NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF

After 18 rounds of fixtures, the inaugural United Rugby Championship has reached the play-offs. It’s been a great turnaround for the South Africans, with three of our four teams in the knock-out stage. For the Stormers to have been crowned South African Shield winners and finish second overall is a huge feather in their cap. I’m not overly surprised that they pulled off the outstanding achievement in their first year in the competition. Over here in Cape Town, we knew the squad had both the ability and potential to be top ...