Bok-less Stormers turn to surprise 10
The DHL Stormers will resume Vodacom United Rugby Championship duty without several Springboks, but they’re ready to deploy a familair dynamo to boost their depth at flyhalf.
The DHL Stormers will resume Vodacom United Rugby Championship duty without several Springboks, but they’re ready to deploy a familair dynamo to boost their depth at flyhalf.
South Africa will break new ground this summer as the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship brings rugby to the Republic over the traditional festive period. #URC
The high-flying Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will look to pick up where they left off in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship after a three-week hiatus in the competition.
Springbok loose forward Nizaam Carr has been thrown a lifeline by Jake White, a man he says is “in my corner”, who jumped at the opportunity to bring the dynamic forward back to Loftus Versfeld.
Steven Kitshoff will continue playing for the DHL Stormers for the rest of the 2022-23 season before heading to Ireland to join Ulster.
Despite Jake White’s best efforts, the Vodacom Bulls have failed to convince a key lock to turn down an overseas move and extend his stay with the franchise.
Bruising Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba is at the start of a long journey with the DHL Stormers, set to leave a trail of destruction in his wake.
The Vodacom Bulls will keep Marcell Coetzee in Pretoria for the next five years after the Springbok loose forward put pen to paper on a new long-term contract.
Learn about the four Welsh teams, coaches and players competing in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, who will travel to South Africa for rounds 8 and 9 of the competition.
Springbok loose forward Nizaam Carr has completed a return to the Vodacom Bulls on a two-year deal that runs through until 2024.