Stormers

Highlights: Six-try Stormers maintain URC playoff push

The Stormers capped off another perfect round for South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a dominant victory over Cardiff Rugby in Cape Town on Sunday.

Stormers cook Cardiff in Cape heat

The Stormers scored six tries in a bonus-point win over Cardiff in sweltering conditions in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon.

RECAP: Stormers vs Cardiff

Follow the live action as the Stormers host Cardiff in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: Vincent Tshituka of the Lions scores a try during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Superbru: Thriller in the Lions den!

Hopes of a second successive SA sweep in the United Rugby Championship hinge on the clash between the Lions and Munster at Ellis Park on Saturday, according to the SA Rugby magazine team.

State of the URC: SA teams to cash in on home advantage

All of the South African teams are out to maintain their recent winning form in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the Sharks and Stormers especially sounding a warning to the frontrunners with emphatic wins at home last weekend.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evan Treacy/INPHO/Shutterstock (12824107bi)/BackpagePix Connacht vs DHL Stormers. DHL Stormers huddle during the game United Rugby Championship, Sportsground, Galway - 26 Feb 2022

Dobson: There will be an upset or two

Cardiff are staring at the prospect of a three-game slump, prompting coach John Dobson to put the resurgent Stormers on alert for a potential upset when the teams meet at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. DYLAN JACK reports.

Watch: Limp Lions to trip over Munster

The bookies have Munster as underdogs at Ellis Park on Saturday, but the Money Man has the Lions slipping back into losing habits.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evan Treacy/INPHO/Shutterstock (12824107au)/BackpagePix Connacht vs DHL Stormers. DHL Stormers' Steven Kitshoff is tackled by Jarrad Butler and Shane Delahunt of Connacht United Rugby Championship, Sportsground, Galway - 26 Feb 2022

Kitshoff back to captain Stormers

Captain Steven Kitshoff will return from an enforced break for the Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Cardiff at Cape Town stadium on Sunday.

Stormers celebrate a try scored by Adre Smith of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 game between the Stormers and the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on 5 February 2022 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Stormers ‘gelling as a team and it’s working’

If the Stormers can click as a cohesive unit, they are confident of “getting the upper hand” over the Cardiff Blues in Sunday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at the Cape Town Stadium.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 07: David Meihuizen of DHL Western Province warm up before the Carling Currie Cup match between DHL Western Province and Toyota Cheetahs at DHL Newlands on August 07, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Stormers coach ‘gutted’ for retiring Meihuizen

Stormers lock David Meihuizen’s shock decision to call it a day on his rugby career due to concussion is ‘gutting’ according to head coach John Dobson.