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Mar 16, 22 •
583 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WP Rugby wishes Meihuizen well in rugby retirement
DHL Stormers lock David Meihuizen has announced his retirement from all rugby due to complications related to concussion. The towering lock has decided to walk away from the game at the age of 24, on advice from the DHL Stormers medical team after consulting...
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Mar 14, 22 •
771 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smiles in South Africa after superb Vodacom URC weekend
It was a rewarding weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as all four sides secured valuable home wins in what could mark the start of a strong resurgence by the domestic teams up the table. The Cell C Sharks were...
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Mar 1, 22 •
945 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jantjies signs on for more with DHL Stormers
World Cup-winning scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies has signed a two-year contract extension with the DHL Stormers which will keep him at home in the Cape until at least 2024. Another proud product of the Western Province Rugby youth system, Jantjies first...
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Feb 25, 22 •
865 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers starting line-up with three changes to the team
There are three changes and a positional switch in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday. Evan Roos, Herschel Jantjies and Dan du Plessis all come in, with Damian Willemse...
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Feb 24, 22 •
815 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 16, 22 •
651 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat locked in until 2025
DHL Stormers co-captain Salmaan Moerat has signed a contract extension that will see him stay in Cape Town until at least 2025. The imposing lock is a proud product of the Western Province Rugby system, having developed through the structures as a young...
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Feb 11, 22 •
760 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three changes to DHL Stormers backline
There are three changes to the DHL Stormers backline for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. The DHL Stormers will be looking to stretch their unbeaten start to 2022 to four games, when they...
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Feb 9, 22 •
926 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rescheduled Vodacom URC games in South Africa locked in
South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will host Scarlets, Munster, Cardiff and Zebre Parma next month in two rescheduled rounds of the competition, which had to be postponed late last year. With the onset of the Omicron variant of...
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Feb 3, 22 •
856 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers century for Harris at DHL Stadium
Prop Brok Harris will run out first at DHL Stadium on Saturday as he brings up 100 games for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Cell C Sharks. Harris starts at tighthead prop in one of two changes to the starting...
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Jan 28, 22 •
834 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers forced to change for Durban trip
There are two injury-enforced changed to the DHL Stormers forward pack for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. There are three changes in total to the starting line-up that did duty last week in...
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Jan 21, 22 •
839 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kitshoff and Moerat lead the way for DHL Stormers
Steven Kitshoff and Salmaan Moerat will co-captain the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and beyond. Springbok stalwart Kitshoff is set to make his first Vodacom United Rugby...
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Dec 3, 21 •
781 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Orie and Senatla come in for DHL Stormers
Lock Marvin Orie and wing Seabelo Senatla will make their first appearances of the season for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Springbok Orie was with the national squad...
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Dec 2, 21 •
736 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Local is lekker this weekend! Vodacom #URC
The coast is many people’s destination in December and it’s no different for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when the competition returns this weekend, albeit in a slightly different guise than what was expected, with two big South African derbies...
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Nov 30, 21 •
775 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom URC derbies brought forward to this weekend
Two Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies originally scheduled for February 2022 have been brought forward and will be played in Durban and Cape Town this weekend. In the wake of the round six and seven matches that were postponed last week due to the...
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Nov 22, 21 •
767 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Limited public tickets available to watch DHL Stormers at DHL Stadium
A limited number of tickets for the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship homegame against Zebre Parma on Saturday, 27 November will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, 23 November. Following an initial offer to 2020 Newlands season...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Specman back with the DHL Stormers
Springbok wing Rosko Specman will join up with the DHL Stormers again ahead of the upcoming Vodacom United Rugby Championship home matches against Zebre Parma and Cardiff at DHL Stadium. Having made his DHL Stormers debut at the end of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup...
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Oct 14, 21 •
837 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: Aiming to finish on a high
Finishing their inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship tours on a winning note will be the sole aim of the four South African franchises in action in this cross-hemisphere competition this weekend, when they take the field in Belfast, Newport, Edinburgh...
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Oct 14, 21 •
782 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pokomela on debut for DHL Stormers in Newport
Loose forward Junior Pokomela will make his DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Dragons in Newport on Friday. The DHL Stormers end their tour against the Welsh team at Rodney Parade, in a clash that kicks off at...
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Oct 8, 21 •
879 Views •
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Comments Off on DE JONGH REACHES DHL STORMERS CENTURY IN EDINBURGH
Centre Juan de Jongh will play his 100th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Edinburgh at the DAM Health Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers starting team named to face Edinburgh in a match that kicks off at 18h15...
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Oct 8, 21 •
717 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers intend to appeal Smith suspension
The DHL Stormers intend to appeal the eight-week suspension handed to lock Adré Smith, following a disciplinary hearing on Thursday. A Disciplinary Panel convened via videoconference to consider the citing against Smith resulting from the Round 2 United...
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Oct 1, 21 •
1066 Views •
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Comments Off on Smith and Ungerer to make first DHL Stormers starts
Lock Adre Smith and scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer will make their first starts for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Munster on Saturday. There are six changes in total to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for the Round Two...
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Sep 30, 21 •
1074 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: New challenges await in round two
After the wake-up call of the first week, the sharp learning curve the South African teams are on in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will steepen even further as the second round looks set to throw several of the varied challenges at them that make the...
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Sep 16, 21 •
989 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat and Van Rhyn appointed DHL Stormers co-captains for European tour
Salmaan Moerat and Ernst van Rhyn have been appointed co-captains of the DHL Stormers for their upcoming European Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour. With regular DHL Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff away on Springbok duty, Moerat and van Rhyn will share...
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Sep 15, 21 •
606 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Libbok and Smith sign with DHL Stormers
Flyhalf Manie Libbok and lock Adre Smith have both signed three-year contracts with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) ahead of the United Rugby Championship. These signings come on the back of loan deals with loose forwards Junior Pokomela and Willie...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers bolstered by trio of loan players for URC
Loose forwards Junior Pokomela and Willie Engelbrecht and scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer have joined the DHL Stormers on loan ahead of the United Rugby Championship. Pokomela and Ungerer both bring experience of playing in the Guinness PRO14, while Engelbrecht was...