Thursday Morning Spice
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Bieber And Monster Trucks Create Headache For Stormers
The upcoming Stormers URC season has hit a bit of a speedbump with news that the team won’t be able to play all of its matches at Cape Town Stadium.
You Need To Read Hacjivah Dayimani’s Truly Incredible Life Story
Hacjivah Dayimani’s post-URC final party has become the stuff of legend. What many people don’t know is that he had far more to celebrate than simply a winner’s medal.
Nobody’s Jolling Harder Than Stormers Star Hacjivah Dayimani [Videos]
Stormers loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani has celebrated his team’s URC success with days and days of full-kit revelry.
R100 Million For Controlling Share – US Consortium Keen To Buy Stormers
If New York-based MVM Holdings gets its way, then the Stormers could soon have a new majority shareholder.
Apparently ‘The Whole Of The Cape’ Is Supporting The Bulls
The Bulls are playing a far more open and attractive brand of rugby this season. Alan Zondagh, the union’s Director of Rugby, says that they’re winning over the Cape.
Big Trouble In Stormers Camp As Players And Sponsors Threaten Revolt
There is big trouble within the Stormers camp at the moment, with Siya Kolisi and his players deeply unhappy with the decisions taken by the WPRU.
Storm Brewing At Western Province Rugby As Corne Krige Letter Hits A Nerve
WP Rugby president, Thelo Wakefield, has hit back at the former Springbok captain for criticising the union’s top dogs. Read his response here.
Schalk The Legend – Newlands Hero In Emotional Interview On Leaving The Stormers
Schalk Burger is more than a crowd favourite at Newlands, he is a folk hero. Now, as he readies himself for his final hurrah, he looks back at his career.
Rob Fleck Is Keeping His Eye On The Ball
As the quarter-finals loom large for coach Fleck and his Stormers, the man at the helm is determined to take things one step at a time.
English Bookmakers Suspend Betting On Eddie Jones Leaving The Stormers And Coaching England
It looks like it’s only a matter of time before we receive official confirmation that Eddie Jones is leaving the Stormers. The Poms and their pounds.
Mutiny On The Boundary – Unpacking The Cape Crusaders Phenomenon
Bonnie Tyler spent the eighties searching for a hero, for a streetwise Hercules on his fiery steed. She held out long into the morning light. Enrique Iglesias offered his services, but all too late.
New Fan Fighting Video At Newlands Emerges [VIDEO]
Female spectator gets knocked to the ground as she attempts to intervene a fight taking place in the stands at Newlands Stadium for the Stormers v Crusaders match.
Bryan Habana Lashes Out At Cape Supporters
This last Saturday, the Stormers lost their Super Rugby fixture to a visiting Crusaders side 14-19 in a tightly contested battle. But it wasn’t the loss that irked injured Stormers wing and international rugby icon, Bryan Habana most that evening. A number of local residents dubbed the Cape Crusaders who have made a tradition out of […]
Super Rugby Semi-Final: The Table Toppers Meet The Underdogs
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, mulls over the important aspects of this weekend’s upcoming Super 15 semi-final between the Stormers and the Sharks.
The Sharks’ Beast Is Making Headlines Around The World! [VIDEO]
Sharks player Tendai Mtawarira is well-known in the rugby world as “Beast”, for obvious reasons. However, the marvelous brute is quickly earning international cult status for an immense feat of strength following a weekend clash with the Stormers. Click through for the details and amazing video.
Sonny Bill Williams To Become A Stormer?
All Blacks star, and one of the most well known rugby players in the world at the moment, Sonny Bill Williams, wants to make Cape Town his home. His agent, who is currently in Cape Town, said Sonny is ready to discuss a possible contract with the Stormers. He could also climb into the boxing ring here as soon as November.
If Stormers Score First With A Drop Goal Against The Sharks, R100 Will Make You R2,000
It’s as simple as that, gang. I just looked at SA’s hottest sports betting site (here) and they are giving 20 to 1 odds, if Stormers draw first blood with a drop goal against the Sharks on Saturday (SUPER 15). Do you realise how easy it is for that to happen? Shit, I might even […]
Golden Lions, UCT, Stormers In Running For Team Of The Year In SA Rugby Awards
The 2011 edition of the SA Rugby Awards will be held tomorrow night and one of the most hotly contested categories this year is Team of the Year. Among the nominees are newly crowned Currie Cup champions the Golden Lions, and UCT’s highly successful Ikey Tigers. The Stormers’ nomination adds to a strong Western Cape interest factor.
The Stormers Stumble
As a stormers fan, one can hardly be upset by last Saturday’s shellacking at The hands of New Zealand’s finest. For starters they were so vastly superior in every facet of the game that you could hardly hold it against them. They played rugby that was a joy to watch, they were infinitely more physical than us and they had an ingredient in spade loads that we seemed to lack, that is that “they started with the why”.
Pondering The Stormers
What made the Stormers loss to the Crusaders at Newlands on Saturday most disappointing was the fact that the Cape Town boys played most of the rugby. And in the second half we had two golden opportunities to win the game but were let down by the little things. Click link for more.
P-Div Smack-Talks Sonny Bill
Never one to shy away from saying things that might just come back to bite him, our national rugby coach and orator, Peter de Villiers, has pretty much called Sonny Bill Williams overrated. He’s also said that we’ll have him worked out come the World Cup.
Blokes On The Couch – Real Humans, Real Commentary
It’s week 8 of Super Rugby 2011 and there are six games available for your viewing pleasure this weekend. Our Blokes on the couch have previewed each game for you, highlighting the key areas of each match and discussing the team selections and various other points of contention. And then there’s the live commentary. Follow link […]
Hugh Hefner’s Fiancée Helps Local Man Win Stormers Rugby Jersey
Incredible scenes this Saturday morning on 2oceansvibe Radio, as we witnessed what must be a world first. Our Super Saturday sports presenters, Crispin Inglis and Howie Kahn, were giving away a Stormers rugby jersey. Listeners could win the jersey if they got a famous person to retweet their tweet. Follow link to see the result..
Alternative Rugby Commentary – Rugby Without Cliches
Do you remember the 2010 Currie Cup semi-final between the Bulls and the Sharks? If you didn’t watch it, you may remember it as the game that was interrupted by bees. In the fifteen minutes that we waited for the bees to be cleared, we were subjected to a deluge of puns, which grew significantly […]
Win Tickets To The First Neo Africa Tri-Series Match
If you’re a rugby fan in Cape Town, and you haven’t heard of the Neo Africa Tri-Series, then you’ve been missing a trick. This year’s Tri-Series is the second of the annual event, designed to test the mettle of three local Super Rugby teams prior to the kick off of the Super 15. This year, […]
The Neo Africa ‘Tri-Series’ Rugby Tournament Is About To Go Down!
Yes, ladies and gents, the great rugby machine that is South Africa is about to wake from its festive slumber, and it’s keen to begin stretching those butt-kicking muscles. You guessed it, it’s almost Super Rugby time. And Super Rugby team of course means it’s warm up game time. But since we’ve gotten used to winning, […]