Stormers

What is wrong with the Stormers?

Another loss this weekend for the Stormers, going down 34-11 to the Hurricanes. This is the fourth loss in a row for the Stormers. I seem to remember that before the Super 14 started there were many people who thought this was the Stormers year and that they would finish in the top 4. They...

Stormers vs Sharks Preview

The Sharks have finally named their starting XV for the big one against the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday. Many of us had thought that we would be seeing the Springbok frontrow for the Sharks but there are some changes. Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira is not fit for the game on Saturday having suffered a sternum...

Koster starts at wing for the Stormers

Rassie has been bold! A few weeks ago we talked at length about the possibility of Nick Koster playing on the wing for the Stormers. Many laughed it off saying that the young player is a loose forward and stands no chance on playing on the wing. But Rassie has thought otherwise and has given...

The booing of Luke Watson

I am not too sure if Luke Watson expected the treatment he got at Newlands on Sunday when the Stormers played Saracens in their Super 14 warm-up match. Every time Watson got a hold of the ball during the game, he was booed by the fans, even when he scored a try, boo’s rang around...

Nick Koster – Where will he play?

Please please please SA Rugby, do not end the hopes of another one of your greatest talents by playing him in the wrong position! All too often in the past, South Africa has been blessed with a wealth of great young rugby talent. But when these players step up from high school and are now...