Loose forward Ruan Ackermann received a red card on Saturday evening against Leinster which effectively ended the Stormers' chances of winning the URC semi-final.
The Stormers apologised to Leinster for the tucked-shoulder cleanout to the head of hooker Ronan Kelleher, and director of rugby John Dobson said they had no problem with that call from referee Hollie Davidson on Saturday evening.
However, the yellow card that replacement lock Salmaan Moerat received at a breakdown, reducing his side to 13 players, baffled him.
Up until the upgraded yellow card, Dobson felt they were gaining the ascendancy against the home side at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. But when Ruan Ackermann was sent off for the tucked shoulder, the visitors eventually fell to a 20-11 defeat in the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-final.
“We probably should apologise for that first send-off, that is what we have to get rid of in rugby,” Dobson said.
