At Cape Town Stadium Heartbreak. That is what the Stormers are left with following their 19-14 defeat to Munster in Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) final defeat at a packed Cape Town Stadium.
The 2021/22 champions were favourites to win - they had been so brilliant through their playoff run - and 56 500 fans had crammed into this iconic rugby venue expecting to see another famous celebration.
It was not to be, and the Stormers have only themselves to blame.This was easily their poorest outing of the knockout stages, and while they scraped and clawed their way into a second-half lead, they were ultimately let down by poor decision-making, a lack of accuracy and an inability to deal with a Munster aerial kicking game that dominated.
Munster were fully deserving winners.It was not a fairytale send-off for Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff, who was greeted by a deafening roar when the stadium announcer confirmed that this was his final goodbye.