The Stormers may have marched into the Investec Champions Cup last-16, but their performance was not a polished symphony, but more a garage band that occasionally forgot the chords. Yes, the scoreboard reads 39–26. Yes,…
The young midfielder said he would happily answer the Stormers’ call to pack down in a scrum if the need arises, but he would like to be part of a maul as well. This is a sign of a player keen to bind himself into the collective effort rather than stand alone in the spotlight.
Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup opener in London sets the stage for a classic clash of climates and cultures, as the red-hot DHL Stormers stride into the icy confines of the Twickenham Stoop to face a…
The Stormers may be winning battles on the scoreboard, but beneath their boots the ground is beginning to give way. Head coach John Dobson has launched a scathing assessment of the Cape Town Stadium pitch,…
The DHL Stadium resembled a roaring furnace on Saturday night, as 53,682 voices fused into one thunderous soundtrack for a derby that felt like arm-wrestling a storm. When the dust finally settled, it was the…
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander confirmed the forum will be launched in the new year, designed to formalise communication between national coaches and franchise and provincial unions. Until now, engagement has largely centred on Players of National Interest (PONI) and scheduling. The new platform, Alexander said, will widen that channel into a permanent passing lane rather than an ad-hoc offload.
With words exchanged and lines drawn, the derby now waits for the only verdict that matters … 80 minutes of bruising rugby, where no assistant coach can make a tackle, and no headline can score a try.
Siya Kolisi’s return to Cape Town and the DHL Stormers in July 2026 is a seismic homecoming that feels like destiny completing its loop. For the Stormers, this is not merely the reacquisition of a…
Despite the scruffy passages, the result keeps the Stormers in the European hunt, a competition where South African sides have historically struggled to impose themselves.
Dobbo’s bold bench gamble sparks brilliant Stormers second-half Thomond Park heist in a top-of-the-table URC thriller against Munster in Limerick
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