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Stormers

Full name	DHL Stormers
Union	SARU
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
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.stormers.co.za
Current season

The 2025–26 season will be the Stormers's fifth season in the United Rugby Championship and thirtieth season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its South African Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2025-26 European Rugby Champions Cup.

2025–26 United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2025–26 United Rugby Championship

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Benetton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifies for home URC quarter-final; Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
2	Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cardiff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Connacht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifies for URC quarter-final; Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
6	Edinburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Glasgow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Leinster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the 2026–27 Challenge Cup
10	Munster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Ospreys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Scarlets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Stormers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ulster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Zebre Parma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.

Fixtures and results

The URC released the full fixture list for the new season on 21 May 2025.

Fri, Sep 26	Stormers	v	Leinster	DHL Stadium
18:00

Fri, Oct 3	Stormers	v	Ospreys	DHL Stadium
18:00

Fri, Oct 10	Scarlets	v	Stormers	Parc y Scarlets
19:45

Sat, Oct 18	Zebre Parma	v	Stormers	Stadio Lanfranchi
19:45

Sat, Oct 25	Benneton Treviso	v	Stormers	Stadio Monigo
17:30

Sat, Nov 29	Munster	v	Stormers	Thomond Park
17:30

Sat, Dec 20	Stormers	v	Lions	DHL Stadium
13:30

TBC	Bulls	v	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
TBC

Sat Jan 3	Stormers	v	Bulls	DHL Stadium
16:00

Sat, Jan 24	Stormers	v	Sharks	DHL Stadium
17:30

Sat, Jan 31	Sharks	v	Stormers	Hollywoodbets Kings Park
15:00

Sat, Feb 28	Lions	v	Stormers	Emirates Airline Park
12:30

Sat, Mar 21	Stormers	v	Dragons	TBC
17:30

Sat, Mar 28	Stormers	v	Edinburgh	DHL Stadium
17:00

Sat, Apr 18	Stormers	v	Connacht	DHL Stadium
17:15

Sat, Apr 25	Stormers	v	Glasgow Warriors	DHL Stadium
17:30

Fri, May 8	Ulster	v	Stormers	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45

Fri, May 15	Cardiff	v	Stormers	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45

2025–26 URC Irish Shield

2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables
South African Shield
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts	Pos overall
1	Bulls	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Lions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Sharks	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Stormers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields. (S) : URC Shield champion

See also

2025–26 Sharks season

2025–26 Lions season

2025–26 Bulls season