The Stormers took a giant step towards sealing a United Rugby Championship play-off spot after producing a flying finish to earn a 44-21 win over battling Dragons at Rodney Parade.
Stormers boss John Dobson admitted that his charges were poor as they chalked up a rare home loss to Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
While disappointed with the narrow loss against defending champions La Rochelle in their Champions Cup knock-out match at DHL Stadium, Stormers boss John Dobson praised their character.
Manie Libbok failed with a conversion attempt after the hooter as the Stormers lost 22-21 to holders La Rochelle in their Champions Cup knockout clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
Suleiman Hartzenberg scored a hat-trick of tries as the Stormers powered to a convincing 43-21 victory over Edinburgh in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash at the DHL Stadium.
The Bulls kept themselves firmly in United Rugby Championship (URC) title contention by defeating fierce rivals the Stormers 40-22 at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld.