Leyds: No point to prove

The Stormers' Dillyn Leyds scored one of the tries of the season against the Blues at Newlands but the wing has put that behind him as he looks to secure a regular starting spot.

Leyds returned from an indifferent stint in Perth, which saw him grab a just few minutes of Super Rugby game time for the Force, and has vowed he has no point to prove since returning to the Cape.

"I do not think I have ever had a point to prove, when I left or now that I have returned. There are a lot of talented guys in the province and I just want to keep doing what I'm doing to keep my place in the team," he said.

The speedster was teased for his spectacular try on Saturday, which saw him claim a high ball while being blinded by a leaping Blues player before sprinting 60 metres to claim his side's second try of the match.

"I don't really know how I caught that ball and there have been people asking me if my eyes were open.

"I can't really say what was going through my mind. We do a lot of support-play drills with Flecky [Robbie Fleck], and when Groomy [Nic Groom] called for a switch, it made one of the defenders 'sit' and the old fashioned show-and-go helped me before a sprint to the try line with a big smile on my face.

"It's a new week though and I have put that try behind me," he added.

The 22-year-old spent 2014 in, Perth where he made three appearances for the Force as well as six appearances for the Perth Spirit in the NRC, which he feels was an opportunity that does not present itself often.

"There was no one reason why I moved to Perth because I was at a stage in my life where I wanted something new, a new environment and a different challenge. An opportunity like that does not present itself everyday and I was fortunate enough that the UCT coaches were coaching there, which opened doors for me that I could not resist.

"I always had the goal of playing for the Stormers because that's the dream of every young Cape Town player, so for me to return home and be fortunate enough to have played two games thus far has been great and hopefully I can carry on for some time to come," he stated.

Leyds' tries in the competition, thus far, have come from kick-returns and their next opponents, the Lions, does not employ a great deal of kicking, but he feels it makes no difference to the Stormers as they possess an exciting backline, who are dangerous with ball-in-hand.

"I would hope that if I do score more tries that they don't all come from kick-returns. We try to play quite an expansive game and I know the Lions don't kick a lot but we are a dangerous team with ball in hand and have an exciting array of backline players," he said.

By Tauriq Ebrahim

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