The Stormers, known for sponsorship reasons as the DHL Stormers, are one of South Africa’s finest rugby sides. Until 2020, they played in the Super Rugby tournament. Although they never won the competition, the side regularly featured in the knockout phases and made an appearance in the final in 2010.
Read on to discover even more about the Stormers Rugby team. On this page, you can learn all about the history of the side and see the team’s latest results and fixtures.
The Bulls and Stormers gave the Springbok coaching staff some big pointers ahead of South Africa’s three-Test series against Wales in July.
A late Ruhan Nel try saw the Scarlets miss out on Heineken Champions Cup qualification as they were beaten 26-21 by the Stormers in Llanelli.
The Stormers, known for sponsorship reasons as the DHL Stormers, are one of South Africa’s finest rugby sides. Until 2020, they played in the Super Rugby tournament. Although they never won the competition, the side regularly featured in the knockout phases and made an appearance in the final in 2010.
Read on to discover even more about the Stormers Rugby team. On this page, you can learn all about the history of the side and see the team’s latest results and fixtures.
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United Rugby Championship | Round 18 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Leinster | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 546 | 276 | 270 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 67 |
-  Stormers | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 464 | 311 | 153 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 61 |
-  Ulster | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 412 | 297 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 59 |
-  Bulls | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 518 | 388 | 130 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 58 |
-  Sharks | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 510 | 365 | 145 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 57 |
-  Munster | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 524 | 341 | 183 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 56 |
-  Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 416 | 318 | 98 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 53 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 409 | 376 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 50 |
-  Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 422 | 467 | -45 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 46 |
-  Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 494 | 534 | -40 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
-  Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 408 | 450 | -42 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 41 |
-  Connacht | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 399 | 502 | -103 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
-  Benetton Treviso | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 425 | 501 | -76 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 35 |
-  Cardiff Blues | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 327 | 563 | -236 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 305 | 547 | -242 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
-  Zebre | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 247 | 588 | -341 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Round 18 |
|---|
| - Leinster |
| - Stormers |
| - Ulster |
| - Bulls |
| - Sharks |
| - Munster |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Ospreys |
| - Scarlets |
| - Lions |
| - Connacht |
| - Benetton Treviso |
| - Cardiff Blues |
| - Gwent Dragons |
| - Zebre |
The Stormers Rugby team was first established in 1997 when South Africa adopted a provincial system of rugby in the country, rather than using the Currie Cup for qualification purposes. Although the Stormers got off to a slow start and finished 9th in the 1998 edition of the tournament, the team improved quickly and reached the semi-final stage of the competition the next year.
However, it would be another 11 years until the team reached their first and only final in 2010. In the following two years, the Stormers Rugby team performed admirably, but despite finishing second and first in the league, they failed to advance past the semi-finals in the knockout rounds.
Following this, the Stormers experienced limited success in the competition and never again advanced past the quarter-final stage. Then, in 2020, when the tournament was curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic, South African sides including the Stormers withdrew from the competition. Although many hoped the move would be temporary, these teams have now permanently withdrawn from Super Rugby. As a result, in 2021, the Stormers Rugby team will play in the newly-formed PRO14 Rainbow Cup before taking part in an expanded PRO16 tournament.
Brok Harris Prop 
Chad Solomon Hooker 
Connor Evans Lock 4 
Deon Fourie Flanker 7 
Ernst van Rhyn Flanker 7 
Frans Malherbe Prop 
Hacjivah Dayimani Number 8 
JJ Kotze Hooker 
Junior Sipato Pokomela Number 8 
Justin Basson Lock 
Marvin Orie Lock 
Ned Hanigan Blindside flanker 
Neethling Fouche Prop 
Rory O'Connor Prop 
Salmaan Moerat Lock 
Siyabonga Ntubeni Hooker 
Steven Kitshoff Prop 
Willie Engelbrecht Lock 
Wilmar Arnoldi Hooker 
Adre Smith 
Ali Vermaak 
Andre-Hugo Venter Fullback 
Angelo Davids 
Ben-Jason Dixon 
Cornel Smit 
Damian Willemse Fly half 
Daniel du Plessis Centre 
David Meihuizen 
Dian Bleuler Fullback 
Edwill Van Der Merwe Fullback 
Evan Roos 
Godlen Masimla Scrum half 
Hershel Jantjies Scrum half 
Juan De Jongh Centre 
Leolin Zas Centre 
Leon Lyons 
Manie Libbok Fly half 
Marcel Theunissen Fullback 
Nama Xaba 
Paul De Wet 
Rikus Pretorius 
Ruhan Nel Centre 
Sazi Sandi 
Seabelo Senatla Wing 
Sergeal Petersen Wing 
Stefan Ungerer Scrum half 
Tim Swiel Fly half 
Tristan Leyds 
Warrick Gelant Fullback Although the Stormers Rugby team have never won the Super Rugby competition, several international stars have played for the team, including Jaque Fourie and Bryan Habana.
Today, the Stormers Rugby squad still includes several familiar faces and international players, such as Steven Kitshoff and Pieter-Steph du Toit. In addition, Siya Kolisi was the Stormers and South Africa captain when the national team won the Rugby World Cup in 2019.
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