Stormers' long history of home playoff troubles

From the men in black to the men in navy and white, the Stormers have endured more than their fair share of playoff failure over the years. 

Out of 10 Super Rugby playoffs they took part in, they only won one - the 2010 semi-final against the Waratahs at Newlands.

The 2010 final against the Bulls at the Orlando Stadium, along with the 2004 semi-final against the Crusaders, was the odd example of the Stormers being beaten by the better side.

The rest? Well, the Stormers have been the absent father who promises to visit their child, only to switch off their phones on the day of the scheduled trip.

It's that bad because a lot of their chokes came at Newlands, where their faithful constantly expected a different result.

Maybe the move to the Cape Town Stadium will come with newer and better memories, but here's how the Stormers continuously flopped at home in Super Rugby playoffs.

23 May 1999: Stormers 18-33 Highlanders – WATCH

The Stormers appeared as Western Province in the 1996 Super 12, but flopped there and didn't feature in the 1997 tournament.

They came back the following year with a rainbow jersey and, in 1999, they took on a shade of black and played like men on a mission to become the first South African team to host a Super 12 playoff.

With the Reds being pipped at home by the Crusaders, all the Stormers had to do was to dispatch the Highlanders and force the Christchurch side to fly across the Indian Ocean.

A player's strike over bonuses on the eve of the game then shifted the focus. They were at Newlands by body, but not by mind and the wide margin of defeat showed that.

2 July 2011: Stormers 10-29 Crusaders - WATCH

By the time the Stormers hosted this semi-final, they had gone through the entire cycle of struggling and