Tom Dawson-Squibb believes the number of players the Stormers Currie Cup side had out injured cost them dearly in their big loss to Boland over the weekend.
Jayden Bantom produced a superb individual display as the Boland Cavaliers maintained their unbeaten start to the Currie Cup season with a dominant 41-3 victory over the Stormers XXIII in Wellington on Sunday.
Defending champions Griquas and the Lions both bounced back from opening-round defeats with emphatic bonus-point victories in the Currie Cup on Saturday, hammering the Bulls and the Pumas respectively.
Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk delivered a man-of-the-match performance with two tries as the Cheetahs pulled away in the second half to beat the Sharks XV 43-21 in Bloemfontein on Friday.
Scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer will captain the Stormers XXIII in their Currie Cup Cape derby against Boland Kavaliers in Wellington on Sunday.
The Lions are back at Ellis Park this Saturday for their Round 2 Currie Cup encounter against the Pumas.