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Stormers to tighten things up against Lions

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

NEWS: Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck said his team will have to tighten their defence out wide if they are to beat a dangerous Lions side in Johannesburg on Saturday. 

Lions wait on Kriel

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The Emirates Lions will have an anxious wait until Friday afternoon to know if they can play their star flanker Jaco Kriel in Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby showdown with the DHL Stormers.

Ntubeni to miss Lions match

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The DHL Stormers have been forced to go into their big Vodacom Super Rugby derby clash with the Emirates Lions without the inform hooker Scarra Ntubeni.

Stormers change four for Lions

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Stormers coach Robbie Fleck has made four changes to his starting line-up to face the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Weekend predictions

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

A pretty cool mix of Japanese, Australian and New Zealand flavour this weekend, and then the game of the weekend which sees the top of the Africa 1 group against the top of Africa 2.Tank Lanning The weekend:...

Ackermann 'discards' rotation policy

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions coach Johan Ackermann has resisted the temptation to make changes ahead of his team's Super Rugby crunch encounter with the Stormers.

Is new Springboks coach Allister Coetzee a ‘second-rate’ appointment?

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

Mark Keohane, the bumptious South African rugby pundit, was at his aggressive best (or worst?) with his forthright comments about the appointment of Allister Coetzee as the new coach of the Springboks....

Roux called up by Ireland for SA tour

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

NEWS: Former Stormers lock Quinn Roux is one of four uncapped players called up by Ireland for a one-day training camp, ahead of their South African tour in June.

Hansen: Quotas is Coetzee's biggest challenge

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

REACTION: All Black coach Steve Hansen said that he expects South Africa to remain competitive under new mentor Allister Coetzee, even though the former Stormers boss faces a "tough environment"...

Coach says Stormers don’t need opensider

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The lack of a specialist ball scavenging openside flanker is still a concern for fans of the DHL Stormers, but their forwards coach Russell Winter believes the worry may be misplaced