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Feb 9, 22 •
1145 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 •
1126 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 •
1011 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 •
1016 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 •
953 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 •
932 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 •
927 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 •
1108 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 •
999 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 •
933 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 •
1018 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 •
864 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 •
1242 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 •
1250 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 •
1205 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 •
757 Views •
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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 •
1462 Views •
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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...
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Sep 10, 21 •
1190 Views •
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Comments Off on Four more years for Evan Roos with WPRR
Dynamic loose forward Evan Roos has signed a contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) that will see him playing for the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province until at least 2025. The 21-year-old has been a revelation at the back of...
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Sep 7, 21 •
1399 Views •
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Comments Off on Du Toit and Schickerling heading to Japan
Pieter-Steph du Toit and JD Schickerling have both signed with Japanese clubs after five seasons with the DHL Stormers. Du Toit and Schickerling made their DHL Stormers debut in early 2016 and will be leaving the country to take up significant offers in...
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Aug 30, 21 •
1424 Views •
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Comments Off on Van der Merwe’s departure in November confirmed
Wing Edwill van der Merwe’s move to Johannesburg to join the Emirates Lions when his contract concludes in November has been confirmed. Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) made Van der Merwe a significant offer in a bid to retain his services,...
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Jul 9, 21 •
2667 Views •
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Comments Off on Own a piece of history with the DHL Stormers limited edition heritage jersey
The DHL Stormers will wear a special heritage jersey for their clash with the British and Irish Lions and you can own your own replica, although stocks are limited. The DHL Stormers will face the British and Irish Lions for the first time at Cape Town Stadium...
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Jul 1, 21 •
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Comments Off on Dayimani returns to his roots in Cape Town
Talented loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani has returned to his roots by signing a long-term contract with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Dayimani has been on loan for the first three games of the Carling Currie Cup and has made the move back to...
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Jun 15, 21 •
2314 Views •
Europe, General News, Guinness Pro14, International, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE TEAMS OF THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Following this morning’s announcement, the United Rugby Championship are excited to showcase the very best rugby, north and south. To learn more about our 16 powerhouse clubs, see below. South Africa Vodacom Bulls Home ground: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria...
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Jun 11, 21 •
1049 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, Rainbow Cup, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers cancelled
The PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA match between the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers, scheduled for Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, has been cancelled in line with COVID-19 protocols. The decision was taken as part of prescribed precautions advised by the National...
