Dobson not perturbed by 3 late Quins tries, hails Stormers performance as 'absolutely superb'

At Cape Town Stadium

Despite leaking three late tries, Stormers coach John Dobson was chuffed with his side's efforts in Saturday's Champions Cup round of 16 clash against Harlequins at Cape Town Stadium.

The Stormers beat the English club 32-28 to advance to the quarter-finals in their debut season in the prestigious European competition.

The Stormers led 32-7 after 75 minutes, before Quins ran in three tries in the dying moments to add some respectability to the scoreline.

The Stormers defence appeared to fall apart in the final minutes - a complete contrast to how the match transpired.

Throughout the encounter, the Stormers' win was built on a staunch defensive effort where they kept Harlequins at bay for large parts.

According to post-game statistics, the Stormers made a whopping 137 tackles (29 missed), while Harlequins only made 64 (13 missed).

During his post-match press conference, Dobson made it clear that conceding three late tries was not a blight on their performance.

"It was absolutely superb," Dobson said when asked what he thought of their efforts. "Everything went according to our plans. A lot of people will [complain] about the last six minutes but Harlequins have come back and beaten Bristol from 30 points down, they've beaten a lot of teams like this.

"The game was well won by then... they're a really good team. They never go away. Our plan was to defend really well which we did. The way we defended... our plan of putting them under pressure at halfback... putting Marcus Smith under a bit of pressure worked."

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