Vermeulen to return home
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Influential Stormers captain Duane Vermeulen will return to Cape Town for a further two-week rest period.
The hard-working No.
8 has been in outstanding form for the Stormers in 2015, but he will head home from Sydney on Sunday - as part of the request by Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer to allow certain key players rest periods in this World Cup year.
"It's a big one for us, it was a big decision to make," explained Stormers coach Allister Coetzee.
"However, it is something we discussed and have been planning since the start of the season," he said, adding: "The intention was always…
The hard-working No.
8 has been in outstanding form for the Stormers in 2015, but he will head home from Sydney on Sunday - as part of the request by Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer to allow certain key players rest periods in this World Cup year.
"It's a big one for us, it was a big decision to make," explained Stormers coach Allister Coetzee.
"However, it is something we discussed and have been planning since the start of the season," he said, adding: "The intention was always…