Super Rugby Round 7 Preview Part 2
1 decade ago by Len KaplanThe Stormers begin their four weeks in Australasia with a clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin, with both teams coming off a loss. The Waratahs, riding high after their best performance of the season,...
Juan leads Stormers in Schalk’s 100th
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comDHL Stormers legend Schalk Burger will play his landmark 100th Vodacom Super Rugby game for the franchise as a blindside flank in the opening tour encounter against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday. It...
Coetzee still deliberating over loose trio
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comDHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has hinted that veteran Schalk Burger could be in line for a return to the openside flank role that he filled for so long for the Springboks, but it would require...
Stormers to emulate 2012 success
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers will be looking to emulate the feat of the 2012 Super Rugby campaign - when they defeated the Highlanders - to get their tour off to a good note and provide them with valuable momentum for...
Duane only missing Stormers link
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comRegular captain and No 8 Duane Vermeulen is the only member of the DHL Stormers touring squad that will not be available for selection for Saturday’s opening game of the four day trip against the Highlanders...
Money or Pride
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The South African Rugby Union has come up with a new contract system where SARU will pay 70 percent and unions 30 percent of the package for top players in future. It is a great idea, as this will...
Boks resting on a hope
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Should we really expect the South African Super Rugby franchises to rest top Springboks as per SARU's request? The agreement that a number of key players will be managed, with no player to play more...
Scrum penalties killing rugby
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntPenalizing a prop for being popped is like a penalizing a flyhalf for missing touch says Tank Lanning in his Sport24 column this week, who deems scrum penalties to be the scourge of modern day rugby. Imagine...
Perfect timing for Vermeulen break
1 decade ago by Rugby 365If there was ever a good time for Stormers coach Allister Coetzee to rest captain Duane Vermeulen it is now.
Stormers kicking themselves
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Stormers coach Allister Coetzee highlighted his team's poor kicking as a major factor in their home loss to the Chiefs on Saturday. The Stormers produced a scintillating first half-hour to lead 13-3...
