Sport24's Stephen Nell picks through the pieces of the Stormers' Super Rugby campaign.
"Such was the Crusaders’ dominance in the scrums that the Stormers were not even sure of winning the ball on their own feed. One can only hope that the psychological damage inflicted on Wicus Blaauw and a regular solid performer like Brok Harris is not permanent.
"Apart from scrumming power, an important component of most good sides is that their loosehead is a dynamic ball-carrier – examples are Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks), Charlie Faumuina (Blues) and Wyatt Crockett (Crusaders).
"Those kind of props don’t grow on trees and without one on the market the best option is developing your own. It will be interesting to see how young props such as Steven Kitshoff and Frans Malherbe develop in the Currie Cup.
"The Stormers contracted CJ van der Linde before the season started, but his form has been poor and he has struggled with injuries. He did not prove a good investment."
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