The trendy rugby tactic that 'backfired badly' for the Stormers in Dublin

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It was always going to happen – a forwards-heavy six-two or seven-one bench split backfiring. Pioneered by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus – who has managed to escape the dreaded boomerang – it is becoming a more fashionable trend in the game.

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