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Thank you to the Stormers. Thank you to the champions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Alan Winde says: \u201cWe are here to say thank you to this amazing team, so on behalf of the citizens of our province, thank you. You guys made us winners. Now that you\u2019ve won it, you have to keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Steven Kitshoff thanked fans for their loyal support: \u201cI want to thank everyone for celebrating with the team, it\u2019s not the DHL Stormers, it\u2019s the team of Cape Town, the team that represents everyone in the city. Thank you to the fans and the people who came every weekend to support us. 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