Stormers: Gelant out, Roos in
There are three changes and a positional switch in the Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday.
There are three changes and a positional switch in the Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday.
Spectators see the flashy side-steps and deft touches but what makes Stormers playmaker Damian Willemse, Manie Libbok and Warrick Gelant so special is their obsession with rugby, according to coach John Dobson.
Stormers head coach John Dobson says some ‘frank discussions’ with Manie Libbok have helped the former Junior Springbok flyhalf settle in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Stormers have reportedly agreed new deals with two key players, but have not succeeded in convincing Warrick Gelant to stay beyond June.
The Stormers scored four tries to clinch a commanding 32-10 bonus-point win in over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Damian Willemse and Warrick Gelant will both start for the Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Stormers have given Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant a much-anticipated start in one of a couple of changes to the team to face the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
A French club is believed to have tabled a lucrative offer to lure Warrick Gelant from Cape Town to Paris.
Stormers assistant coach Dawie Snyman says they plan to give Warrick Gelant a long-awaited start in Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby against the Sharks in Cape Town.
Coach John Dobson remains committed to his plan to use Warrick Gelant as an impact player off the Stormers bench. DYLAN JACK reports.