Nic Groom

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Stormers & Lions Play Out Draw

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Iavan Pijoos Cape Town, Cheslin Kolbe, Demetri Catrakilis, Dillyn Leyds, Eben Etzebeth, Elton Jantjies, Faf De Klerk, Johan Ackermann, Johannesburg, Kurt Coleman, Lions, Marnitz Boshoff, Newlands, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Schalk Van Der Merwe, Steven Kitshoff, Stormers, Super Rugby

The Stormers held on to a 19-19 Super Rugby draw against the Lions at Newlands on Saturday.  The home side got Read more

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Stormers Change Three

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Ali Vermaak, Allister Coetzee, Bloemfontein, Cape, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, DHL, Frans Malherbe, Louis Schreuder, Newlands, Nic Grom, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Oli Kebble, SA Rugby, Schalk Burger, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Stormers, Super Rugby, Vincent Koch, Vodacom Cup, Western Province, WPRFU

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has made three changes ahead of Saturday’s all-South African Super Rugby clash against the Cheetahs at Read more

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Two Bok Training Squads Named

April 26, 2015April 27, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Adriaan Strauss, Bismarck Du Plessis, Bjorn Basson, Bongi Mbonambi, Bulls, Cape Town, Cell C, Cheslin Kolbe, Cobus Reinach, Coenie Oosthuizen, Cornal hendricks, Damian De Allende, Dean Greyling, Demetri Catrakilis, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Elton Jantjies, Faf De Klerk, Francois Hougaard, Francois Venter, Frans Malherbe, Heinrich Brussow, Heyneke Meyer, Jan Serfontein, Jannie Du Plessis, Jean De Villiers, Jean Deysel, Jesse Kriel, Johannesburg, JP Pietersen, Juan De Jongh, Kobus Van Wyk, Lionel Mapoe, Lizo Gqoboka, Lood De Jager, Lwazi Mvovo, Marcell Coetzee, Michael Rhodes, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Pat Lambie, Pierre Spies, Pieter-Steph Du Toit, Robbie Coetzee, Ruan Botha, Rudy Paige, Ryan Kankowski, Scarra Ntubeni, Schalk Burger, Sharks, Siya Kolisi, Springbok, Springboks, Steven Kitshoff, Super Rugby, Teboho Mohoje, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Vincent Koch, Vodacom, Warren Whiteley, Willem Alberts, Willie Le Roux, World XV

The national selectors have named two squads of 44 players each – including 19 uncapped and a number of currently Read more

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Duane Vermeulen Back For Stormers

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Ali Vermaak, Allister Coetzee, Bulls, DHL, Dillyn Leyds, Duane Vermeulen, Johnny Kotze, Kobus Van Wyk, Louis Schreuder, Newlands, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Oli Kebble, Pat Howard, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Springbok, Stormers, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup, Western Force, Western Province

Springbok eighthman Duane Vermeulen is back from his two-week rest period and will lead the Stormers in Saturday’s Super Rugby North-South Derby Read more

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Juan De Jongh To Captain Stormers

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 Howard Kahn Ali Vermaak, Allister Coetzee, Andries Bekker, Bongi Mbonambi, Cape Town, Chiefs, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Duane Vermeulen, Dunedin, Eben Etzebeth, forsyth Barr Stadium, Frans Malherbe, Highlanders, Jean De Villiers, Jean Kleyn, Juan De Jongh, Kurt Coleman, Laureus, Louis Schreuder, Mike Rhodes, Neil Rautenbach, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Oli Kebble, Peter Grant, Ruan Botha, Schalk Burger, Siya Kolisi, Stormers, Super Rugby, Vodacom, Waratahs, Western Province

Centre Juan de Jongh will captain the Stormers in their 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tour-opener against the Highlanders at Dunedin’s Read more

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Kobus Van Wyk Back For Stormers

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 Howard Kahn Allister Coetzee, Andries Bekker, Chiefs, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Eben Etzebeth, Jean De Villiers, Jean Kleyn, Johnny Kotze, Kobus Van Wyk, Kurt Coleman, Louis Schreuder, New Zealand, Newlands, Nic Groom, Peter Grant, Ruan Botha, Schalk Burger, Steven Kitshoff, Stormers, Suepr rugby, Super Rugby, Vodacom

Fit-again DHL Stormers wing Kobus Van Wyk will slot straight back into the starting XV for his team’s Super Rugby Read more

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Stormers Look To Maintain Perfect Start

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Alistair Vermaak, Allister Coetzee, Andre Esterhuizen, Bismarck Du Plessis, Bulls, Cape Town, Cell C, Cheslin Kolbe, Cobus Reinach, Conrad Hoffmann, Dale Chadwick, Damian De Allende, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Dillyn Leyds, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Frans Malherbe, Frans Steyn, Gary Gold, Huw Jones, Jack Wilson, Jaco Peyper, Jean Kleyn, Johnny Kotze, JP Pietersen, Juan De Jongh, Kurt Coleman, KwaZulu Natal, Kyle Cooper, KZN, Louis Schreuder, Lourens Adriaanse, Lubabalo Mtyanda, Lwazi Mvovo, Manuel Carizza, Marcell Coetzee, Marco Wentzel, Matt Stevens, Neil Rautenbach, Newlands, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Odwa Ndungane, Patrick Lambie, Pieter-Steph Du Toit, Renaldo Bothma, Ryan Kankowski, Scarra Ntubeni, Schalk Burger, Sharks, Siya Kolisi, SP Marais, Steven Kitshoff, Stormers, Super Rugby, Thomas Du Toit, Vincent Koch, Vodacom, Willem Alberts

The Stormers will be keen to protect their 100% start to the  Vodacom Super Rugby season on Saturday when they Read more

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Stormers And Blues Look To Continue Winning Ways

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akira Ioane, Allister Coetzee, Angus Ta’avao, Ben Lam, Bongi Mbonambi, Brendon O’Connor, Bulls, Cape Town, Charles Piutau, Charlie Faumuina, Cheslin Kolbe, Damian De Allende, Dan Bowden, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Dillyn Leyds, Duane Vermeulen, Francis Saili, Greg Pleasants-Tate, Hamish Northcot, hayden Triggs, Huw Jones, Ihaia West, James Parsons, Jamison Gibson-Park, Jerome Kaino, Jimmy Cowan, Johnny Kotze, Josh Bekhuis, Juan De Jongh, Jurie Van Vuuren, Kurt Coleman, Lolaga Visinia, Louis Schreuder, Luke Braid, Matt Moulds, Michael Rhodes, Newlands, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Oli Kebble, Patrick Tuipulotu, Pretoria, Ruan Botha, Rynhardt Elstadt, Sam Prattley, Scarra Ntubeni, Siya Kolisi, Steven Kitshoff, Steven Luatua, Stormers, Super Rugby, Tevita Li, Tony Woodcock, Tuipulotu, Vincent Koch, Vodacom, Wilco Louw

The Stormers starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby showdown against the Blues shows only one change from last weekend, Read more

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North Vs South At Loftus

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Adriaan Strauss, Allister Coetzee, Arno Botha, Bjorn Basson, Bongi Mbonambi, Bulls, Callie Visagie, Cheslin Kolbe, Damian De Allende, Dayan Van Der Westhuizen/Neethling Fouchè, Demetri Catrakilis, Deon Stegmann, DHL, Dillyn Leyds, Duane Vermeulen, Francois Hougaard, Frans Ludeke, Grant Hattingh, Handre Pollard, Huw Jones, Jacques Du Plessis, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Jan Serfontein, Jean Kleyn, Jesse Kriel, JJ Engelbrecht, Johnny Kotze, Juan De Jongh, Jurgen Visser, Jurie Van Vuuren, Kurt Coleman, Lappies Labuschagne, Loftus Versfeld, Louis Schreuder, Michael Rhodes, Morne Mellet, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Oli Kebble, Pierre Spies, Piet Van Zyl, Pretoria, Ruan Botha, Rudy Paige, Rynhardt Elstadt, Scarra Ntubeni, Steven Kitshoff, Stormers, Super Rugby, Trevor Nyakane, Victor Matfield, Vincent Koch, Vodacom, Werner Kruger, Wilco Louw

The North versus South derbies remain some the most anticipated clashes on the local Vodacom Super Rugby calendar and the Read more

Currie Cup Featured News Rugby 

Western Province Beat Blue Bulls To Host Currie Cup Final

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014 @super_pete Absa, Allister Coetzee, Blue Bulls, Callie Visagie, Cape Town, Cheslin Kolbe, Currie Cup, Dean Greyling, Demetri Catrakilis, Frans Ludeke, Golden Lions, Handre Pollard, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Kobus Van Wyk, Nazeem Carr, Newlands, Nic Groom, Seabelo Senatla, Sharks, Western Province

Western Province will host the Golden Lions in the 2014 Absa Currie Cup final after a 31-23 win over the Read more

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Dillyn Leyds Slots Straight In For Western Province

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Bloemfontein, Cheslin Kolbe, Currie Cup, DHL, Dilly Leyds, Free State Cheetahs, Jean Kleyn, Jurie Van Vuuren, Justin Geduld, Louis Schreuder, Manuel Carizza, Michael Van Der Spuy, Nelspruit, Nic Groom, Oli Kebble, Pat Howard, Pumas, Ruan Botha, Rynhardt Elstadt, Western Province

Dillyn Leyds has been named at fullback for DHL Western Province’s Currie Cup meeting with the Free State Cheetahs in Read more

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Nic Groom Back For Western Province

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Currie Cup, DHL, Griquas, Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, Nic Groom, Pumas, Stephan Coetzee, Western Province

There was good news on the injury front for DHL Western Province on Monday, with no new injuries in the Read more

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50-Up For Western Province’s Louis Schreuder

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Brok Harris, Cheslin Kolbe, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Ellis Park, EP Kings, Golden Masimla, Johannesburg, Justin Geduld, Louis Schreuder, Neil Rautenbach, Nic Groom, Pat Cilliers, Rynhardt Elstadt, Scarra Ntubeni, Seabelo Senatla, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, UWC, Varsity Shield, Vodacom, Western Province, Xerox

Scrumhalf Louis Schreuder will play his 50th provincial match on Saturday and he will have a new halfback partner for the occasion, Read more

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Pat Howard Named At Left Wing For Western Province

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Blue Bulls, Brok Harris, Currie Cup, DHL, EP Kings, Johan Ackermann, Justin Geduld, Kobus Van Wyk, Louis Schreuder, Manuel Carizza, Newlands, Nic Groom, Pat Howard, Port Elizabeth, PostNet, Ruan Botha, SA Sevens, Seabelo Senatla, Spar, Vodacom, Western Province

Powerful outside back Pat Howard has been named in the Western Province Number 11 jersey for Friday night’s Absa Currie Read more

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Schalk Burger And Jean De Villiers Return For Stormers

May 21, 2014May 22, 2014 Howard Kahn Alistair Vermaak, Allister Coetzee, Bloemfontein, Brok Harris, Cheslin Kolbe, Damian De Allende, Deon Fourie, DHL, Duane Vermeulen, Dylon Frylinck, Force, Jaco Taute, Jean De Villiers, Jean Kleyn, Juan De Jongh, Kobus Van Wyk, Kurt Coleman, Michael Rhodes, Newlands, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Oli Kebble, Pat Cilliers, Peter Grant, Ruan Botha, Schalk Burger, Siya Kolisi, Stephan Coetzee, Stormers, Stuart Berry, Suepr rugby, Toyota, Vodacom, Willie Le Roux

Vice-captain Schalk Burger and captain Jean De Villiers are both back in the Stormers team for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby Read more

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Stormers Change Five For Lions

April 16, 2014May 16, 2014 Howard Kahn Allister Coetzee, Cape Town, Damian De Allende, Demetri Catrakilis, Devon Williams, DHL, Ellis Park, Jaco Taute, Jean De Villiers, Jurie Van Vuuren, Kobus Van Wyk, Lions, Louis Schreuder, Newlands, Nic Groom, Oli Kebble, Pat Cilliers, Peter Grant, Springbok, Stormers, Super Rugby, Tazz Fuzani, Vodacom, Waratahs

Springbok captain Jean De Villiers is back in the Stormers line-up in one five changes to the team for Saturday’s Read more

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Stormers Make Seven Changes

March 26, 2014July 7, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Allister Coetzee, Brisbane, Brumbies, Canberra, Chris Pollock, Damian De Allende, Deon Fourie, DHL, Jaco Taute, Jean De Villiers, Juan De Jongh, Jurie Van Vuuren, Kobus Van Wyk, Louis Schreuder, Michael Rhodes, Nic Groom, Nizaam Carr, Reds, Ruan Botha, Sikhumbuzo Nothse, Springbok, Stormers, Super Rugby, Tazz Fuzani, Vodacom, Western Province

DHL Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee announced his team for the Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Reds in Brisbane Read more