Stormers thrown into Euro Cup ‘pool of death’
The DHL Stormers will face defending champions La Rochelle and Premiership finalists Sale Sharks after being drawn in a tough pool for the 2023-24 Champions Cup.
The DHL Stormers will face defending champions La Rochelle and Premiership finalists Sale Sharks after being drawn in a tough pool for the 2023-24 Champions Cup.
On 18 June 2022, the DHL Stormers won the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship following a narrow win over bitter rivals, the Vodacom Bulls, in Cape Town.
Hacjivah Dayimani scored twice as Western Province ended their Currie Cup campaign on a high with a bonus-point victory over the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) can reportedly expect a R160-million cash injection if the transaction for an investment in its business arm is successful.
The Stormers are reportedly in “advanced negotiations” to sign a rising star of English rugby in a significant boost to the team’s outside backs.
There are six changes to the DHL Western Province starting lineup for the coastal Currie Cup clash against the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
Marcel Theunissen scored two tries on his return to the DHL Western Province team last week and is ready to empty his tank at DHL Stadium on Saturday.
Western Province Rugby has moved to clarify that no formal offer has been made to Cheslin Kolbe or his representatives to join the DHL Stormers.
Ben-Jason Dixon has already played more for the Stormers and Western Province than he expected but is fired up for a final push towards the Currie Cup semi-finals.
Long shots to progress to the Currie Cup semi-finals, Western Province are instead focused on putting on a show in their final home game of the season.