Stormers embracing playoff pressure
Damian Willemse has called on his DHL Stormers teammates to embrace the pressure of a last-16 Champions Cup tie against La Rochelle in Cape Town.
Damian Willemse has called on his DHL Stormers teammates to embrace the pressure of a last-16 Champions Cup tie against La Rochelle in Cape Town.
Ben Loader scored a spectacular try in the DHL Stormers’ pool match against Stade Rochelais and can’t wait to take the defending champions on again in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 match at DHL Stadium on Saturday.
The stage is set for the return of Dillyn Leyds and Raymond Rhule, as the DHL Stormers host La Rochelle in a crunch Champions Cup clash at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
DHL Stormers hooker JJ Kotze fields a few questions, from studying to be a physio while playing rugby, to that 50-22 kick against Ulster in the Vodacom URC.
Steven Kitshoff faced a tough welcome back to Cape Town when scrumming against former DHL Stormers teammates Neethling Fouche and Frans Malherbe.
The Champions Cup last 16 clash between the DHL Stormers and La Rochelle in Cape Town on Saturday will be an epic duel of Test-match quality, writes MARK KEOHANE.
John Dobson says the last-gasp victory over Ulster has given the DHL Stormers plenty to mull over ahead of the Champions Cup playoff against La Rochelle next weekend.
The DHL Stormers are reportedly in talks to bring back former captain Steven Kitshoff from Irish side Ulster next season.
JJ Kotze brought the impact from the bench as the DHL Stormers hooker kicked a sensational 50-22 during the win over Ulster in Cape Town.
Former teammates Steven Kitshoff and Neethling Fouche share a lighter moment during Saturday’s win for the DHL Stormers over Ulster in the Vodacom URC.