Dobbo’s Diary: Home fires burning
John Dobson insists the DHL Stormers will “take nothing for granted” when they host the Sharks in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby in Cape Town on Saturday.
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John Dobson insists the DHL Stormers will “take nothing for granted” when they host the Sharks in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby in Cape Town on Saturday.
Western Province Rugby administrator Rian Oberholzer has confirmed reports that he has been approached by SA Rugby to succeed Jurie Roux as interim CEO.
SA Rugby has informed fans and stakeholders that a protest against the national governing body’s administration of Western Province Rugby is based on claims by the same individuals who drove the union “to the brink of bankruptcy”.
In theory, SA’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams root for each other to qualify for the playoffs, but national interests will be parked when the Sharks pull into Cape Town to battle the Stormers on Saturday.
A born and raised Capetonian, hooker JJ Kotze is living his dream of playing for the Stormers and is ready to give his all against the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams plans to run circles around the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Seabelo Senatla is looking forward to a showdown with fellow former Blitzboks star Werner Kok when the DHL Stormers and Sharks clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
When Brok Harris parted company with the Dragons in June 2021, he thought that was the end of his playing days. After all, he was 36 and he’d put in a long old shift at the scrummaging coal-face.
DHL Stadium has officially become home to Western Province Rugby following the signing of an anchor tenant agreement, that will see the DHL Stormers remain in Cape Town for the next 39 years.
A planned protest at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday by Western Province clubs against SA Rugby’s administration of the union has been written off as the disapproval of a small minority.