As the DHL Stormers head into the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, coach John Dobson is quite clear about what this moment means to them.
The influence of South African coaches in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is nowhere more evident than in the current log standings where they occupy positions with six of the top eight teams.
Stormers coach John Dobson believes the only way is up for his side after they claimed a last-gasp victory over European Champions La Rochelle this past weekend. (more…)
John Dobson’s DHL Stormers players will run out to a Pretoria crowd willing them to lose as the age-old north versus south rivalry writes another 80 minutes of its epic history. And Dobson wants all of this. He wants exactly what he grew up watching and loving about the most intense rivalry in South African rugby. He wants a battle.
Springbok centurion Eben Etzebeth has been voted SA Rugby’s Player of the Year for 2022 following a string of excellent performances by the experienced lock last year, while Canan Moodie won the Young Player of the Year award and Nadine Roos was named Springbok Women’s Player of the Year.
The DHL Stormers coach John Dobson is relishing the chance to face ASM Clermont when the two sides square off in the Heineken Champions Cup as they look to secure their spot in the knockout phase.
Stormers head coach John Dobson refused to blame the pitch conditions for their 24-17 defeat to Glasgow Warriors in a thrilling Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Scotstoun Stadium on Sunday.
SA Rugby announced the nominees in nine categories on Wednesday and the winners will be named in 2023, along with the annual OUTsurance Referee of the Year and the Provincial Women’s Player of the Year.
The future is bright for Stormers supporters as coach John Dobson expects investors to line up for a stake in the newly-crowned Vodacom United Rugby Championship winners.
John Dobson says the Stormers are already looking forward to a “classic” north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.