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DHL Stormers turning up the intensity
2 Weeks Ago | Latest Rugby News & Archives

DHL Stormers turning up the intensity

Executing skills and making decisions at a high intensity has been a major focus of the pre-season for the DHL Stormers. The squad has been hard at work since the beginning of November, with the coaching staff working hard on improving their conditioning and skills in that time. Strength and Conditioning Coach Steph du Toit […]

Key players commit to WP Rugby
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Key players commit to WP Rugby

Western Province Rugby Group CEO, Paul Zacks, has confirmed that Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi is amongst a host of key players that have committed their future to WP Rugby, by signing long-term contracts. Mbonambi made his Test debut in 2016 following an impressive Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with the DHL Stormers and has signed a […]

DHL Stormers wider squad training hard
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DHL Stormers wider squad training hard

Preparations for the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby season are in full swing at the High Performance Centre in Bellville, with 50 players working hard within a wider DHL Stormers training squad. With the pre-season camp in Hermanus behind them, the wider training squad have set their sights on the upcoming pre-season games, under the guidance […]

Key changes for DHL Stormers in 2017
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Key changes for DHL Stormers in 2017

The DHL Stormers have made some key changes to the way they train ahead of the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The hard work started back in November, with a six week off-season training schedule which featured a bigger emphasis on conditioning and skills. That approach was consolidated further at their training camp in Hermanus […]

Five new faces at DHL Newlands this season
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Five new faces at DHL Newlands this season

Western Province Rugby group CEO, Paul Zacks, has confirmed that five new players have signed to boost the senior squad ahead of the 2017 season. Hooker Ramone Samuels, loose forwards Johan du Toit and Stephan de Wit, fullback SP Marais and utility back Dan Kriel have all signed contracts to ply their trade at DHL […]

Join the DHL Stormers for a Fun Run in Hermanus
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Join the DHL Stormers for a Fun Run in Hermanus

The DHL Stormers are calling on their faithful fans to join them for a Fun Run in Hermanus on Saturday, January 14. The Fun Run, which is free of charge and starts at 08h00 at Hermanus Primary School on Saturday, will bring an end to the DHL Stormers’ pre-season training camp, which got underway in […]

We Stand Together
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We Stand Together

The DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province have always enjoyed incredible support from a diverse and vibrant support base – the fiercely passionate and loyal DHL Newlands Faithful. Building on this, the team’s 2017 rallying call will be “We stand together”. On the field, the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province will always seek to […]

Western Province Rugby (Pty) Limited (in liquidation) (“WPR”)
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Western Province Rugby (Pty) Limited (in liquidation) (“WPR”)

The joint provisional liquidator of WPR, Chris van Zyl, managing director of Mazars Recovery and Restructuring (Pty) Limited, would like to announce that pursuant to ongoing negotiations, the joint provisional liquidators of WPR have successfully concluded an agreement to sell the business of WPR on a going concern basis to a company wholly owned by […]

Carr earns first Bok start
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Carr earns first Bok start

DHL Stormers loose forward Nizaam Carr will make his first start for South Africa against Italy – the same opponents he made his Test debut against two years ago. Carr has been named at openside flank for the clash in Florence, alongside DHL Stormers teammates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende and Bongi Mbonambi in […]

Du Toit named SA Rugby Player of the Year
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Du Toit named SA Rugby Player of the Year

DHL Stormers second-rower Pieter-Steph du Toit on Monday became the second Springbok lock in two seasons to be named as SA Rugby’s Player of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony at the Gallagher Conference Centre in Midrand. The 24-year-old Du Toit follows in the footsteps of Lood de Jager, who walked away with the […]

First Bok call-up for Kolbe
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First Bok call-up for Kolbe

Cheslin Kolbe is one of six DHL Stormers players named in the 30-man Springbok squad for the international clash against the Barbarians on 5 November in London. Kolbe is joined by fellow DHL Stormers Bongi Mbonambi, Nizaam Carr, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth and Damian de Allende in the national squad for the clash at […]

SANZAAR planning for the future
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SANZAAR planning for the future

An EXCO meeting and a 2016 Super Rugby season review took place in Sydney over the last two days with SANZAAR hosting over 80 stakeholder representatives. The series of meetings were designed to fully review all tournament deliverables on and off the field, and involved national union CEOs, team CEOs and coaches, rights holder broadcasters […]