Stormers
South African rugby union club, based in Cape Town / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the South African rugby union team. For the Finnish political party, see Stormers (Finland).
Not to be confused with Western Province (rugby union).
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 have won one major international championship, the 2021-22 United Rugby Championship, and seven South African 'conference' titles, five in the South African Conference of Super Rugby, and two in the URC equivalent, the South African Shield.
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Union | South African Rugby Union | ||
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Founded | 1883 (Western Province Rugby Union) 1997 (Stormers franchise) | ||
Location | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Region | Cape Town Cape Winelands or Boland West Coast | ||
Ground(s) | Cape Town Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
Coach(es) | John Dobson | ||
Captain(s) | Salmaan Moerat Neethling Fouche | ||
League(s) | United Rugby Championship | ||
2022–23 | Runners-up 1st South African Shield (3rd overall) | ||
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Official website | |||
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