Preview: S15 Round Eight, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365You may well call it freaky Friday - two games featuring four teams with vastly differing fortunes. First up in our Super Rugby Round Eight action is the unbeaten, table-topping Hurricanes - at home...
Stormers need more than grunt
1 decade ago by iol.co.zaThe returning Duane Vermeulen and Eben Etzebeth will certainly give the Stormers the extra grunt up front for their clash against the Hurricanes.
Carr dropped as Stormers beef up
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSpringbok strongmen Duane Vermeulen and Eben Etzebeth have been added to the DHL Stormers starting team as coach Allister Coetzee looks to up the weight and physicality of the pack for Friday’s important...
Double Bok boost for Stormers
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers will welcome back Duane Vermeulen and Eben Etzebeth to the starting XV for the match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday.
Proudfoot wants 'robust' Stormers
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Stormers forwards coach Matt Proudfoot wants his team to be more direct and physical when they face the table-topping Hurricanes on Friday. After a four-match winning start to the season, which saw...
Stormers need to rethink flyhalf
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe return of Duane Vermeulen as No 8 and captain will provide a significant boost for a DHL Stormers team that too quickly drifted away from their planned structured approach against the Highlanders,...
Four horse race is distinctly possible
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe Vodacom Bulls’ good win over the Crusaders means they are at last starting to justify their pre-tournament billing as Vodacom Super Rugby South African conference favourites, but the Emirates Lions’...
Super Rugby - 5 Things We Learnt From Round 7
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 Among those players have who have played little or no Super Rugby up to now, five gave a clear indication this weekend they may well have what it takes to make it at this level....
Stormers unravel in Dunedin
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comFor 20 minutes the DHL Stormers looked set to dominate but once the Highlanders had succeeded in their intention to take the visitors away from their structure it was one way traffic for long enough for...
Chance to sweep away some depression
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comNo-one would dare suggest that Vodacom Super Rugby can be equated to a World Cup in any of the three major team sports, but nonetheless the scheduling of this weekend’s matches does present South Africans...
