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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will draw on memories of a record-breaking night at Kings Park when the Stormers face the Sharks on Saturday. The flyhalf produced a scintillating all-round display for the Springboks in a 67-30 victory against Argentina last September last year – scoring 37 points via three tries, eight conversions and two penalties. 2025 Boks: Sacha […]

Doctors have confirmed the prognosis for Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat after he underwent toe surgery on Friday. The Bok lock suffered the injury moments after coming on in the 30-19 defeat to the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium, before being yellow-carded for his team’s repeated infringements. “It’s turf toe,” said Stormers backline and attack coach

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu says the Stormers will “give everything we’ve got” against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday before taking a break. The Stormers sit second on the Vodacom URC log behind the Glasgow Warriors, having won their opening eight games before coming unstuck against the Sharks in Cape Town last Saturday. The Stormers are next

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann was only able to finalise his team for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Lions on Friday morning. Ackermann was seen running through his 23-man squad at Loftus Versfeld shortly before the official announcement, and admitted selection decisions went right down to the wire. “It was a challenging week with

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote says much-hyped centre Markus Muller has his feet firmly on the ground. The Junior Boks assembled in Stellenbosch last Saturday and have already been put through their paces, playing warm-up fixtures against UCT and Maties. The training squad is packed with young talent, including several players fresh out of school.

With hot, humid and slippery conditions expected at Kings Park, Sharks coach JP Pietersen believes the set-piece battle could prove decisive in Saturday’s Vodacom URC derby against the Stormers. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. Pietersen has recalled several Springboks to his starting XV for the return clash, with Ox Nche, Siya Kolisi, Grant Williams and Edwill van

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has made a solitary change to his starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Bulls at Ellis Park. Jarod Cairns starts at openside flank with Renzo du Plessis dropping down to the bench. Both Gauteng rivals arrive with clear objectives. The Lions sit seventh on the log and

The Vodacom Bulls will take on the Lions at Ellis Park in Saturday’s Vodacom URC derby without a host of frontline players. The likes of Gerhard Steenekamp, Akker van der Merwe, Ruan Nortje, Sebastian de Klerk, Cheswill Jooste and Canan Moodie all miss out due to injury, while veteran Willie le Roux is rested as

Sharks coach JP Pietersen has restored several Springboks to his starting lineup for Saturday’s return clash against the Stormers in Durban. The Sharks have the upper hand going into the rematch, having upset the Cape side 30-19 in Cape Town last weekend and handing them their first defeat of the Vodacom URC campaign. The KwaZulu-Natalians

Evan Roos resumes his successful loose-trio partnership with Ben-Jason Dixon and Paul de Villiers as the Stormers look to avenge last weekend’s Vodacom URC defeat to the Sharks. In other notable changes for the Cape side, Jonathan Roche starts at inside centre with Damian Willemse shifting to fullback. Willemse’s move to 15 for the Kings