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Jul 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Second season schedule of Vodacom United Rugby Championship confirmed
The second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an enormously successful first campaign that saw the DHL Stormers claim the inaugural title. All 18 rounds are confirmed with broadcast...
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Jul 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Young halfbacks extend with DHL Stormers
Exciting young DHL Stormers halfbacks Paul de Wet and Kade Wolhuter have both signed two-year contract extensions. Both players are products of the Western Province Rugby junior system, having grown up in the region and come through the structures. De Wet was...
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Jun 30, 22 •
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Comments Off on Centurion Fourie extends with DHL Stormers
Flank Deon Fourie, who reached 100 DHL Stormers caps in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final, has signed a two-year contract extension. Fourie has been a stand-out performer for the DHL Stormers since returning from France, playing a key role in...
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Jun 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Roos comes up top with Vodacom URC Player of the Season Award
DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos has completed a dream tournament by walking away with the inaugural Vodacom Player of the United Rugby Championship Season Award, which forms part of the annual SA Rugby Awards. The 22-year-old Roos, who was part of the DHL...
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Jun 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on Time to celebrate with the DHL Stormers
The DHL Stormers will arrive at Grand Parade outside the Cape Town City Hall at 10h30 on Friday, June 24 for the start of their open-top bus trophy parade to celebrate their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title win. The players and management will arrive...
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Jun 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers taking Vodacom URC trophy on parade
The DHL Stormers will be taking the Vodacom United Rugby Championship trophy on an open-top bus parade in Cape Town on Friday, 24 June. Having secured the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship title with a win against old rivals the Vodacom Bulls at DHL...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final on sale on Tuesday
The first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final will take place on Saturday, June 18 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town with a local kick-off time of 19h30 (18h30 UK/Ireland). As the highest-ranked team to reach the Vodacom URC Grand Final, the DHL...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on EVAN ROOS VOTED VODACOM FANS’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON
Evan Roos has added a third prize of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship Awards to his personal haul after being voted Vodacom Fans’ Player of the Season. The DHL Stormers number eight has already been named Next-Gen Player of the Season, as...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Senatla reaches DHL Stormers 50 in home semifinal
Seabelo Senatla will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semifinal against Ulster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. There is just one change to the team that defeated Edinburgh in the quarterfinal last week, with...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on URC TOP TRY SCORER AWARD DHL STORMER ZAS
DHL Stormers wing Leolin Zas scored 11 tries over the course of the regular season to end the campaign at the top of the charts while Vodacom Bulls second-row Ruan Nortje takes home an award which recognises the player who has racked up the most minutes over...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Jantjies and Pretorius return for DHL Stadium quarterfinal
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and centre Rikus Pretorius will make their return in the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against Edinburgh at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The inclusion of Jantjies and Pretorius are the only changes...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Five SA teams to join elite competitions in Europe
South Africa’s involvement into the top-flight of Northern Hemisphere club rugby has received a massive boost with the confirmation on Thursday that the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and the Toyota Cheetahs will play in next season’s two...
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May 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on Hard-hitting Engelbrecht joins DHL Stormers fold
Loose forward Willie Engelbrecht has signed a two year contract with the DHL Stormers and will join up with the squad in July. The imposing Engelbrecht featured for the DHL Stormers on loan last year, making a big impression with his physicality on both...
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May 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on DHL STORMERS DELIVER SHIELD FOR THE PEOPLE
Being crowned the South African Shield winners in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has liberated the elated DHL Stormers from a dark era in their history. DHL Stormers coach John Dobson, in expressing the squad’s relief at getting the last-minute win...
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May 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Bok hooker Dweba signs with DHL Stormers
Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will return to South Africa next season, having signed a three-year deal with the DHL Stormers. The front row powerhouse has spent the last two years playing in France for Top14 side Bordeaux-Begles and will be back on home soil...
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May 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Moerat and Ungerer come in for DHL Stormers
There are two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday. The final round of the regular season before the play-offs will see the DHL Stormers face the Welsh side at...
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May 16, 22 •
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Comments Off on A 24-man DHL Stormers squad will leave for Wales
A 24-man DHL Stormers squad will leave for Wales on Monday evening for their final league match of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign. The DHL Stormers face Scarlets in a Round 18 encounter at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday, 21 May. While...
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May 5, 22 •
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Comments Off on Pokomela signs on with DHL Stormers
Loose forward Junior Pokomela has signed a three-year deal that will see him play for the DHL Stormers until at least 2024. The athletic Pokomela joined the DHL Stormers on loan at the start of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and made the move more...
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Apr 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on Three changes for DHL Stormers in table-topping clash
There are three changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up to face Leinster in a table-topping Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The home side will be looking to make it eight consecutive home wins when they take on the...
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on Two changes to DHL Stormers forward pack
There are just two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on Friday. The DHL Stormers will be looking to make it seven consecutive home wins when they host the...
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Apr 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Four changes for DHL Stormers
There are four changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up to face the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter kicks off at 14h00 on Saturday, with tickets available from Ticketpro from R50 each. There are...
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Apr 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Four changes for DHL Stormers against Ospreys
There are four changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Ospreys at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Captain Steven Kitshoff’s team will be looking to make it five consecutive home wins when they take...
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Mar 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on Malherbe returns for DHL Stormers against Ulster
Springbok prop Frans Malherbe will make his return from injury for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Ulster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. There are four changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their clash with the...
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Mar 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Targeting a third straight Vodacom URC full house in SA
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will hunt a rare third clean sweep in a row when they take the field against a new set of European teams in the cross-hemisphere showpiece this weekend, with an eye on climbing further up the...
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Mar 17, 22 •
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Comments Off on Kitshoff returns for DHL Stormers
Captain Steven Kitshoff returns for the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Cardiff at DHL Stadium on Sunday. The encounter with the Welsh outfit kicks off at 14h00 on Sunday at DHL Stadium. Kitshoff is back to take his place at...