STORMERS EYE FULL HOUSE

IT WOULD be wrong not to aim for 20 points in their final four games at home and the Stormers have embraced that mindset as they look to give themselves the best possible chance of qualifying for the United Rugby Championship playoffs.

Their first big task is facing an injury-depleted Connacht on Saturday innie Kaap (4pm kickoff). With the Irish side losing their coach ahead of the clash after his resignation, they could be there for the taking.

According to yster flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, their goal is five points from each of their next games, beginning with Connacht at Cape Town Stadium.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu says: “Playing at home again is extremely important for us and will give us the best possible chance to get 20 points from the four remaining matches.

“That is what kind of separates the top from the middle of the table in this competition. When you can get five points, you must take the five. It would be wrong not to aim for the big prize in five, and if we miss it and get four points, we would still be happy. But we want to get as many points from these four fixtures as possible.

“We have built some good momentum [in the URC] since the win against the Bulls in Pretoria. Getting five points away from home against the Scarlets was very important. It was our first win overseas since October. We shot ourselves in the foot against Ulster, but will take confidence in the points we scored and how we played against them.”

It will be the Stormers’ first home game since February when they narrowly lost to the Bulls and for Feinberg-Mngomezulu and his brasse there is a sense of excitement to perform again.

He says playing with the backing of their fans on a surface that they are very used to, should aid them in achieving their target of five points.

He adds: “In the URC, we have the highest attendance on average if I am not mistaken and it speaks volumes how much this [team] means to our city and the Cape. We are so blessed to have someone like coach John Dobson who reiterates how important the fans are to us.”