DHL Stormers' Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is confident that his team can turn things around and said it is still too early to evaluate the season’s success.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is one of four players expected to return for their URC match against the Emirates Lions on Saturday at 15:45 (SA Time) in Cape Town.
Deon Fourie, Frans Malherbe and Ben-Jason Dixon could also feature in the URC encounter against the Lions on Saturday.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu last featured for the Stormers during a round 7 URC defeat to the Sharks over two weeks ago, before being ruled out with concussion.
"I’m not one to be happy after a loss to the Sharks, but I was really happy to be out on the field again. I was so happy to play."
"That’s kept me going, and I’ve been looking forward to this fixture since I’ve got that concussion. For me, it’s been about resetting and getting back into the mix with the group has been really nice. I’m just super keen to play again. The breaks are never nice but it’s also a time to strengthen other areas."
"I think everyone has zoned in and we all know that winning this match is going to be a huge requirement from everyone. Everyone is preparing that way, and we’re in a good space."
"You can feel there’s a high level of focus and the boys understand what’s at stake. We want to get over the line and put in a good performance."
"There is pressure, but it’s rugby and that’s part of the game and we’re embracing it. We’re excited to play. However, it is kind of nice pressure of having to go and win a game in front of the faithful and remind South Africa that we are a top team."
"It is early days in the URC season. We still have a lot of home fixtures to come. We would be shooting ourselves in the foot if we didn’t think there could be a confident outcome for the rest of the season."
"We drive certain standards in the group and we are not happy with what we are putting out there."
"A few tactical decisions we could’ve probably done better, and how when we lost momentum, how we can regain that momentum. That was one thing we couldn’t get right."
"But since season one we have never been the favourites, we have always been the underdogs, so to listen to the outside noise would do us an injustice."
"Therefore we have stuck to what we know and that is keeping this in-house and making solutions to our problems."