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Stormers 3 British & Irish Lions 49: Warren Gatland faces healthy selection headache after thumping win THE British & Irish Lions thumped the Stormers 49-3 on Saturday to finish the preliminary phase of their tour with four straight wins against the South Africa’s franchises. Luke Cowan-Dickie and Hamish Watson were at the heart of a fierce and clinical forward performance at the Cape Town Stadium. Debutant Marcus Smith’s speed and sleight of hand amplified the tourists’ attack to a...

The Stormers are pondering their options at flyhalf for Friday's PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA encounter against the Bulls in Pretoria.

Pieter-Steph du Toit was influential. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images) The Stormers prevailed in a seesawing encounter with the Sharks to claim a 25-22 victory at Kings Park on Saturday. In a match that had some decent finishing, but lacked in overall quality, the Capetonians - on balance - deserved their win, purely on the basis of repelling an initial onslaught and then managing to close things out despite moments of loose-ness. It was the Sharks who had the upper hand f...

The Stormers claimed a last-gasp win over the Lions in a thrilling PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA encounter at Ellis Park in Johannesburg

Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn gave another classy performance against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.  Steyn (36) has ben involved in Springbok alignment camps with the British & Irish Lions tour in mind.  Bulls coach Jake White praised Steyns tactical awareness on Saturday.  The Bulls defence was heroic at times and a major factor in their 20-16 Rainbow Cup win over the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.  Especially in the second half, the hosts attacked in waves, looking to break down ...

Massive Bulls defence secures victory over stuttering Stormers News24 09 May 2021, 04:43 GMT+10 The Bulls were stretched to their limits, but desperate defence in the closing stages of Saturday nights Rainbow Cup clash at Cape Town Stadium saw them secure a 20-16 win over the Stormers. Tense and physical throughout, the contest did not provide much in the way of thrilling running rugby, but it was so closely contested that it didnt matter. There were just three tries all game - two for the Bull...

Nama Xaba (Gallo) The news that loose forward Nama Xaba has been ruled out of the Rainbow Cup has left Stormers coach John Dobson devastated.  Xaba is out for at least six weeks with an ankle injury.  He is one of numerous injury headaches facing the Capetonians ahead of their clash against the Bulls on Saturday. Stormers coach John Dobson says has been left "devastated" by the news that Nama Xaba has been ruled out of the Rainbow Cup. The 23-year-old flank picked up an an...

The Stormers raced to a 17-0 lead inside the opening 12 minutes and looked set to cruise to victory but were foiled by the Sharks in the opening Rainbow Cup SA fixture at Cape Town Stadium.