Two of the consistently most hyped teams in Super rugby round off week 2′s action. [...]
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2010 Super 14-Game 14, Stormers (27) v Waratahs (6) F/T
Injured Burger misses training, makes matchday 22
Stormers skipper Schalk Burger missed training on Tuesday with the shoulder injury he sustained against Boland last Saturday. [...]
Lions hooker bites, then skips country
Xerox Lions hooker Hans van Dyk has been cited for allegedly biting Vodacom Western Province flanker Francois Louw on the forearm during the first half of an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match in Johannesburg on Saturday. [...]
Not a great day at the office
Well, that was the sort of performance from the Sharks that really brought the fans down to earth. Credit to WP for playing pretty well, but goodness me, we certainly made it easy for them. [...]
Three return for Province
There’s some good news in the Western Province camp, as three players return from injury this week. Bolla Conradie, Hilton Lobberts and Francois Louw will all come into the selection frame for this weekend’s game against the Cheetahs at Newlands. [...]
Jack set to make WP debut
Western Province will take on the Currie Cup champions, the Sharks, on Saturday with an All Black in their side. On Monday lock Chris Jack trained for the first time with his new team-mates and could make his debut at Newlands on Saturday. [...]
Injury meltdown for the Stormers
The injury ravaged Stormers suffered two more crucial blows at the weekend that could wreck their hopes of securing that elusive first win on tour in Australasia. [...]
Injuries hit Stormers long road trip
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper may be publicly bemoaning his side’s travel exertions, but perhaps he should spare a thought for his Stormers opposite Rassie Erasmus who is struggling to put a team on the field for Saturday’s match at the Cake Tin. [...]
Double blow for Stormers
The Stormers received a double blow on the eve of their Super 14 encounter with the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday, with two key players set to return home with injury. [...]
Luke will play at Loftus
Gavin Rich reports from Cape Town that the Vodacom Stormers have shelved plans to shield Luke Watson from the Bulls and the Loftus crowd, and the controversial loose-forward will definitely start regardless of whether Schalk Burger recovers from his calf injury. [...]
Lukas to start off the bench?
Stephen Nell reports from Cape Town that Duane Vermeulen is believed to have the inside track to start at No 8 ahead of Luke Watson in the Stormers’ Super 14 opener against the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday. [...]
Saracens can help with Stormers’ puzzle
The make-up of the Stormers loose trio for this year’s Super 14 has “definitely not” been decided yet, so Sunday’s warm-up clash with English club Saracens at Newlands could provide coach Rassie Erasmus with some answers in that regard. [...]
Stormers recruit eyes back row battle
Stormers recruit, Duane Vermeulen believes competition among the team’s loose forwards will be a major benefit to the Cape franchise in 2009. [...]
Silly season for a silly player
With the Southern Hemisphere’s silly season in full swing, Jan de Koning of Rugby 365 thinks this is a good time to take a look at the role that controversial loose forward Luke Watson will play in the Stormers team next year. [...]
Naas is back!
Naas Olivier has been named in the WP 22 to take on the Valke in Brakpan this weekend! [...]
