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Record audiences tune in for URC kick-off
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Record audiences tune in for URC kick-off

The launch of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last weekend attracted a record number of viewers for a single league round. Early figures show that domestic audiences alone surpassed the old global record of 853,511 from a derby round in 2017/18 and will continue to climb until all consolidated reports and international viewing figures are […]

Cape Town Stadium welcomes name change to become DHL Stadium, following multi-year naming rights partnership with DHL
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Cape Town Stadium welcomes name change to become DHL Stadium, following multi-year naming rights partnership with DHL

DHL Express announced today their multi-year naming rights partnership with Cape Town Stadium, which will see the iconic stadium change its name to DHL Stadium, effective 1 June 2021. The newly refurbished 62 000 capacity stadium is also the new home of the DHL Stormers & DHL Western Province who moved there earlier this year. […]

DHL Stormers taking it to the next level
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DHL Stormers taking it to the next level

The DHL Stormers know that they will have to be on another level when they face Munster in Limerick this weekend. Having started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign with a tense 22-18 defeat against Bentton in Treviso, the DHL Stormers travel to Ireland this week to take on a Munster side that started with […]

DHL Stormers come short in Treviso
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DHL Stormers come short in Treviso

The DHL Stormers went down 22-18 in their opening Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Benetton in Treviso on Saturday. The home side were forced to come from behind at the Stadio Monigo, where the DHL Stormers led for most of the game, but ended with just the single bonus point to show for their […]

LIVE: Benetton v DHL Stormers
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LIVE: Benetton v DHL Stormers

The DHL Stormers get their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign underway in Treviso against Benetton today. Follow all of the action live right here. It is a warm and sunny day in Treviso for this early kick-off, so fitness will be a factor. The DHL Stormers have named a strong team which includes three Springboks […]

Libbok on debut for DHL Stormers in Treviso
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Libbok on debut for DHL Stormers in Treviso

Manie Libbok will make his DHL Stormers debut at flyhalf in the opening Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Benetton Treviso in Italy on Saturday. The DHL Stormers get their campaign underway against the Italian side in a match that kicks off at 14h00 on Saturday at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso. Libbok will link […]

DHL Stormers ready to 'hit the road running'
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DHL Stormers ready to ‘hit the road running’

DHL Stormers hooker Scarra Ntubeni knows that his team will have to be at their best from the word go in their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship match in Treviso on Saturday. The DHL Stormers start their campaign against Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup champions Benetton Treviso and the experienced Ntubeni knows that there will be […]

DHL Stormers to discover new paths with Sealand
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DHL Stormers to discover new paths with Sealand

Sealand have joined the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province team as official baggage supplier for the upcoming season and beyond. Sealand is a proudly Capetonian brand which is making waves on a global stage, in much the same way as the DHL Stormers will be aiming to do in the United Rugby Championship, which […]

Moerat and Van Rhyn appointed DHL Stormers co-captains for European tour
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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 the captaincy responsibilities on a tour which will see the DHL Stormers take on Benetton […]

Vodacom dials in as North and South collide for URC
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Vodacom dials in as North and South collide for URC

The bold new world of the United Rugby Championship will fly under the banner of Vodacom following the announcement today that the African communications giant has dialled in as South African title sponsor for the new tournament for the next four years. The Vodacom United Rugby Championship kicks off on 24 September – when the […]

Libbok and Smith sign with DHL Stormers
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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 Engelbrecht and scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer, along with the short-term signing of experienced prop Brok Harris. […]

DHL Stormers bolstered by trio of loan players for URC
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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 with the DHL Stormers for the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA earlier this year. The athletic […]

Four more years for Roos with WPPR
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Four more years for Roos with WPPR

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 the scrum for both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province, since […]

Du Toit and Schickerling heading to Japan
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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 Japan. Schickerling has been granted an early release to take up a […]

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