between the Stormers and the Crusaders was played both on the field and in the stands.
And it was a great spectacle to watch wherever your attention was focused.
As expected, the Cape Crusaders turned out in their hordes to support the Kiwis.
But what would have warmed the hearts of captain Siya Kolisi and his men would have been the turnout of the Stormers faithful.
The match had a real derby feel to it.
I just wish that, like in the English Premier League, fans would write a few chants to get the players up for the match even more.
Nothing gets a player going like hearing his name chanted by thousands of fans in the stands.
Instead of booing a player, let’s be more creative about it.
CRUCIAL KICK: Jean-Luc du Plessis. Photo: Backpagepix
Anyway, the match itself had the feel of an international encounter.
There was no way the Stormers were going to let the Crusaders leave with all the log points.
And that’s why I support the team’s decision at the end of the showdown to go for the three points to secure the draw instead of opting for the lineout and possibly coming away with nothing.
It’s just a pity that Jean-Luc du Plessis couldn’t take his shot quicker so that they could have a restart as well.
What I liked about the Stormers in this match was the fact that they weren’t going to surrender the win to the defending champions.
They wanted to show them that the Mother City is indeed their home turf.
And I believe that they can hold their heads high today after securing the two log points - yes, in this case a draw is a win for this Stormers team.
The match wasn’t without controversy, though - it wouldn’t have been a thrilling epic without it.
PENALISED: Braydon Ennor's pass went 'forward'. Photo: Nic Bothma/EPA
With six minutes to play, the Crusaders thought they buried the Stormers when Reece Sevu dotted down to make it “24-16” and game over.
Instead, the TMO intervened and South African official Marius Jonker told the Aussie referee: “I am going to show you a forward pass”.
He added: “It’s clear and compelling evidence of a forward pass”.
Now this didn’t go down too well for the Saders fans, who packed into Newlands.
To be honest, when I first saw the try it didn’t look forward.
The argument those “for” the try make is that when the ball leaves replacement Braydon Ennor’s hand, his leading arm is pointing in a backwards position, meaning the ball couldn’t have gone backwards.
Replays, though, showed that the ball had indeed travelled in the direction of the opposition tryline after leaving the player’s hand.
DISALLOWED: Reece, right, try was chalked off. Photo: Backpagepix
Before the years of the TMO, the try would have stood and the Stormers would have lost the game.
Stormers fans would then argue that if Damian Willemse collected a last-minute grubber kick in the in-goal area, the Crusaders would have lost the game.
That’s why the draw was the perfect result, with rugby being the winner at the end of the day.