Stormers

Vermeulen, Brits start for Bulls

Schalk Brits and Duane Vermeulen will make their first Vodacom Bulls appearances in Sunday’s pre-season match against the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium.

Head knocks force Grant to retire

Former Springbok, Stormers and Force flyhalf Peter Grant has announced his retirement from all rugby.

‘Stormers wanted to invest in youth’

Duane Vermeulen says former WPRFU president Thelo Wakefield told him that the Stormers wanted to invest in their young players rather than sign him last year.

‘Bulls leadership must stand tall’

Lood de Jager believes the recruitment of senior Springboks such as Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits will improve the Vodacom Bulls’ chances of clinching close matches in 2019. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Western Province Rugby president Zelt Marais

Stormers players meet with leadership

Stormers players met with WP Rugby officials on Monday to discuss the coaching controversy involving Paul Treu.

Sponsors intervene in Treu saga

DHL has reportedly given WPRFU officials an ultimatum that they remove Paul Treu from the system or it may pull out as a sponsor.

Treu to replace Smal as WP big boss?

WPRFU president Zelt Marais reportedly wants Paul Treu to replace Gert Smal as the union’s director of rugby.

Stormers run hot in club hit out

The Stormers ran in 14 tries in their first warm-up of the season in sweltering conditions at False Bay RFC on Saturday.

Stormers name squad for club clash

A 27-man Stormers playing group will first take on a Combined Club XV and then hosts False Bay RFC in each half of their first warm-up game at the Phillip Herbstein grounds on Saturday.