DHL Stormers
The Stormers (known for sponsorship reasons as the DHL Stormers) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Cape Town in the Western Cape that competes in the United Rugby Championship, a trans-hemispheric competition that also involves sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. They competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020.
They are centred on the Western Province Currie Cup side, but also draw players from the Boland Cavaliers (covering the Cape Winelands and West Coast districts, with home matches in Wellington). Through 2005, they also drew players from the SWD Eagles (George), which meant that they drew players from all three unions in the Western Cape Province. However, the general realignment of franchise areas resulting from the expansion of the competition resulted in the Eagles being moved to the area of the Southern Spears (later succeeded by the Southern Kings).
Full Name | Stormers |
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Union | SA Rugby |
Founded | 1997 (Western Stormers) |
Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
Region | Cape Town, Boland, West Coast |
- Leagues
- European Rugby Champions Cup, United Rugby Championship
- Seasons
- 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
- Home
- Cape Town Stadium, DHL Newlands