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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1076165" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Stormers sitting relatively pretty after a rough start and continuing backroom troubles.</p><p></p><p>I fancy us for 80% of our remaining fixtures which should see us finish within the top 8 I expect. TBF there are still some tough games but all of them at home. I'd wager there are tougher away games than Connacht (next game up) and Scarlets (last fixture). Connacht, Ospreys and Cardiff I see as our most important fixtures as those are our direct competition for log spots 5-8. Realistically our tournament start has been far too poor for a hom QF so I expect that is about as far as our run in will realistically go but a top 8 finish is within our reach.</p><p></p><p>I can't find any recent injury update but last I heard Kade Wolhuter should've been training by now. Also expecting back Malherbe and Moerat on top of Roos some time before season's end. All in all though we'll have to stem the bleeding and develop our squad depth if we are going to be pushing for a top 4 finish next season. It can very well be that this little Stormers flourish of late is a flash in the pan. We've seen the Stormers top the Super Rugby log mid season only to fall off a cliff in the past (especially in the Coetzee era) but I am as ever cautiously optimistic. A good showing in Galway is it?- would give me some hope.</p><p></p><p></p><p>EDIT: just read that Gelant is off to France middle of the year so doesn't look like there will be a settling of the boat and Stormers golden age for some time yet unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1076165, member: 39190"] Stormers sitting relatively pretty after a rough start and continuing backroom troubles. I fancy us for 80% of our remaining fixtures which should see us finish within the top 8 I expect. TBF there are still some tough games but all of them at home. I'd wager there are tougher away games than Connacht (next game up) and Scarlets (last fixture). Connacht, Ospreys and Cardiff I see as our most important fixtures as those are our direct competition for log spots 5-8. Realistically our tournament start has been far too poor for a hom QF so I expect that is about as far as our run in will realistically go but a top 8 finish is within our reach. I can't find any recent injury update but last I heard Kade Wolhuter should've been training by now. Also expecting back Malherbe and Moerat on top of Roos some time before season's end. All in all though we'll have to stem the bleeding and develop our squad depth if we are going to be pushing for a top 4 finish next season. It can very well be that this little Stormers flourish of late is a flash in the pan. We've seen the Stormers top the Super Rugby log mid season only to fall off a cliff in the past (especially in the Coetzee era) but I am as ever cautiously optimistic. A good showing in Galway is it?- would give me some hope. EDIT: just read that Gelant is off to France middle of the year so doesn't look like there will be a settling of the boat and Stormers golden age for some time yet unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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