From rugby warrior to rising wizard. Deon Fourie returns after injury to face the All Blacks, while exciting young fly-half Yaqeen Ahmed is set to make his Stormers debut alongside Imad Khan. One career seeks another chapter. Another is only beginning. Could history repeat itself?
Vernon Paulo’s relentless style has earned him the nickname War Dog. The Stormers hooker explains the mentality behind the name.
The rugby gods have a wicked sense of humour. Three months after Scarra Ntubeni waved goodbye in what seemed his final Stormers appearance against Connacht, the veteran hooker has been handed one last dance. Retirement…
Ruben van Heerden’s journey to the Springboks has been built on resilience, patience and hard work. The Stormers lock believes his move to Cape Town transformed his career, and on Saturday he finally earns the reward with a Test debut against Wales.
A Test jersey is never guaranteed. It is earned one collision at a time. Duane Vermeulen believes Saturday’s clash against Scotland is the perfect stage for Evan Roos to show he belongs among the Springboks’ leading loose forwards. Can Roos seize his moment?
The Stormers have lost one of the competition’s most gifted attacking players at the worst possible time. Yet in Jurie Matthee they possess a flyhalf whose game may be tailor-made for the unforgiving demands of knockout rugby.
Stormers coach John Dobson believes the current law, which rewards the defending side with a goal-line dropout after an attacker is held up in-goal, has swung the pendulum too far away from attacking rugby.
“It’s the worst. It’s one law in rugby that has to change change. I’m not saying because it’s against us. I don’t understand this concept. You do so well, and you’re rewarded with receiving the ball back on your ten-yard.”
The Stormers will leave Cape Town carrying a semi-final ticket in one hand and a medical report in the other. The victory glittered like silverware in the sunshine. The injury list lurked like a loose forward at a breakdown, waiting to pounce.
The Stormers booked their place in the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-finals with a dominant 44-21 victory over Cardiff Rugby in front of 30,595 supporters at DHL Stadium on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers have spent the past fortnight staring into the rear-view mirror of a bruising Welsh ambush. Cardiff marched into the previous meeting and clipped the Cape side’s wings with a gritty 22-16 victory…
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