A frustrated John Dobson says the injury withdrawal of flyhalf Manie Libbok left a 6-2 bench exposed as the Stormers experienced one of their “worst days in the office” in Dublin on Saturday. The Stormers were within touching distance of Leinster with two minutes to go in the first half of the Vodacom URC clash
Dan Sheehan and Andrew Osborne each scored a brace of tries as unbeaten Leinster put the Stormers to the sword in Dublin on Saturday. They both crossed the whitewash either side of the break at the Aviva Stadium as Leinster converted a 15-7 half-time lead into a bonus-point 36-12 victory. The result extended the Irish
John Dobson has been forced to rejig the Stormers match-day 23 to face Leinster in Dublin on Saturday due to illness in the camp. Two-time Springbok world champion Frans Malherbe has been ruled out with illness for the round 10 Vodacom URC clash at the Aviva Stadium. Loosehead prop Sti Sithole comes onto the replacements
Stormers chief John Dobson says a victory over Leinster is crucial to the team’s playoff ambitions, while veteran Deon Fourie anticipates a Test-calibre URC showdown in Dublin on Saturday. The Stormers are bracing for a blockbuster match against the unbeaten league-leaders at the Aviva Stadium in round 10 of the competition. Leo Cullen’s Leinster squad
Steven Kitshoff is “at peace” regarding his professional rugby career as the Springbok prop provides the latest update on his recovery from a neck fusion operation. Kitshoff suffered the injury during a Currie Cup match between Western Province and the Griffons late last year. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Sport24, the two-time World Cup
Two-time World Cup-winning Springbok RG Snyman starts in the second row for Leinster against the Stormers in Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash at the Aviva Stadium. Snyman, who scored twice in Leinster’s European cup win over Bath last week, will pack down in Dublin for what promises to be a huge test of the Irish giants’
Deon Fourie leads a Stormers match-day 23 boasting fellow Springbok World Cup winners Manie Libbok and Warrick Gelant against Vodacom URC front-runners Leinster in Dublin on Saturday. The Stormers will resume their league campaign on the back of a European cup defeat to Racing 92 in Paris. In 10th place on the URC table with
The Vodacom URC have announced a revised kick-off time for the round 13 meeting between the Stormers and Scarlets on Saturday, 22 March in Wales. The Parc y Scarlets clash was originally due to kick off at 9:35pm (7:35pm, local time) but will now start at 5pm following a request by the host broadcaster, S4C.
Fortuitous timing has opened a window of opportunity for the Stormers when they clash with Irish giants Leinster in a key Vodacom URC showdown in Dublin on Saturday, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane details how Leinster’s formidable squad is missing a core of Ireland internationals to 2025 Six Nations preparation, and this opens
Unbeaten Leinster have never lost to the Stormers at home, but Rito Hlungwani and Paul de Villiers say the Cape outfit are “not fearful of the battle” that awaits them on Saturday. The Stormers lost 31-22 to Racing 92 in Paris last Saturday to bow out of the Investec Champions Cup and will be eager
The Stormers have completed another shrewd bit of business by securing the services of tighthead prop Neethling Fouche on a new long-term contract. The experienced scrum anchor has signed a three-year extension with the Cape outfit, who last week confirmed the signing of double World Cup-winning Springbok Cobus Reinach from next season. Since joining the
The Stormers are reportedly set to lose the services of an ace finisher to the English Premiership. RugbyPass reports that Englishman Ben Loader has signed a three-year deal to play for Gloucester from next season, having spent the past two years in Cape Town. Loader joined the Stormers after his former club, London Irish, went
