DHL Stormers head coach John Dobson praised his side for carrying out their game plan in their 32-28 home victory in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 tie against Harlequins.
The Cape Town side built up a healthy 32-7 lead heading into the final stages, which enabled them to hold off a comeback from the English side and seal a trip to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
“We were very good, absolutely superb,” Dobson said. “Everything went according to our plan. A lot of people will talk about the last six minutes, but this Harlequins team have come back and beaten Bristol from 30 points down. They have beaten a lot of teams like that. The game was well won by then.
“Our plan was to defend very well, which we did. When I say we are happy with the performance, I don’t mean to say that we thrashed Harlequins. They are a good team, a really, really good team. They never go away, as we saw in those last few minutes.
“To be 32-7 up at around the 70th minute is pretty special, especially in our first Champions Cup knockout game against a team of that ability.
“We made a couple of mistakes in the back five minutes of the first half. We gave away some penalties and lost a set piece or two. We also got a bit loose in the middle of the second half.”
