New Stormers skipper after injury blow
Tighthead prop Neethling Fouche is a frontrunner to replace Salmaan Moerat as DHL Stormers captain, with the injury-plagued lock set for another spell on the sidelines.
Tighthead prop Neethling Fouche is a frontrunner to replace Salmaan Moerat as DHL Stormers captain, with the injury-plagued lock set for another spell on the sidelines.
DHL Stormers tighthead prop Neethling Fouche channelled his inner poet for this delightful ode to skipper Steven Kitshoff on social media.
DHL Stormers tighthead prop Neethling Fouche expects sparks to fly in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship ‘cracker’ against a ‘fully loaded’ Munster team at DHL Stadium on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers have further boosted their pack by reaching an agreement with Neethling Fouche to extend the tighthead prop’s contract for another three years.
Neethling Fouche was a wrecking ball at scrum time as the DHL Stormers won four set-piece penalties against the Sharks in Durban.
One secret to the DHL Stormers’ success is the culture of emboldening all squad members with a pride in their roles, a characteristic personified by prop Neethling Fouche.
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.
Promising props Neethling Fouche, Leon Lyons and Sazi Sandi have all signed contract extensions with the Western Province Rugby Union.
The Cheetahs have named an unchanged starting lineup for their second game of the Pro14 season against Ulster in Bloemfontein on Saturday.