Scarra Ntubeni during a Stormers training session. Picture: GRANT PITCHER/GALLO IMAGES
One of those is the line-out and matters were complicated with the news that Springbok hooker Scarra Ntubeni has been sidelined with an Achilles injury. The Stormers have been thin in that area with Andre-Hugo Venter and Chad Solomon both still on the mend but they have a stopgap solution in Wilmar Arnoldi joining on a loan agreement from the Cheetahs.
Though their line-out needs tidying up, it is Arnoldi’s scrummaging that has gripped the Stormers coaching group with anticipation. Assistant coach Dawie SnymanWe want to play in a certain way and a lot of people see the offloads and the space that we create and it starts from somewhere, so his main priority will be to get the set-piece right,” said Snyman.He will be working with Frans [Malherbe] and others in terms of scrumming and the line-outs will also be a vital part of the game.