Key Stormers forwards rest for Cheetahs

The DHL Stormers look likely to travel to Bloemfontein for their Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Toyota Cheetahs without star forwards Eben Etzebeth and Steven Kitshoff.


Etzebeth is due a rest related to the agreement between the South African Rugby Union and franchise chief executives, and after playing four consecutive games, this is the time to do it.



Kitshoff has started every one of the 10 games that the Stormers have played this season and coach Allister Coetzee has for a while now been talking about the need to manage him, particularly now that the Stormers’ participation …