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Stormers lock in Saffa bruiser
Adre Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep the second-row powerhouse in DHL Stormers colours for the foreseeable future.
Adre Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep the second-row powerhouse in DHL Stormers colours for the foreseeable future.
Lock Adre Smith says that playing at the Danie Craven Stadium this weekend will suit the DHL Stormers and the pack’s set-piece performance down to the ground.
John Dobson has praised the rise of locks Ruben van Heerden and Adre Smith as the DHL Stormers look to emerge from under a “dark cloud” this weekend.
Here’s your chance to pick a South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Team of the Season – next up are the two second rowers.
In anticipation of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s first north-south derby in Cape Town, DYLAN JACK previews the battle between the two contrasting but equally combative tight fives.
Western Province have been given an ominous warning by former Griquas lock Adre Smith ahead of their Currie Cup match in Kimberley on Friday evening.
Adré Smith’s appeal against the guilty verdict and subsequent suspension he received for allegedly bitting an opponent in the Stormers’ United Rugby Championship match against Munster earlier this year been successful.
John Dobson has confirmed that the Stormers will formally lodge an appeal against Adre Smith’s eight-week suspension on their return to South Africa after strengthening their case with expert witnesses.
The Stormers have announcement their intention to appeal the guilty verdict and subsequent eight-week suspension handed to lock Adré Smith.
Stormers lock Adre Smith has been suspended for eight weeks following a foul play incident involving Munster hooker Niall Scannell in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash between the sides last weekend.