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Stormers loose forward Paul de Villiers says he’s not threatened by the pending arrival of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. The Boks’ talismanic leader will rejoin the Stormers in July to be closer to his children, and one of his main roles, as defined by director of rugby John Dobson, is mentoring some of the younger […]

Stormers coach John Dobson says he never doubted his side would find a way to beat arch-rivals the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium. The Cape side edged a tense, low-scoring encounter 13-8, sealed by a 79th-minute try from replacement prop Ntuthuko Mchunu, to extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches across the Vodacom URC

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says the bounce of the ball and the 50-50 calls went against his side in a 13-8 defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town. The Bulls suffered a sixth consecutive loss across competitions despite pushing the unbeaten Stormers all the way in a Vodacom URC north-south derby that was decided

Replacement prop Ntuthuko Mchunu scored a 79th-minute try as the Stormers edged the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. In the build-up, Damian Willemse said a north-south derby comes close to Test-match intensity. And that proved to be the case in front of a 53,600 capacity crowd as a gripping, tight contest was

Interim coach JP Pietersen admits the Sharks will reflect hard on a series of missed opportunities after a last-gasp 23-22 defeat to the Lions in Durban. The Sharks turned down several kickable penalties late in the match in favour of pushing for a decisive try, while flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse missed three conversion attempts. That ultimately

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has praised his side’s leaders for their composure and game management in a thrilling 23-22 win over the Sharks in Durban. The Pride’s victory was secured by replacement scrumhalf’s Haashim Pead’s late burst down the blindside, but for Van Rooyen, the defining chapter came earlier when they were forced to

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Replacement scrumhalf Haashim Pead’s 81st-minute try gave the Lions a stunning victory against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The 23-22 result broke a four-match losing streak for the Lions across competitions and handed Sharks interim coach JP Pietersen his first loss. The Sharks only had themselves to blame as they turned down several kickable

The Vodacom Bulls have made a late change for Saturday’s URC match at Cape Town Stadium. Scrumhalf Paul de Wet has been ruled out of the clash against his former team due to a calf injury, with Embrose Papier starting at nine and Keagan Johannes coming onto the bench. The Bulls are currently 12th on the

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