Stormers flashback: Manie masterclass
Manie Libbok scored 23 points in the 2022-23 Vodacom URC semi-final as the DHL Stormers beat a determined Connacht at DHL Stadium.
Manie Libbok scored 23 points in the 2022-23 Vodacom URC semi-final as the DHL Stormers beat a determined Connacht at DHL Stadium.
The Sharks have confirmed that a group of players will miss Saturday’s clash against Cardiff in Durban to fly to London for next week’s Challenge Cup final.
Experienced French referee Mathieu Raynal will be the man in the middle when the Sharks travel to London for the EPCR Challenge Cup final against Gloucester on 24 May.
Kurt-Lee Arendse put on a show for the Vodacom Bulls with a brace of tries when Benetton last visited Loftus Versfeld in April 2022. @Vodacom #URC
While the headlines often celebrate the DHL Stormers for the dazzling displays of their creative outside backs, it’s an ironman pack that lays the platform, embodied by the tireless work rate and durability of Ruben van Heerden. @Vodacom #URC
Damian Willemse is back in contention for the DHL Stormers and could be tasked with handling Ireland star centre Bundee Aki in the clash against Connacht on Saturday night.
Speedster Suleiman Hartzenberg shares about growing up watching his brother Yaya play, the most stylish DHL Stormers and rooming with Kwenzo ‘silent night’ Blose.
Winger Edwill van der Merwe aims to catch the Glasgow Warriors napping on Saturday, yet Lions coach Julian Redelinghuys expects a real test from the Vodacom URC leaders.
The DHL Stormers are confident of handling Galway’s gale-force winds on Saturday far better than when they last faced Connacht at the Sportsground in the inaugural Vodacom URC.
The powerful Ntuthuko Mchunu tosses fellow Springbok Bongi Mbonambi to the turf during a fired-up training session with Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell.