With just 2,000 spectators currently allowed under government Covid-19 protocols for sporting fixtures in South Africa, there will be limited availability of tickets for the Stormers’ upcoming Vodacom United Rugby Championship home games against Zebre Parma and Cardiff.

The Stormers will play in front of their faithful for the first time at their new home-ground Cape Town Stadium when they host Zebre on 27 November and Cardiff on 4 December.

Sponsors and other stakeholders have all been allocated a proportionally reduced number of contractual tickets, with the balance of the total 2,000 tickets to be available for sale to 2020 Newlands season-ticket and current Cape Town Stadium suite holders. 2020 season-ticket holders and current suite holders will receive further, direct communication on this process soon.

Unfortunately, this means that given the current regulations, no tickets will go on sale to the general public while government Covid-19 protocols allow only 2,000 spectators.

Should there be an increase in attendance for these matches according to the protocols, these conditions will be revised accordingly.

All those attending will have to adhere to government regulations by wearing a medical mask and providing a Covid-19 vaccination document confirming full vaccination (only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to attend) and ID along with their match ticket to gain entry to Cape Town Stadium.

There will also be temperature checks and a verbal Covid questionnaire for each spectator, with entry denied to anyone who does not comply with these regulations.

Despite these limitations, these will be the first Stormers games with crowds at Cape Town Stadium and an important first step in having their fans back in full force.

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