Stormers flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed and injured scrumhalf Imad Khan with All Blacks star Beauden Barrett after the match.
The Stormers were immensely proud of the fight they showed against the All Blacks in the opening match of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, but were left to wonder what could have happened in the encounter.
Up until the 68th minute of the clash at DHL Stadium, and in front of 47 000 rumbling fans, the Cape side threw everything they had at the visitors, but three scores in the final 10 minutes clinched a 38-21 victory for the Kiwis.
But even after conceding at the death, the Stormers still fought for an excellent penalty try that summed up their efforts of going toe-to-toe with the second-ranked international team in the world.
“Hopefully we did this great occasion justice,” Stormers’ director of rugby John Dobson said.
