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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 1076184" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>I think I am a bit more optimistic than you are in terms of positioning. Given most of our games have been away in foreign conditions and we have no more situations where we are losing internationals, we are in a pretty strong position. Connacht also doesn't have their internationals in their away games... although I'll be honest, looking at their recent results they look as reliable as France in terms of being able to predict who is going to pitch up. I also think the teams in about the 3-8 range have a lot of opportunities to drop points ahead (lots of top of the table clashes and none have done an SA tour yet), so we may yet be able to move up into a home QF spot (not anticipating a top three though). </p><p></p><p>As you say, I think our forwards are going to get bolstered in the upcoming weeks and to be honest, I don't feel like we have been missing Kade much with Libbok performing (Also to be fair, I've not followed Stormers too much pre this season/during Covid after moving to the NH and just rugby being a mess, so don't know too much about him sadly). The only concern I have is if we start getting injuries in the backline, or if we end up having our traditional "three injured flyhalves" situation we had a habit of getting into... Let's see.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, really disappointing to hear that. He has really been key to some of our interlinking great backline moves the past two weeks. If we do lose him it will be a big loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 1076184, member: 60236"] I think I am a bit more optimistic than you are in terms of positioning. Given most of our games have been away in foreign conditions and we have no more situations where we are losing internationals, we are in a pretty strong position. Connacht also doesn't have their internationals in their away games... although I'll be honest, looking at their recent results they look as reliable as France in terms of being able to predict who is going to pitch up. I also think the teams in about the 3-8 range have a lot of opportunities to drop points ahead (lots of top of the table clashes and none have done an SA tour yet), so we may yet be able to move up into a home QF spot (not anticipating a top three though). As you say, I think our forwards are going to get bolstered in the upcoming weeks and to be honest, I don't feel like we have been missing Kade much with Libbok performing (Also to be fair, I've not followed Stormers too much pre this season/during Covid after moving to the NH and just rugby being a mess, so don't know too much about him sadly). The only concern I have is if we start getting injuries in the backline, or if we end up having our traditional "three injured flyhalves" situation we had a habit of getting into... Let's see. Ah, really disappointing to hear that. He has really been key to some of our interlinking great backline moves the past two weeks. If we do lose him it will be a big loss. [/QUOTE]
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