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DHL Stormers squad for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked
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DHL Stormers squad for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson has confirmed a 45-man squad for the upcoming Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked campaign. The DHL Stormers will get their Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked campaign underway against the Emirates Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday, 17 October. Their final fixture of the competition will be against the Cell C Sharks […]

Springbok Green prevail at DHL Newlands
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Springbok Green prevail at DHL Newlands

Springbok Green turned on Test-style rugby at DHL Newlands to come away with a 25-9 victory and bragging rights over Springbok Gold in the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown as South African rugby took another step back to full competitive play with a second, post lockdown run out. Second-half tries from DHL Stormers Siya Kolisi and […]

Kolisi to lead Springbok Green at DHL Newlands
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Kolisi to lead Springbok Green at DHL Newlands

Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain and DHL Stormers skipper Siya Kolisi will resume his leadership duties in the national team colours on Saturday for the first time since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup after being named alongside Springbok team-mate Lukhanyo Am as the captains of the Green and Gold teams for the Castle Lager Springbok […]

DHL Stormers' Vodacom SuperFan Saturday efforts bring relief
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DHL Stormers’ Vodacom SuperFan Saturday efforts bring relief

The DHL Stormers’ efforts in their 34-21 win against the Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday contributed to the delivery of hundreds of food parcel to those in need in the Eastern Cape this week. The work began with the R330 000 raised at Vodacom Super Fan Saturday to purchase the food parcels, where each […]

SARU members vote to seek northern hemisphere future
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SARU members vote to seek northern hemisphere future

A Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) voted on Tuesday to explore entering four teams into an expanded PRO Rugby competition as well as retaining a place in a revised SANZAAR competition. The four teams voted to potentially make the transition were the existing Vodacom Super Rugby franchises – the Vodacom […]

Vodacom Super Rugby gets Unlocked!
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Vodacom Super Rugby gets Unlocked!

The domestic rugby season will burst back into life with seven weeks of high-calibre local rugby as Vodacom Super Rugby returns – Unlocked! The competition went into lockdown with the rest of South Africa at the end of March but returns with three added teams and a chase to a unique finale in November. The […]

New DHL Stormers generation catch the eye
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New DHL Stormers generation catch the eye

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson took a lot of encouragement from the contributions of the ‘new generation’ of players in their 34-21 win against the Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday. Dobson named a starting line-up which featured seven Springboks and they did not disappoint in the pre-season doubleheader, with the forwards especially making […]

Fourteen DHL Stormers in Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands
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Fourteen DHL Stormers in Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands

There were 14 DHL Stormers players named across the two squads for the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands on Saturday. A raft of Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Boks made the cut in two 25-man squads after an exciting live draft pick – the first of its kind in South African rugby history. The […]

SA Rugby re-commits to campaign against discrimination and racism
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SA Rugby re-commits to campaign against discrimination and racism

On 20 July 2019, on the day of a Test against Australia at Emirates Airline Park, SA Rugby launched a campaign called Rugby Against Discrimination and Racism (R A D A R). The campaign was the outcome of a collaboration with the South African Human Rights Commission to address a societal issue that finds expression […]

DHL Stormers too strong for Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday
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DHL Stormers too strong for Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday

The DHL Stormers scored five tries on their way to a 34-21 victory against the Emirates Lions on their return to rugby on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday at Loftus Versfeld. It was an encouraging performance which saw the DHL Stormers score three tries in the first half anf two more after half-time, with a number of […]

Eight Boks for DHL Stormers on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday
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Eight Boks for DHL Stormers on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday

There are eight Springboks in the DHL Stormers matchday squad for their return to rugby against the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday. They will face the Johannesburg outfit at 19h00 on Saturday in the second match of a doubleheader which will see the Cell C Sharks take on the Vodacom Bulls […]

DHL Stormers aiming for next level on return to rugby
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DHL Stormers aiming for next level on return to rugby

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson says that he expects his team to perform better than they did before lockdown when they return to action. Dobson’s charges will make their return to the field of play on Vodacom Super Fan Saturday, 26 September, when they will face the Emirates Lions in the second match of […]