Tag: Stormers
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Why SA Rugby Needs to Embrace Its Inner Underdog
Last year may have been a grueling year for local rugby, but the good news is that underdogs often emerge victorious when all expectations are against them.
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Basil Bey, the Rugby Legend Who Changed My Life
Tank Lanning writes South Africa has lost a rugby legend, a great mate has lost a father, and he has lost one of the first guys outside his family to really believe in him.
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How Moving to South Africa Taught Me to Love Rugby
A handful of Stormers games at Newlands set it off. The results didn’t matter, although a fix of live sport on a Saturday afternoon certainly did.
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A Non-Fan’s Guide to Surviving Super Rugby
Non-fans are in for one hell of a ride, otherwise known as the Super 18 rugby tournament. Or Super Rugby, if you’re a proper fan.
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Why a Good Game of Couch Rugby is Even Better Than the Real Thing
And by Couch Rugby, of course, we mean watching rugby from the couch. If you take the time to set your living-room up for the optimal viewing experience, and you invite a few choice pals to share it with you, you’ll still be able to make the most of the Bounce. By Ben Karpinski
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Siya Kolisi, a Gentle Giant With the Soul of a Stormer
Fresh from his home in the ramshackle Township of Zwide in the Eastern Cape, Siya Kolisi wanted to make a big splash as a sportsman in his new primary school. He jumped right in, and almost drowned. It was only the third time he had been in a swimming pool.
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On the #LoveChange Showcase: The New Stormers jersey
Ex-Springbok centre and new Stormers coach Robbie Fleck was on The Dan Nicholl Show. Not only is Fleckie a talented sportsman, he’s also a great sport.But we couldn’t let Robbie have all the fun, we had Siya Kolisi and Scarra Ntobeni in the audience and asked them what they thought about their new coach. We know…
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Boom! Got the job – how a rugby wannabe got his big break
A hopeful young rugby player grabbed his chance at a DHL Stormers team briefing, interrupting a presentation by official associate sponsor BrightRock to beg coach Robbie Fleck for a chance try out.
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Play the bounce – in rugby and in life!
Rugby is like life in so many ways – when you’re playing such an odd-shaped ball, there’s no telling where it will land. No matter how good you are or how much you’ve practised!