Bulls

Willemse to 15 as Stormers recall Du Plessis

Stormers playmaker Damian Willemse moves to fullback for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship showdown against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Friday.

Bulls coach: ‘No gamble’ in rotating Boks

The Vodacom Bulls have not taken a risk by keeping their Springboks on ice for two games ahead of the derby against the DHL Stormers on Friday, says forwards coach Russell Winter.

Ruan Nortje of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 game between the Vodacom Bulls and the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on 22 January 2022 ©Christiaan Kotze/BackpagePix

Friendship on ice as Nortje prepares for jumpers duel

Ruan Nortje and Marvin Orie became fast friends at the Bok, but the Bulls captain expects a brutal test from the battle-hardened Stormers lock in Friday’s north-south derby.

LIVE: Stormers vs Bulls

Follow the live action as the DHL Stormers host the Vodacom Bulls in a @Vodacom #URC clash in Cape Town. #STOvBUL

CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 20: General Action during the KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Mega Festival at SuperSport Park on August 20, 2022 in Centurion, South Africa.

Simelane: Bulls plan to counter ‘exciting Stormers’

Wandisile Simelane says the Vodacom Bulls have a plan to neutralise the DHL Stormers’ exciting brand of rugby and enforce their own style in the derby in Cape Town on Saturday.

WIN: Take the family to north-south derby!

We’ve teamed up with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to give away 50 tickets to the rematch of last season’s final between the Vodacom Bulls and Stormers at DHL Stadium!

Bulls coach Jake White during the post match press conference after the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 Grand Final between Stormers and Bulls held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 18 June 2022

Will Jake’s high stakes gamble pay off against Stormers?

Jake White has gone all in on the Vodacom Bulls to beat the Stormers and the quality of that bet will be revealed at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night.

Stormers to spring surprise in Bulls duel?

The DHL Stormers are without injured lock Salmaan Moerat, but have a few tricks up their sleeve for the north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Friday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 09: Elrigh Louw of the Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 09, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Stormers ‘ready for whatever runs out the Bulls tunnel’

Friday’s North-South derby will present a clash in different approaches to the season, but the DHL Stormers are confident that opting for continuity will serve them well against the @Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 17: Salmaan Moerat of DHL Stormers receives medical attention during the Heineken Champions Cup match between DHL Stormers and London Irish at DHL Cape Town Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Moerat injury crushes Stormers festive cheer

The Stormers’ celebrations of a first Champions Cup victory was dampened with the news that Salmaan Moerat is expected to be out for a long period of time.