Stormers secure Sacha’s deputy

Stormers secure Sacha’s deputy

The Stormers have retained another key player on a three-year contract as Project 2029 continues to take shape. The club announced on Wednesday that flyhalf Jurie Matthee will stay in the Cape through until 2029, underlining their drive to secure its core for the...

Hanekom to protect Cape talent pipeline

The Stormers Rugby Institute is back, and the man at the helm explains why it matters. Last operational in 2018, the institute has been revived as part of the Stormers’ Project 2029 vision to streamline the playing talent that comes through the Stormers Rugby pathway....

Zondagh not convinced by hybrid hype

The rise of rugby’s so-called “hybrid player” continues to divide opinion, and former Bulls and Saracens director of rugby Alan Zondagh is not buying it. With England deploying loose forwards Henry Pollock and Ben Earl in the backline against Wales at Twickenham, and...

Borthwick backs under-fire Townsend

England coach Steve Borthwick has thrown his support behind embattled Scotland boss Gregor Townsend. The former England lock insists he deserves backing, regardless of what happens at Murrayfield this weekend. Townsend is under mounting pressure after Scotland’s shock...