Wiese aims to emulate Bok great
Talented Stormers flanker Cobus Wiese will be looking to unleash his inner ‘Juan Smith’ when he tackles the Waratahs this Saturday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Du Toit to focus on lock
Forwards coach Russell Winter says the Stormers will primarily view Pieter-Steph du Toit as a specialist lock this Super Rugby season, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Du Toit missed the Stormers’ Super Rugby opener last weekend due to a back injury, but the 25-year-old has recovered in time to join the team on their three-week tour of Australasia. The Stormers are first set… Read more →
Du Toit boost for Stormers
Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit has recovered from a back injury to be named in the Stormers’ 27-man touring squad to Australasia. After getting their 2018 Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start with a 28-20 victory against the Jaguares at Newlands on Saturday, the Stormers fly to Sydney to face the Waratahs, before playing the Highlanders and Crusaders. Although… Read more →
Mbonambi blow for Stormers
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will miss the Stormers’ tour to Australasia due to a burst appendix.
Rhule to debut for Stormers
Springbok wing Raymond Rhule will make his first start for the Stormers when they take on the Jaguares at Newlands on Saturday. Coach Robbie Fleck has opted for a mix of experience and youth, with many first-choice players out injured. Rhule will form part of a dynamic back three that includes Blitzboks speedster Seabelo Senatla and fullback Dillen Leyds, while Damien… Read more →
Du Toit to miss Stormers opener
Bok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit is set to miss the Stormers’ Super Rugby opener against the Jaguares at Newlands this Saturday due to a back injury. According to Sport24, with Du Toit and Eben Etzebeth unavailable for the Stormers, Chris van Zyl and JD Schickerling are now likely to start in the second row. Meanwhile, the good news is that a… Read more →
Stormers reshuffle coaching team
The Stormers have restructured the roles of their coaching staff ahead of the 2018 Super Rugby campaign.
Super Rugby preview: Stormers
The Stormers must win when it really matters in 2018, writes JON CARDINELLI. The Stormers have lost eight out of nine playoffs since the tournament’s inception. Their only playoff victory came in the semi-final against the Waratahs at Newlands in 2010. Needless to say, they will be looking to end an eight-year drought, and prove more than a few people… Read more →
Depleted Stormers set for tough start
Nine of the players named in the 47-man Stormers’ squad will miss their opening Super Rugby match against the Jaguares as well as the three-game tour to Australasia. Stormers coach Robbie Fleck named his greater training squad at Newlands on Thursday. Fleck confirmed that Springboks Eben Etzebeth (shoulder), Frans Malherbe (neck) and Jano Vermaak (knee), as well as SP Marais… Read more →
Stormers sweat over Louw
Wilco Louw suffered a hip flexor injury in the Stormers’ Super Rugby warm-up match against the Bulls on Saturday. The sides played to a 26-26 draw at Boland Stadium in Wellington, but the Stormers are counting the costs of the result following the injury to their first-choice tighthead prop. The Stormers have confirmed Louw underwent scans, but further assessments are… Read more →
