Stormers rugby fans turned out in their thousands in Cape Town on Friday to celebrate their favourite team’s United Rugby Championship triumph over the Bulls last weekend. The victorious team beat the Bulls in a thrilling final played in front of a half full Cape Town Stadium last Saturday, 31,000 …
Read More »URC champ to lead Baby Boks in U20 Six Nations Summer Series opener
Recent United Rugby Championship (URC) winner Sacha Mngomezulu will lead the Baby Boks in their U20 Six Nations Summer Series opener against England U20s at the Payanini Center in Verona, Italy on Friday afternoon (kick-off 5pm). Mngomezulu only made his Stormers and URC debut just under a month ago, but …
Read More »Bok Trevor Nyakane on URC, Wales and playing in full stadiums
Life in France is good (although he complained the biltong is not the same as at home) judging by the sparkle in Trevor Nyakane’s eye and his lean and mean look at the Springbok hotel in Pretoria on Thursday. The former Bulls prop joined Racing 92 at the beginning of …
Read More »Stormers to take URC trophy on open-top bus parade: ALL the details!
The Stormers will be taking the United Rugby Championship trophy on an open-top bus parade in Cape Town on Friday, 24 June. BIG READ | IS WILLIE LE ROUX THE STORMERS’ BIG SIGNING? Having secured the inaugural United Rugby Championship title with a win against the Bulls at the Cape Town …
Read More »Jake White takes bizarre DIG at referee after URC final loss to Stormers
Bulls coach Jake White has suggested the officiating in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship (URC) final cost his side victory against the Stormers. AS IT HAPPENED | STORMERS V BULLS – URC FINAL Irish referee Andrew Brace was the man in charge of the inaugural URC final at the Cape Town Stadium …
Read More »Stormers future secure after URC final triumph
Stormers coach John Dobson believes the future of the union is pretty secure after his charges produced a great performance to beat the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship (URC) final at the weekend. Despite the Western Province provincial union having been placed under administration by SA Rugby in October …
Read More »‘It hurts’ – Jake White takes a dig at refereeing after URC final defeat
Bleak Bulls coach Jake White did not care much to discuss the nitty-gritty of the match but rather made thinly-veiled digs at referee Andrew Brace following his side’s 18-13 loss to the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship final in Cape Town. While it was a game in which the …
Read More »Jake White takes DIG at referee after URC final defeat to Stormers
Bulls coach Jake White has suggested the officiating in the United Rugby Championship (URC) final cost his side victory. AS IT HAPPENED | STORMERS V BULLS – URC FINAL Irish referee Andrew Brace was the man in charge of the inaugural URC final at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday as …
Read More »Stormers on cloud nine after historic URC triumph over Bulls
The Stormers were on cloud nine after a fantastic fightback in the United Rugby Championship final saw them claim a historic first international title as the defeated the Bulls 18-13 at the Cape Town City Stadium. It was a brilliant effort from the home side after struggling in the first …
Read More »Fourie fires for Stormers in epic URC final victory
Hats off to the Stormers! What a result, and what a story this is for the Cape-based team. Once written off as no-hopes in the URC, they have produced a remarkable comeback to be crowned the inaugural champs in the URC, utterly outplaying the Bulls when it mattered most. AS …
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