The Stormers, Bulls, Lions and Sharks all end the 2024/25 URC league phase on a high, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. United Rugby Championship: Stormers vs Cardiff (Friday, 7pm, Cape Town) Juandre Joubert: Stormers by 19 Grant Craze: Stormers by 8 Simon Borchardt: Stormers by 20 Devin Hermanus: Stormers by 8 Zelím Nel: Stormers by 15 […]
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Director of rugby John Dobson addresses the uncertain future of Stormers centre Wandisile Simelane, while praising the unsung work of loose forward Dave Ewers. Simelane, whose contract expires at the end of this season, starts alongside Dan du Plessis in the midfield on Friday night against Cardiff at Cape Town Stadium in round 18 of
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John Dobson is worried about tinkering with the Stormers lineup close to the Vodacom URC playoffs, but backs Salmaan Moerat to steady the ship against Cardiff on Friday night. The Stormers chief fields a much-changed side for their final Vodacom URC league fixture at Cape Town Stadium, showing 10 personnel changes and two positional switches
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Tighthead prop Mornay Smith is in high demand but the Vodacom Bulls are shoving back. According to RugbyPass, Munster want to bring Smith to Limerick ahead of new coach Clayton McMillan’s arrival from the Chiefs. Munster need a replacement for former Ireland tighthead Stephen Archer, who retired two weeks ago. However, with Tielman Nieuwoudt set
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John Dobson has announced a new deal for Scarra Ntubeni, but the Stormers chief is resigned to being without the services of Frans Malherbe for the rest of the season. Malherbe has been battling a niggling back injury since late March, which has required several epidurals according to Dobson, and the two-time world champion will
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Cardiff have made five changes for their crucial Vodacom URC clash against the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night. The ninth-placed Welsh club go into the final round of the league stage requiring a win to reach the playoffs. Josh McNally captains the team again, after Liam Belcher was ruled out through injury.
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Powerhouse No 8 Juarno Augustus earns a first call-up from Rassie Erasmus, as one of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the second Springbok alignment camp of 2025. Augustus will join Sharks forward Vincent Tshituka and Varsity Cup-winning points machine Ntokozo Makhaza at their first national team indaba at the end of the month.
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Suleiman Hartzenberg makes his 50th Stormers appearance as Manie Libbok and Neethling Fouche return to face Cardiff in Cape Town on Friday night. Hartzenberg starts the Vodacom URC round 18 clash at Cape Town Stadium on the right wing, in an exciting back three with fellow speedster Leolin Zas and Damian Willemse. Willemse shifts to
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Messages of support and condolences have poured in from the rugby world for former Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday. SARU president Mark Alexander paid tribute to Hendricks, who played 12 Tests (scoring five tries) and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal with the South African sevens team in
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