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 European Rugby Champions Cup | ||
2022–23 | Runners-up 1st South African Shield (3rd overall) | ||
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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.