John Dobson pleased with win against 'really good' Leicester side

The end-to-end encounter saw both sides throw caution to the wind and attack with everything they had.

The match remained close until the final minutes when Imad Khan scored a late try to secure the win for the Stormers.

"It was a stressful game, a proper contest. I know they left a few guys at home. That narrative comes up every week in this tournament - who's injured, who's unavailable. It was still a really good Leicester team," Dobson said after the match."They were organised and put us under pressure, especially in the first half when we were a bit flat and not putting pressure on the set-piece or their lineout.

"This is proper European rugby. Win this competition, you're the best team in Europe. We believe we now have a squad that can genuinely compete, and that's always been the dream."

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was captaining the side for the first time in his career but spent 10 minutes in the sin bin after receiving a yellow card in the 62nd minute.

"You lose your skipper when you're one point ahead - that's tricky. You go down to 14 men and somehow we score the try that clinches the game. That's the story of this team - the fight," Dobson added.

The star fly-half admitted it was a difficult game and revealed he relied heavily on the experienced players to help him lead the team.

"It was a really tough game and there were patches where I had to lean on other leaders," said Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

"A lot of the guys I'm leading are the same guys who took me under their wing when I was 18 or 19. It's a full-circle moment and a great experience.

"Our DNA has brought us success and trophies, so we lean on it. But the next step is knowing when to kick and manage territory. When we follow the plan, we put points on teams. Sometimes we drift, and it comes from a good place, but it costs us."

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