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DHL Stormers legend: Chris van Zyl
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DHL Stormers legend: Chris van Zyl

A hard-working lock who provided a calm head on the field, Chris van Zyl was a humble and selfless player for the DHL Stormers. Widely respected by his peers as much for his willingness to put the team first as his passion for the union, Van Zyl made a huge impact on DHL Western Province […]

DHL Stormers ready for 'next step' in Glasgow
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DHL Stormers ready for ‘next step’ in Glasgow

The DHL Stormers are intent on taking the ‘next step’ in their growth as a team as they face their first-ever away play-off in the Vodacom URC in Glasgow. The first two seasons of the Vodacom URC saw the DHL Stormers host both Grand Finals and play all six knock-out matches at DHL Stadium. This […]

DHL Stormers finish regular season on a high
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DHL Stormers finish regular season on a high

The DHL Stormers scored four tries at DHL Stadium to end the Vodacom United Rugby Championship regular season with a 29-24 bonus point win against the Emirates Lions. Despite being reduced to 14 men for much of the second half, the DHL Stormers showed incredible character to hold off the desperate Emirates Lions, who were […]

Dixon hits 50 at DHL Stadium
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Dixon hits 50 at DHL Stadium

Flank Ben-Jason Dixon will make his 50th appearance for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with the Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers end the regular season with a South African derby in front of their home crowd, which kicks off at 13h45 on Saturday. The hard-working […]

Hartzenberg joins DHL Stormers class of 2027
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Hartzenberg joins DHL Stormers class of 2027

Speedster Suleiman Hartzenberg has been added to the list of DHL Stormers who have signed-on to stay in Cape Town until 2027. The 21-year-old who is equally at home in midfield or on the wing, joins teammates Sacha-Feinberg Mngomezulu, Dan du Plessis, Ruben van Heerden, Evan Roos and Manie Libbok in signing a three-year contract […]

Vodacom URC 24/25 fixtures confirmed
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Vodacom URC 24/25 fixtures confirmed

The full Vodacom United Rugby Championship schedule for the 2024/25 campaign has been announced in the first-ever in-season launch of the following seasons’ fixtures. The DHL Stormers will start their campaign with a North-South clash against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on 21 September. The DHL Stormers will then leave on a three-match tour […]

DHL Stormers v Emirates Lions: All you need to know
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DHL Stormers v Emirates Lions: All you need to know

The DHL Stormers end the regular season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a South African derby against the Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Here is all you need to know. Gates at DHL Stadium will open at 10h00 ahead of the curtain-raiser between DHL Western Province U21 and Toyota Cheetahs U21, […]

DHL Stormers flashback: Derby win in the Den
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DHL Stormers flashback: Derby win in the Den

Deon Fourie and Hacjivah Dayimani were at the heart of the DHL Stormers’ bonus-point win against the Emirates Lions at Emirates Airline Park in the 2021/22 Vodacom United Rugby Championship. The back-rowers, with Evan Roos, formed an explosive loose trio during a title-winning campaign for the DHL Stormers, as the Capetonians’ powerful pack of forwards […]

Sithole ready to go hard at DHL Stadium
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Sithole ready to go hard at DHL Stadium

Having made his return from injury on tour, loosehead prop Sti Sithole is looking forward to doing his thing at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Having made his first start since March in the win over Dragons RFC at Newport, Sithole is excited to make an impact in the last match before the Vodacom URC knockout […]

Quick tap with Andre-Hugo Venter
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Quick tap with Andre-Hugo Venter

Hooker Andre-Hugo Venter on being a part-time loose forward, his 1967 Land Cruiser and balancing his studies with his rugby. You played a bit of loose forward at school. When did you make the switch to hooker and do you ever wish you could play at the back of the scrum again instead of in […]

Hartzenberg wants to spark joy at DHL Stadium
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Hartzenberg wants to spark joy at DHL Stadium

Suleiman Hartzenberg says the DHL Stormers want to make Cape Town smile at DHL Stadium on Saturday before heading into the Vodacom URC play-offs. The DHL Stormers head into the final round of the league phase having already qualified for the last eight. This post-season assurance has done nothing to appease the DHL Stormers’ desire […]

DHL Stormers legend: Cobus Visagie
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DHL Stormers legend: Cobus Visagie

The powerful Cobus Visagie was one of the world’s great scrum anchors and a DHL Stormer with an unbelievable dedication to his craft. A technical scrum master, Visagie worked like an anaconda, slowly winding and bending his opponent before suffocating the life out of him at the set-piece. He was the first-choice tighthead prop at […]