Springbok wing Raymond Rhule will make his first start for the Stormers when they take on the Jaguares at Newlands on Saturday. Coach Robbie Fleck has opted for a mix of experience and youth, with many first-choice players out injured. Rhule will form part of a dynamic back three that includes Blitzboks speedster Seabelo Senatla and fullback Dillen Leyds, while Damien… Read more →
Western Province director of rugby Gert Smal has denied rumours linking to him to the Cardiff Blues head coaching job.
Western Province director of rugby Gert Smal has reportedly held talks with the Cardiff Blues over their head coach role.
Bok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit is set to miss the Stormers’ Super Rugby opener against the Jaguares at Newlands this Saturday due to a back injury. According to Sport24, with Du Toit and Eben Etzebeth unavailable for the Stormers, Chris van Zyl and JD Schickerling are now likely to start in the second row. Meanwhile, the good news is that a… Read more →
South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises should be more competitive this year, writes CRAIG LEWIS. The decision to cut two South African teams from Super Rugby is likely to be vindicated during the 2018 season. When it was made, SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux openly acknowledged that the dilution of talent and resources across six franchises had simply become unsustainable. In… Read more →
The Stormers must win when it really matters in 2018, writes JON CARDINELLI. The Stormers have lost eight out of nine playoffs since the tournament’s inception. Their only playoff victory came in the semi-final against the Waratahs at Newlands in 2010. Needless to say, they will be looking to end an eight-year drought, and prove more than a few people… Read more →
WP Rugby has been forced to push back the start of the 2018 club rugby season due to the ongoing water crisis in the Western Cape.
Nine of the players named in the 47-man Stormers’ squad will miss their opening Super Rugby match against the Jaguares as well as the three-game tour to Australasia. Stormers coach Robbie Fleck named his greater training squad at Newlands on Thursday. Fleck confirmed that Springboks Eben Etzebeth (shoulder), Frans Malherbe (neck) and Jano Vermaak (knee), as well as SP Marais… Read more →
Wilco Louw suffered a hip flexor injury in the Stormers’ Super Rugby warm-up match against the Bulls on Saturday. The sides played to a 26-26 draw at Boland Stadium in Wellington, but the Stormers are counting the costs of the result following the injury to their first-choice tighthead prop. The Stormers have confirmed Louw underwent scans, but further assessments are… Read more →
The Stormers drew 26-26 with the Bulls in a Super Rugby warm-up match in Wellington on Saturday.
