Manie Libbok was excellent off the kicking tee as the Stormers beat the Dragons in Newport on Friday. (Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images)
It wasn’t pretty, but the Stormers won the first game of their two-leg overseas United Rugby Championship tour on Friday evening in Newport, Wales, when they beat a plucky Dragons side, 44-21, to keep their playoff hopes alive.
FT | URC: Dragons 21-44 Stormers
It was a match in which the Stormers blew more cold than hot, and the handling errors, poor ball protection, and sloppy defence that have plagued their season continued unabated.
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