
Ex-Ireland star slams ‘petulant’ Roos
Gordon D’Arcy says Stormers No 8 Evan Roos came off “looking like a turkey” while “trying to be a hard man” against Leinster.
Gordon D’Arcy says Stormers No 8 Evan Roos came off “looking like a turkey” while “trying to be a hard man” against Leinster.
Free State Cheetahs utility back Clayton Blommetjies has reportedly signed a deal to join the Stormers at the end of the year.
Coach John Dobson says a disjointed performance in the win against log-leaders Leinster took some of the joy out of the Stormers clinching a Vodacom URC playoff berth. DYLAN JACK reports.
The Stormers kept their hopes of a home quarter-final alive following a tense victory over log-leaders Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Stormers secured their place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs with a hard-fought victory over a youthful Leinster team in Cape Town on Saturday.
John Dobson says the Stormers have not decided yet whether they will take a full-strength squad to play Scarlets in the final fixture of the season in Wales next month, as their playoff hopes still hinge on beating Leinster on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
The Stormers face Irish giants Leinster on Saturday in a tasty top-of-the-table tussle, yet it’s not the first the Capetonians have battled a Celtic warrior.
South Africa’s arrival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has only made the tournament stronger and the four local teams could be challenging Leinster for the title in the next couple of years, according to Irish rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley.
John Dobson says the Stormers are “desperate as ever” to finish among the top four with back-to-back victories in their final two Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures, starting with a table-topping clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Warrick Gelant, Deon Fourie and Juan de Jongh have all been named in the matchday squad for the Stormers in the top-of-the-table clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday evening.