The piece argues that John Dobson's decision to use Damian Willemse at wing — tried against Edinburgh and repeated against Connacht — is a tactical indulgence that costs the Stormers more than it gives. The author's position is straightforward: Willemse didn't fail in the role, but his value lies in proximity to the game's centre of gravity, not on the periphery. With SFM still finding his feet at the controls, parking Willemse away from the action removes exactly the kind of experienced, composed influence the Stormers need circulating through their backline.
The broader context matters here. The Stormers sit second on the URC log, Glasgow are ahead of them, and the run-in includes a home clash with the log leaders before a European tour to Ulster and Cardiff. The margin for error is shrinking. The author's conclusion is that experimenting with Willemse's positioning made some sense as a context-specific response to Edinburgh's kicking game, but two trials are enough — and continuing it risks compounding the pressure on a team that can't afford self-inflicted complications in the back end of the regular season.