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Stormers vs Sharks: The Cape side host their coastal rivals in URC action from 14:30 on Saturday 4 March 2023.

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The teams met in Durban a month ago, with the Stormers powering to an impressive 46-19 win, and despite that dominance coach John Dobson wants his charges to ...

So we have worked on the areas we think we will be targeted and hopefully the front row and pack of forwards will give us some stability in the set phases.” Phepsi is still in the so he is still the captain of the team. “We wouldn’t have selected that front row if we didn’t think they could do the job for us. “Having Phepsi play off the bench is purely rotational as he has started our last five games and we felt we have a good player in Notshe who needs a start. The clean sweep and the stuff like that is a factor. We just have to focus on us being better.

With the victory, the Stormers completed a 'Grand Slam' over their South African counterparts in the round-robin matches and secured the SA Shield in the ...

It took the Stormers another 10 minutes in the second half to really get going before the bonus-point try was secured. The Sharks were kept on the front foot by the boot of their captain and fly half, Curwin Bosch, in those opening minutes with his high kicks finding the desired territory. The results were a couple of missed opportunities out wide. With the victory, the defending URC champions completed a 'Grand Slam' over their South African counterparts in the round-robin matches. Sharks 23 (6) - Tries: Yaw Penxe, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Grant Williams. Stormers 26 (19) - Tries: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ben-Jason Dixon, Clayton Blommetjies, Angelo Davids.

The Cell C Sharks extended their winning run at DHL Stadium to 21 matches but were mightily relieved to have got home 29-23 against the Cell C Sharks in a ...

That decision and that miss nearly came back to bite them later. They already had the try- scoring bonus point so they should have kicked it. It required some TMO deliberation, and eventually the stadium announcer said it was Harzenberg who dotted down. That was also the halftime score. In other words, deep in the Sharks’ half. Again the Stormers went onto the attack.

Clayton Blommetjies of the Stormers fends off a challenge from Werner Kok of the Sharks during their United Rugby Championship (URC) match at Cape Town Stadium ...

Penalties: Bosch (2). Conversions: Manie Libbok (3). Stormers (29) — Tries: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ben-Jason Dixon, Clayton Blommetjies (2).

The Stormers conceded two yellow cards but staved off a Sharks comeback at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday to extend their unbeaten streak at home and fortify ...

[March 4, 2023]

The Stormers beat the Sharks 29-23 to complete a clean-sweep over SA teams in URC this season and to extend their unbeaten home streak to 21.

The 28-year-old was at his bulldozing best as he got more involved in the second half. Janse van Rensburg was subdued in the first half, which was mostly due to the Sharks’ malfunctioning pack. Janse van Rensburg’s second half display served to underline his importance to this Sharks side going forward. If his consistency continues into the playoffs, there might well be a contract extension on the cards for Van Heerden. More often than not, front rowers are the unsung heroes of their teams. But to mount a comeback from 26-6 down to 26-23 with about 10 minutes remaining, speaks volumes of this Sharks side’s tenacity.

The Stormers survived a late Sharks rally to seal their 18th successive home victory in the URC, while the Lions stunned the Bulls.

A late penalty gave Libbok the simplest of shots at goal, which he took to secure an 18th successive home win for the URC champions. Williams brilliantly sidestepped Senatla and rounded the winger to cruise over the whitewash. Rohan Janse van Rensburg continued his fine form to put the Sharks within touching distance after 65 minutes. The Stormers managed to see the game out after a botched clearance from Bosch and their Cape-based ability to pressurise the Sharks in their own 22. [March 4, 2023] The Sharks rallied late in the second half, scoring two quick tries, with the Stormers going down to 13 men after yellow cards to Sazi Sandi and Seabelo Senatla.

The DHL Stormers survived two late yellow cards to strengthen their hold on second spot in the BKT United Rugby Championship with a 29-23 victory over the.

Libbock arced around him and Blommetjies drifted off his defender to burst through. Vodacom player of the match Curwin Bosch’s penalty put the Sharks ahead after seven minutes but the Stormers were soon in front.

The Vodacom Bulls' shock defeat to the Emirates Lions coupled with the result of the earlier Vodacom United Rugby Championship match played on local soil on ...

Saturday’s results helped the Stormers but hurt the South African ambitions of getting two teams into the top four. By beating the Cell C Sharks 29-23 at DHL Stadium, the Stormers lifted themselves to 59 log points after 15 games. Dobson indicated he will probably go full strength to Leinster, meaning with his Springboks back from their rest, in a quest to both honour the integrity of the competition - it is a top two clash - and try for a possible win. Not only did the Stormers win over the Sharks, who came back strongly from a big deficit to nearly steal it at the end in front of a big Cape Town crowd, mean they have at least one trophy securely locked away in their cabinet for another year, it also ensured them of something that Dobson feels will be difficult to repeat in a hurry - a clean sweep of derby matches against fellow South African teams. The Stormers coach has reason to feel proud of his team’s efforts this season as Shield was decided in the final round of league play in the 2021/2022 season, while this season they have clinched it with a full three rounds to play. And the Lions beating the Bulls 29-25 at Loftus later in the evening meant that the Bulls end the latest phase of the competition ahead of a three week break with 43 points.

Clayton Blommetjies of the Stormers fends off a challenge from Werner Kok of the Sharks during their United Rugby Championship (URC) match at Cape Town ...

Penalties: Bosch (2). Stormers (29) — Tries: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ben-Jason Dixon, Clayton Blommetjies (2). Conversions: Manie Libbok (3).

John Dobson admitted he was panicking as the Stormers threatened to let slip a 20-point lead and an SA Shield 'grand slam' against the Sharks on Saturday .

It was very poor. It was poor. That’s why I was panicking towards the end there. “In that second half, how many tries did we throw away? “But to give up this clean sweep would be sad. He felt the Stormers missed Dan du Plessis.

Stormers coach John Dobson praised his team's character after sealing a clean sweep over their South African rivals in the United Rugby Championship.

In the end, I felt we were in control of the game. "I thought we were going to give up the clean sweep and that would've been sad. At one stage the Stormers were 26-6 ahead and had a penalty in front of the posts.

Sharks coach Neil Powell says that inaccuracies caused his side to fall short following their loss to the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship ...

One or two mistakes from individuals prevented us from getting on top of them," said Powell. There was a lot of ill-discipline in the first half that put us on the back foot," Powell told reporters on Saturday. "The guys showed a lot of confidence out there.