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United Rugby Championship

Stormers end losing run to give URC play-off hopes a boost

By PA
(Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Stormers gave their United Rugby Championship play-off hopes a lift with a battling 19-16 win over Bulls in Pretoria.

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After heavy rain and lightning delayed the start by 75 minutes, penalties dominated the majority of the scoring with Jurie Matthee kicking four to David Kriel’s three to put Stormers 12-9 in front.

Ruan Vermaak’s try, converted by Kriel, on the hour mark nudged Bulls in front again only for Wandisile Simelane to go over, with Matthee adding the extras, as Stormers ended a run of three straight defeats.

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JW 4 minutes ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

Cherry picking knockout games..

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SB 32 minutes ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

It is a possibility! Haha

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SB 33 minutes ago
Scott Barrett's 2027 plan explains everything about his form

I’m commenting on an article in which SB is getting to rest from the start of Super until probably the start of May with 3 rounds to go as he’s said he wants to play the back end of the competition. That’s around 11 weeks. Can you name me a French national team player getting that many weeks of rest after the offseason in the Top 14?

Really they all do it. Top players must be rested for like a dozen games in the Top 14, the most cowboy league at there.



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JW 34 minutes ago
Rugby World Cup 2027 draw announcement delivers worrying showdown for All Blacks

Haha and so will Razor if he follows Fosters lead and losses in pool play! ;)

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JW 38 minutes ago
Everyone knows Robertson is not supposed to be doing the coaching

Yeah I like that, but I really worry that TB and Hansen (at Japan) were JJ’s masterminds as well.

Razor won 4 titles when there was no Hansen, so maybe he does have a good feel for how to play rugby.



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GP 39 minutes ago
Four things on Razor's 2025 All Blacks Christmas wish list

You are making up a load of stuff about Richie Mo’unga. He was the ultimate professional with the Crusaders , a big part of 7 titles 2017-23. He got continually undermined , especially in the period between the 2019 and 2023 World Cups by Foster. A great man with the fans too.

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JW 40 minutes ago
Everyone knows Robertson is not supposed to be doing the coaching

What do you mean much worse? Surely you know his winning percentage is better?

he's not been appointed as a manager so he could appoint a camel



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JW 59 minutes ago
'Coaching at that level is very different to what most people think'

Yeah I don’t think how the go about doing it is too much of a ‘problem’, it’s more the level and experience of people like Razor in knowing what the right thing to do is. Robinson was probably just giving lip service to his duty, hopefully Kirk can wrinkle some truth out of the situation and be able to tell whether things like having belief Hansen was the goods were justified then, and before that with Ian Foster. Robinson (perhaps unfortunately for us, was there for both appoints of assistants.

It certainly seems like NZR could easily have hired whoever they wanted, just needed someone with kahunas to do it.



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d 1 hour ago
'New Zealand's going to have a tough time': Erasmus offers early RWC call

Actually it would be pretty stupid of NZ to throw their first team into a match that it would be better to lose from a draw perspective. Maybe throw in all the discards like the side that played Wales.

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Spew_81 1 hour ago
Dan Carter weighs in with balanced analysis of Scott Robertson's All Blacks

A good start would be a: 10 that is a genuine playmaker, a 12 that can bend the line, and a 13 that can distribute.

Kind of like to 2010-2015 team. I’m unsure why All Black coaches from Hansen (2016 cycle), Foster, and Robertson onwards all want to try a different template. Hansen should’ve known after the 2017 Lions series that his new ideas weren't up to beating really good teams.



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JW 1 hour ago
Dan Carter names his preferred Wallabies 10 for Rugby World Cup 2027

Haha what’s the bet Dan doesn’t realize Noah’s gone to JRLO.

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Jimmy 1 hour ago
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JW 1 hour ago
Scott Barrett's 2027 plan explains everything about his form



Except they aren’t rested?

No, they are rested. Do you mean that have to be rested? Yes, they really do have to be given weeks off or they would burn out, but it’s no different to the concept you raise with SR.



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Mmamafahla A Bashanyana 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

The hate towards Eben is very much deep and clear on these comments….

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Wagga wagga 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Manifestly inadequate. Sending the wrong message

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PR 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

No cries as loud as Rassie - you can watch him bawl for an hour on Video

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Perthstayer 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

“Hey kids, if you say afterwards that you didn’t mean it then you won’t get in too much trouble.”

“Oh, and never apologise, it makes you look more manly”



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Dave Didley 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

4th isn't drastically longer odds though. Lose a pool game, watch the odds drop - stick the pension fund on it!

Have you worked out the pattern?



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Henrik 3 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed



unmarked envelopes from the SARFU full of cash taken from the NH supporters

let us know the details …. who exactly fills those “envelopes full of cash”? SA-Rugby or the “NH-supporters” (whoever that is) … and if the latter, how exactly does the flow work? …. looking forward to hearing from you the insights on this scoop



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Henrik 3 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed



A team routinely going into a RWC ranked 5th, and winning it.

happened once, so perhaps not “routinely” …. but besides that, the RWC is a competition, won by the team which wins all the “playoff”-games isn’t it? If it had to be the one ranked #1, then why bother playing?



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