Stormers without a host of Springboks for Lions clash

The Stormers will be without Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse for Saturday’s match against the Lions, while Herschel Jantjies is still a doubt due to illness.

Rainbow Cup SA Team of the Week (Round 5)

SARugbymag.co.za picks a team of players who stuck their hands up during the fifth and penultimate round of the Rainbow Cup SA this past weekend.

SA’s Rainbow Cup finalist won’t be at full-strength

No Springbok squad squad members will feature in a Rainbow Cup final or any franchise games against the British & Irish Lions.

Van der Merwe to trade Stormers for Lions

Exciting wing Edwill van der Merwe has reportedly agreed to join the Lions from the Stormers later this year.

Vermeulen injury ‘not good’, Jantjies has ‘respiratory’ illness

Coaches Jake White and John Dobson have shed further light on the injury status around Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen and Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies respectively.

LIVE: Bulls vs Stormers

Follow the live action as the Bulls take on the Stormers in a Rainbow Cup clash at Loftus.

Check out the match-day squads ahead of this weekend’s round five Rainbow Cup fixtures. (more…)

Rewind: Van der Merwe dances through French defence

Edwill van der Merwe has been a standout player for the Stormers so far this season. Check out his turn of pace against Antoine Dupont’s France at the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship.

Ahead of round five of the Rainbow Cup SA, check out the top-performing players in terms of statistics. (more…)

‘Specmagic’ to make Stormers debut

Rosko Specman will start on the wing in one of four changes to the Stormers starting lineup for their Rainbow Cup SA clash with the Bulls in Pretoria on Friday.