News24.com | Stormers were ‘down and out’ before URC rise, says Nel: ‘We were taking heat’

News24.com | Stormers were ‘down and out’ before URC rise, says Nel: ‘We were taking heat’
  • The rise of the Stormers this United Rugby Championship season has come after a testing period on and off the field. 
  • The Stormers are now a win away from securing a playoff spot, and are also in the running for a home quarter-final.
  • Centre Ruhan Nel says there was a point where the Stormers were “down and out”. 

Heading into the maiden United Rugby Championship season, few would have predicted that the Stormers would be South Africa’s top side. 

That honour was reserved for either Jake White’s trophy-winning Bulls, or the flush Sharks from Durban. 

Yet, with just three roun

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