Stormers

Stormers lock Marvin Orie says he's delighted to be given an opportunity to captain the team for this weekend's United Rugby Championship clash against ...

I knew he was good in the line-outs and that he was a good player, and I knew he was a good guy. I think he is one of the reasons why we got more successful. “He has changed us a lot in that respect — the guys knowing their detail, their huddle work. I knew he was a really good player, and for me, what was important is that he came from us — he is part of us. “The Stormers must be one of the top sides in South Africa and the world, and I always saw the potential myself, and have tried to help the group to achieve that. I am from the Cape, and it’s something I’ve always wanted to do before I finish my career.

Stormers and Springboks scrum-half Herschel Jantjies is happy to be back to full fitness and keen to return to his best form in 2023.

The goal now is to work even harder and to make sure my name is with no doubt on that World Cup list.” I am in a very fortunate position and am definitely very blessed to be seen in a leadership position, and my number one priority is to lead with my performances and the way that I carry myself between the four lines. “Tries are always fun and contributing in any way possible is what it’s all about,” he said. The rest of the stuff is purely a bonus.” “In saying that, it gave me some time to reflect and make sure I am still on the right path. We need them firing when it’s crunch time,” he said.

Ulster welcomed the DHL Stormers of Cape Town to Kingspan Stadium this evening in the latest round of the United Rugby Championship.

Penalty Stormers after a high tackle from Hume. However, we have got a TMO check on the go. Ulster showed their dominance again when Vermeulen and Moxham combined before Mike Lowry came off the shoulder to run in an excellent try. Straight from the restart Ulster piled on the pressure again. Buoyed by that close shave, Ulster came again as the clock struck red. Kotze clashed heads with teammate Ben Jason-Dixon and after a number of minutes stricken on the turf he was stretchered to the back.

(15-9) Mike Lowry, Rob Lyttle, James Hume, Stewart Moore, Ben Moxham, Billy Burns, Nathan Doak;. (1-8) Eric O'Sullivan, Tom Stewart, ...

However, we have got a TMO check on the go. They tap, go and power their way over the line. Ulster 14-0 Stormers Penalty Stormers after a high tackle from Hume. Lovely line and hands by Hume, and an excellent finish from Toomaga-Allen. Game just petering out a little here.

Dan McFarland will be pleased that his team built on last week's victory over the Sale Sharks in Europe. Three tries in the first half gave the home side a 21-0 ...

Young flanker Sheridan had a fine half, Sam Carter and Timoney too, while Burns mixed his game nicely and the midfield of Moore and James Hume caused the visitors problems, so too Michael Lowry. They did manage to get a reward which their endeavour deserved with a try through replacement Andre-Hugo Venter. Doak tagged on the conversion for a 21-0 interval lead. Ulster had an early try disallowed when Sheridan was correctly penalised for blocking as Tom Stewart broke off the maul from a five-metre lineout. Conception and execution was reminiscent of Ulster at their fluent best, tempo and ambition admirable. The home side were good at times albeit against an emasculated Stormers side, their dominance facilitated by several super individual displays.

The Stormers, significantly depleted in terms of first-choice personnel, endured a difficult night in Belfast on Friday as they were well beaten by Ulster.

By the time they were done, Ulster had run in five tries and the Stormers had been knocked out long before the mercy of the final whistle eventually came. Instead, it was all a bit clumsy, and any vague hopes the Stormers had of turning things around after the break were dented when lock Ben Jason Dixon was yellow carded for a high hit on 42 minutes. By half-time, the Stormers were 21-0 down after shipping three tries, and there were no indications that they would be able to launch a comeback in the second period.

The Stormers didn't give up, but a loose pass or ruck turnover – especially from their former stalwart Vermeulen – stopped them in their tracks.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis went off for an HIA. That resulted in a total reconfiguration of the pack as new signing Ruben van Heerden came on for his Stormers debut at lock, Dixon moved to flank and Willie Engelbrecht shifted to No 8. That came after he stayed down in the 14th minute following a clean-out by Vermeulen and flank Nick Timoney, with Vermeulen having carried out a ‘croc roll’, which saw him wrap his arms around Roos’ waist and roll him towards the Stormers’ line.

Nathan Doak, Ben Moxham and Nick Timoney scored first-half tries as Ulster led 21-0 at Kingspan Stadium. Jeff Toomaga-Allen secured the bonus ...

McFarland's men also had two tries cancelled out in the opening five minutes. Venter scored a late consolation for the Cape Town side but Ulster were comfortable with a five-try performance as the league heads into a break for the Six Nations. The Stormers responded and, for the first time in the half, retained territory deep in the Ulster half, but Duane Vermeulen produced a big steal before Dan McFarland emptied his bench with 25 minutes to play. The Stormers responded with rare pressure but Ulster managed to clear and the hosts notched their third try when Timoney crashed over with the final play of the half, with Doak again adding the extras. Ulster backed up their famous European win over Sale Sharks with a dominant bonus-point 35-5 win over the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship. [Scotland-linked John Cooney](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64378657), darted over in the 14th minute to get Ulster on the board, and the scrum-half converted his own score.

Ulster got back to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship with a 35-5 victoryover the Stormers at Kingspan Stadium.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. This time John Cooney converted, and the home side were now 35-0 in front. Let's go!!"

Ulster claimed a comprehensive 35-5 United Rugby Championship (URC) victory over the Stormers, while the Bulls suffered a 37-28 defeat to the Scarlets.

[Ulster’s](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/stormers) lead to 35-0, with Andre Hugo Venter scoring a consolation try for the visitors. [Stormers](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/stormers) lock BJ Dixon was yellow-carded early in the second half for a high tackle. The decisions proved costly as Scarlets broke out. This time John Cooney converted, and the home side were now 35-0 in front. They were further depleted before kick-off as Junior Pokomela and Clayton Blommetjies withdrew from the matchday squad. Lionel Mapoe was yellow-carded for a late challenge, and the hosts clinched victory with a try from McNicholl. Three minutes after the restart, Roberts returned in time to see Costelow extend the advantage with his third penalty before Bulls remained in contention with a converted try from Brink. That enabled the home side to secure a five-metre scrum from where Mathias forced his way over, with a second conversion from Costelow giving his side a 17-7 lead at the end of a lively first quarter. [Scarlets survive superb second-half rally from Bulls](https://www.planetrugby.com/europe-united-rugby-championship-scarlets-vs-bulls/2023-01-27/2201747/commentary) [Scarlets](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/Scarlets)secured an impressive 37-28 home victory over the third-placed Bulls in a thrilling game of eight tries. From the restart, the hosts lost possession to allow the Bulls to exert a period of pressure before Burger darted over from close range. Doak added the conversion and did so again seven minutes later when Ulster upped the ante, and in a sweeping move, Moore provided the assist for Moxham to race over. It took until the 14th minute before Ulster did manage to register the first score, which came from Doak after a break made by Stewart Moore and was carried on by Alan O’Connor and Harry Sheridan before the scrum-half dived over.

Stormers head coach John Dobson had for some time spoken of this fixture as one that looms large for the defending United Rugby Championship (URC) ...

There was no doubt about Ulster's dominance when tighthead prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen crossed for a try in the 48th minute. The Springbok looked in discomfort almost immediately after Moxham touched down and he soon after departed the scene. It were the hosts however who made the hard yards. The manner in which Ulster lost both matches against the Stormers last season rankled long in Belfast. The big battle between Duane Vermeulen and Roos didn't really materialise. Lock Ben Jason Dixon's banishment to the bin hardly helped their cause.

The Stormers will be sweating over the availability of star number eight Evan Roos after he sustained a suspected knee injury against Ulster.

[Ulster](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/ulster) in the [URC](https://www.planetrugby.com/category/united-rugby-championship) on Friday. Roos was out for two months with a rib injury that he sustained against England in November and made his return off the bench in the Champions Cup pool stage match against Clermont. The Stormers will be sweating over the availability of star number eight Evan Roos after he sustained a suspected knee injury against Ulster in the United Rugby Championship on Friday.

Ulster gained some revenge for their two tight defeats to the DHL Stormers in last year's Vodacom United Rugby Championship by beating the champions 35-5 at ...

Instead they went for a scrum and when the ball went wide off that set piece Ulster ended up in possession and then later on their was a penalty that sent the play back deep into the Stormers’ territory. The Stormers looked like they were settling in the second quarter but struggled to break down the organised and determined Ulster defence. Composure and patience was a hallmark of Ulster’s second try, which was dotted down by wing Ben Moxham in the 22nd minute to put daylight between the teams. An area the Stormers did not suffer though, at least not early on, was the scrum, where the experience of Brok Harris, Ntubeni and Ali Vermaak, who was playing his landmark 50th game, combined to force a scrum penalty in the eighth minute. Vermeulen was on a few occasions the man who disrupted the best Stormers attacking intentions as in some of the rare instances they were under pressure they turned it over by winning breakdown penalties. While Ulster were able create half gaps with relative ease and managed to apply pressure by taking the ball through several phases, the Stormers struggled to get out of first gear when it came to their attacking game.

Ulster backed up a crucial Heineken Champions Cup win last weekend against Sale Sharks with a performance that was brimming w.

The DHL Stormers endured a Friday night to forget in Belfast as the defending champions suffered a heavy defeat to Ulster during which they lost five ...

Marcel Theunissen did go over with four minutes to play to ensure the game wasn’t a complete whitewash, but by that stage, the damage had already been done. Kotze was followed off by No 8 Evan Roos and flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis as the Stormers fell 21-0 down at half-time. Kade Wolhuter, originally down as a substitute, was brought in to start at fullback, while the Stormers had to revert to a six-two split on the bench which featured two hookers as Andre-Hugo Venter was called up.

Evan Roos' one-on-one battle with Duane Vermeulen was expected to be one of the highlights of the United Rugby Championship clash at Kingspan Stadium, ...

“It was a real patch-job, and at least we showed some fight and effort. Basically, your spine is gone after 15 minutes, I’ve never experienced that coaching-wise. You could see how disorganised we were defensively, in the back-field… The 23-year-old Stormers star could be seen screaming as he was flipped over, and he stayed down and grabbed his right knee. Evan is on crutches, and maybe we will look at that clean-out again… “Evan Roos got that horrible croc roll, which is a nasty injury.

Following their 35-5 United Rugby Championship (URC) defeat to Ulster in Belfast on Friday night, the Stormers were hit with more bad news regarding ...

Speaking to reporters, Dobson confirmed that Roos was likely to be on the sidelines for some time. The injury is a massive blow for the talented player, who only recently returned to the playing field after suffering an injury on the Springboks' European tour at the end of last year. Roos left the field in the 22nd minute with a knee injury, and following the match, head coach John Dobson confirmed that he would be on the sidelines for an extended period.