Gavin Rich examines how Deon Fourie's return to the Stormers comes at a timely moment — specifically his ability to cover hooker after the lineout shambles against Edinburgh exposed Paulo and raised questions about the club's options in that position. Fourie is diplomatic about not singling Paulo out, framing the Edinburgh lineout failures as a collective breakdown rather than a throwing problem, but the subtext is clear: having a man who just wore the No 2 jersey for the Boks gives Dobson a genuine safety valve. The more intriguing tactical question Rich raises is whether Kolisi's return creates enough of a logjam at 6 to push Fourie into a hybrid front-row/loose-forward role — with Paul de Villiers on the field alongside him at hooker, the scavenging threat would be considerable. Fourie himself is characteristically straightforward: he'll play wherever the team needs him.