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Stormers coach John dobson has praised the performance of flyhalf Damian Willemse following Saturday night’s 30-13 win over the Cheetahs.
In what was possibly his most comprehensive performance of the season so far, the 22-year-old Willemse pulled the strings for the Stormers from start to finish, scoring 15 points on the night: three conversions, two penalties and a 45 drop goal. meters.
Even more enjoyable, however, was Willemse’s game management. His out-of-control kick was smart and precise, his defense was solid, and his timing was crisp.
His assist to Warrick Gelant for the Stormers’ third and final attempt the night after breaking through the Cheetahs defense was perhaps the clearest example of why Willemse is rated so highly.
Speaking after the game, Dobson praised Willemse’s performance as “magnificent.”
“The graph for the last three weeks has been on the rise,” Dobson said of his playmaker.
“Hopefully we can slowly silence the haters because I thought it was really magnificent tonight.
“His game control was excellent. It was a really difficult game and probably the most physical we have played this year … so have it. [Willemse] under that kind of pressure and acting like that made me very happy. “
Dobson was also pleased with the overall improvement his team had shown since the Bulls crushed them 39-6 at Loftus two weekends ago.
“Hopefully today we show that we are on the right track,” Dobson said.
“We want to control the games with territory, and I think Damian has made enormous progress, but we want to score attempts that suit Western Province and Stormers rugby and make people smile, and I think we did too.”
The Stormers’ last game of the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign will be against the Sharks in Durban next weekend.
