As the Stormers head into their bye week, coach Robbie Fleck says he is encouraged by his side’s determination and maturity shown in their 16-11 win against the Sharks at Kings Park.
“What it is showing is that the team has got character, we know that there is a lot to improve on where we can get better, that is the exciting part," he tells stormers.com.
“To win these close games gives us a bit of mental capacity and grit. The Sharks definitely started to play better in the second half, but we handled it.
“The team is showing a bit of maturity at the moment, which is great under the pressure we have been under. We will take those wins, we know that we can only get better, so we are looking forward to that,” he said.
Fleck was pleased with the way his team stuck to their game plan in the slippery conditions.
“I think the boys did exceptionally well in terms of sticking to the tactics, we were smart in the way we played. It wasn’t pretty but it was smart and we put them under pressure, built that lead and defended it; we’ll take that.
“I felt our pack played really well, our set-piece was excellent, from our own line-outs, to scrums and contesting their line-outs, we really put them under pressure and that was part of the plan."