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RECAP: Stormers v Connacht | Rugby365

5 days ago | rugby365.com

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 15 encounter between the Stormers and Connacht at Cape Town Stadium.
VIDEO: 'We're in the land of physicality now'

1 week ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

Connacht arrived in South Africa in a defiant mood, determined to fight fire with fire and keep their trophy hunt alive. In the wake of a heartbreaking (40-43) loss to Racing 92 in a Challenge Cup quarterfinal at the Sportsground this past weekend, they will look to pick up the pieces with a two-match United Rugby Championship tour of the Republic – facing the Stormers in Cape Town this Saturday and the Lions in Johannesburg a weekend later.
VIDEO: Stormers get some tall timber back

1 week ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

The Stormers will get some serious tall timber back when they start a crucial four-match United Rugby Championship home stretch against Connacht in Cape Town on Saturday. After this Round 15 face-off, they will also host Benetton, Dragons and Cardiff in Cape Town on consecutive Saturdays. Sitting in 10th place on the standings, there is just one point and the three teams directly above them – Benetton, Edinburgh and Cardiff, all on 36 points.
One-on-one with Dobbo: Toulouse and the French lessons

1 week ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

The Stormers’ Director of Rugby, John Dobson, recently visited the South of France for some ‘personal development’ at French giants Stade Toulousain. The Toulouse-based outfit gave Dobson and his fellow coaches full access to their build-up for the Round of 16 win over Sale Sharks. To ‘learn’ from and see how Europe’s most successful team operates has immense value for the ambitious Cape Town team.
Outcome of Zelt's appeal pending, as elections loom

1 week ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

NEWS UPDATE: Polemical former Western Province Rugby Football Union President Zelt Marais will know in a matter of days the outcome of his appeal against a 10-year ban. @rugby365com can reveal that the appeal hearing occurred over two days on March 31 and April 1. The appeal committee’s verdict is eagerly being awaited, with no clear indication of when will be delivered.
EQUITY LANDSCAPE: Why SA franchises could face 'funding fatigue'

2 weeks ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

South Africa has very contrasting equity models – from vanity projects to professional business models. It remains an enigmatic conundrum. However, the possibility of ‘funding fatigue’ is a consummate and profound peril. Lions Rugby Company owner Altmann Allers has already ‘tightened the belt’ and high-profile recruiting at Ellis Park – in the face of well-documented departures – is nonexistent.
Is SVNS set for another dramatic revamp?

2 weeks ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

NEWS: The seven-a-side version of the game, having undergone several dramatic changes in recent years, looks set for another shake-up. World Rugby has confirmed to @rugby365com that a ‘review is ongoing’ over the format of the SVNS World Series – both men and women. It was reported that World Rugby was planning to change the competition’s format, reducing the series from 12 to eight teams.
VIDEO: The difference between forwards and back at Stormers training

2 weeks ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

WATCH as injured Stormers star Ruhan Nel gives us a peak into a training session. While the Bulls – the only South African team remaining in Europe – are preparing for a Challenge Cup quarterfinal, the Stormers enjoy ‘home comforts’. Injured Stormers star Ruhan Nel decided to give us a peak into a training session. With Cape own’s notorious winter rains giving the residents a taste of what’s to come, the Stormers began preparing for a home run ahead of the United Rugby Championship play-offs.
Movements in The Den: The record that will see most coaches fired

2 weeks ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

OPINION: With whispers of a change in the Lions’ management structures, @king365ed looks at what must be the worst coaching record in the once-proud franchise’s history. If the Ellis Park ‘grapevine’ is to be believed, Ivan van Rooyen is set for a ‘promotion’ from coach to Director of Rugby at the Lions Rugby Company.
VIDEO: Jake's 10-game plan for two-pronged Euro attack

2 weeks ago | rugby365.com | Jan de Koning

Having watched his team silence the boisterous Basque fans at Stade Jean Dauger at the weekend, Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White now plans a two-pronged assault on Europe. The Bulls, who bludgeoned Aviron Bayonne into submission with brute force for a 32-22 Challenge Cup Round of 16 win in France at the weekend, now head to Edinburgh to face the Scottish outfit in a Challenge Cup quarterfinal face-off. It is a Scottish team that comfortably dismissed a lame Lions outfit at the weekend.