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Dobbo's Diary: Test of character
5 Days Ago | Archived

Dobbo’s Diary: Test of character

How a team responds to a close defeat is always a telling test of character and we have made a conscious mental switch to bank the learnings but park the loss against Glasgow. The game was locked up at 17-17 with less than 20 minutes remaining and there for the taking before the late strike […]

Know your opposition: London Irish
6 Days Ago | Archived

Know your opposition: London Irish

The DHL Stormers will be looking to do the double against London Irish when the two teams meet at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford on Sunday. The English Premiership team visited Cape Town in mid-December and the DHL Stormers managed to secure a bonus-point 34-14 win at DHL Stadium, but it will be an […]

Sacha raring to go for DHL Stormers
1 Week Ago | Archived

Sacha raring to go for DHL Stormers

Following a memorable 2022, DHL Stormers rookie Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is back after a short injury and looking forward to what he expects to be a cracking Heineken Champions Cup match against London Irish on Sunday. Feinberg-Mngomezulu is back in the DHL Stormers squad that embarked on a two-match tour of the United Kingdom. A short […]

Finishing school for DHL Stormers
1 Week Ago | Archived

Finishing school for DHL Stormers

The DHL Stormers want to show that they can close a game out in foreign conditions. Having gone down in Glasgow from the last play of the match and left with another bonus point on the road, Head Coach John Dobson has challenged the team to manage the game more effectively to get over the […]

DHL Stormers go down at the death in Glasgow
1 Week Ago | Archived

DHL Stormers go down at the death in Glasgow

A late try saw the Glasgow Warriors claim a 24-17 win against the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter at Scotstoun Stadium on Sunday. The teams were deadlocked at 17-17 heading into the final stages, but the home team came up with the killer blow in the last play of the match, […]

LIVE: DHL Stormers v Glasgow Warriors
1 Week Ago | Archived

LIVE: DHL Stormers v Glasgow Warriors

The DHL Stormers are in Glasgow for their first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Scotstoun Stadium against the Glasgow Warriors. You can follow all the action live, right here with our updates. The DHL Stormers claimed a comfortable 32-7 win when the two teams met at DHL Stadium last season, but today will be […]

Backline switch for DHL Stormers in Glasgow
1 Week Ago | Archived

Backline switch for DHL Stormers in Glasgow

There is a slight shuffle in the DHL Stormers backline for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Sunday. Given the limited training time, Head Coach John Dobson has opted to make as few changes as possible for the Round 12 encounter, which kicks off at 17h00 SA time […]

Know your opposition on tour
1 Week Ago | Archived

Know your opposition on tour

The DHL Stormers are in the United Kingdom for the next two weeks as they take on Glasgow Warriors and London Irish in two different competitions. First-up they will face Glasgow Warriors in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Scotstoun Stadium on Sunday, January 15. Next week they will travel to London for a […]

Dobbo's Diary: Opportunity over adversity
1 Week Ago | Archived

Dobbo’s Diary: Opportunity over adversity

From playing a New Year’s match on a summer’s night in Cape Town on the 31st December, to playing in zero degrees in Scotland a week later. Some would say adversity; I believe opportunity. The opportunity that speaks to me and the squad is that we can only be better for the challenge. What has […]

Familiar faces in Glasgow for Pokomela
2 Weeks Ago | Archived

Familiar faces in Glasgow for Pokomela

Loose forward Junior Pokomela is relishing the opportunity to pit himself against former allies when the DHL Stormers and the Glasgow Warriors lock horns in Scotland on Sunday. A hard-grafting member of the DHL Stormers’ back-row corps set for duty on the two-match tour to the United Kingdom, Pokomela is in line to face former […]

De Wet ready to weather the storm
2 Weeks Ago | Archived

De Wet ready to weather the storm

Scrumhalf Paul de Wet is excited about adapting to the radical change in conditions as the DHL Stormers switch from summer to winter in Glasgow on Sunday. The unsung De Wet has proven himself to be a pillar of consistency for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship defending champs, while jockeying for the No.9 jersey in […]

DHL Stormers head to UK
2 Weeks Ago | Archived

DHL Stormers head to UK

A 28-man DHL Stormers touring squad leaves Cape Town on Monday for a two-match trip which will see them take on Glasgow Warriors and London Irish. The squad will arrive in Glasgow on Wednesday ahead of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Glasgow Warriors on Sunday. The following Sunday they will take on London […]

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