2018 Stormers season

2018 Stormers season
StadiumDHL Newlands, Cape Town
Head coachRobbie Fleck
CaptainSiya Kolisi
Rank11th (overall)
4th (South African Conference)
RecordWon 6, Lost 10
Top points scorerDamian Willemse (98)
Top try scorerRaymond Rhule (6)
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In 2018, the Stormers participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

The Stormers won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish fourth in the South African Conference, and in 11th place overall.

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Stormers coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2018 Stormers coaches and management
Name Title
Robbie FleckHead coach
Russell WinterAssistant coach (forwards and contact)
Paul TreuAssistant coach (structured play)
Paul FeeneyAssistant coach (backs and skills)
Steph du ToitStrength and conditioning coach
Human KriekStrength and conditioning coach
Gareth WrightKicking coach
Wayne HectorPhysiotherapist
Anuerin RobinPhysiotherapist
Greg DanielsMasseur
Karen SchwabeTeam doctor

Squad

The following players were named in the Stormers squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[2]

2018 Stormers squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Stormers
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Juarno AugustusLoose forward9 December 1997 (aged 20)2020
South Africa Craig BarryFullback30 April 1992 (aged 25)0000
South Africa Nizaam CarrLoose forward4 April 1991 (aged 26)82408240
South Africa Jaco CoetzeeLoose forward10 June 1996 (aged 21)1010
South Africa Damian de AllendeCentre25 November 1991 (aged 26)61506150
South Africa Jan de KlerkLock10 February 1991 (aged 27)9090
South Africa Paul de WetScrum-half16 March 1996 (aged 21)0000
South Africa Stephan de WitLoose forward1 January 1992 (aged 26)3010
South Africa Daniël du PlessisCentre17 March 1995 (aged 22)910910
South Africa Jean-Luc du PlessisFly-half7 May 1994 (aged 23)1415014150
South Africa Johan du ToitLock8 September 1995 (aged 22)1010
South Africa Pieter-Steph du ToitLock20 August 1992 (aged 25)54152715
South Africa Dewaldt DuvenageScrum-half22 May 1988 (aged 29)79407940
South Africa JJ EngelbrechtCentre22 February 1989 (aged 28)654500
South Africa Eben EtzebethLock29 October 1991 (aged 26)54205420
South Africa Neethling FouchéProp10 January 1993 (aged 25)0000
South Africa JC Janse van RensburgProp9 January 1986 (aged 32)775240
South Africa Herschel JantjiesScrum-half22 April 1996 (aged 21)0000
South Africa Steven KitshoffProp10 February 1992 (aged 26)630630
South Africa Siya KolisiLoose forward16 June 1991 (aged 26)89708970
South Africa Dan KrielCentre15 February 1994 (aged 24)130100
South Africa Dillyn LeydsWing12 September 1992 (aged 25)38803580
South Africa Wilco LouwProp20 July 1994 (aged 23)175175
South Africa Frans MalherbeProp14 March 1991 (aged 26)79157915
South Africa SP MaraisFullback16 March 1989 (aged 28)58901272
South Africa Bongi MbonambiHooker7 January 1991 (aged 27)615465
South Africa Salmaan MoeratLock3 June 1998 (aged 19)0000
South Africa Dean MuirHooker6 February 1989 (aged 29)0000
South Africa Sikhumbuzo NotsheLoose forward28 May 1993 (aged 24)38603860
South Africa Scarra NtubeniHooker18 February 1991 (aged 26)45204520
South Africa Caylib OosthuizenProp1 September 1989 (aged 28)28530
South Africa Sergeal PetersenWing1 August 1994 (aged 23)286000
South Africa Justin PhillipsScrum-half3 February 1995 (aged 23)6565
South Africa Raymond RhuleWing6 November 1992 (aged 25)669500
South Africa Carlü SadieProp7 May 1997 (aged 20)0000
South Africa Ramone SamuelsHooker3 November 1994 (aged 23)195165
South Africa JD SchickerlingLock9 May 1995 (aged 22)170170
South Africa Seabelo SenatlaWing10 February 1993 (aged 25)14251425
South Africa Joshua StanderFly-half1 January 1994 (aged 24)0000
South Africa Kobus van DykLoose forward6 July 1994 (aged 23)6060
South Africa Chris van ZylLock12 July 1986 (aged 31)130130
South Africa Alistair VermaakProp28 April 1989 (aged 28)240240
South Africa Jano VermaakScrum-half1 January 1985 (aged 33)120108165
South Africa EW ViljoenFullback9 May 1995 (aged 22)16201620
South Africa George WhiteheadFly-half17 March 1989 (aged 28)183300
South Africa Cobus WieseLoose forward2 June 1997 (aged 20)4040
South Africa Damian WillemseFly-half7 May 1998 (aged 19)532532
South Africa Eduard ZandbergLock14 February 1996 (aged 22)0000
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders161402542295+24777397063
2 South Africa Lions16907519435+8477556446
3 Australia Waratahs16916557445+11274594244
4 New Zealand Hurricanes161105474343+13166435251
5 New Zealand Chiefs161105463368+9560483249
6 New Zealand Highlanders161006437445−859573144
7 Argentina Jaguares16907409418−951552038
8 South Africa Sharks16718437442−549572436
9 Australia Rebels16709440461−2157605336
10 Australia Brumbies16709393422−2956522434
11 South Africa Stormers166010390423−3346560529
12 South Africa Bulls166010441502−6159662329
13 Australia Reds166010389501−11249661328
14 New Zealand Blues164012378509−13150662422
15 Japan Sunwolves163013404664−26048990214
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Lions16907519435+8477556446
2 Argentina Jaguares16907409418−951552038
3 South Africa Sharks16718437442−549572436
4 South Africa Stormers166010390423−3346560529
5 South Africa Bulls166010441502−6159662329

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Stormers' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition JAG WAR CRU HIG BLU RED BUL LIO Bye SHA REB BUL CHI SUN LIO Bye JAG SHA Bye N/A N/A N/A
Cumulative Points 4 5 5 5 9 13 13 13 13 14 18 22 23 24 25 25 25 29 29 N/A N/A N/A
Position (overall) 1st 4th 6th 11th 8th 8th 9th 11th 11th 12th 10th 9th 11th 11th 10th 10th 12th 11th 11th N/A N/A N/A
Position (SA Conf.) 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th 5th 4th 4th N/A N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The Stormers played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Stormers in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Stormers player statistics
Player name JAG WAR CRU HIG BLU RED BUL LIO SHA REB BUL CHI SUN LIO JAG SHA QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Steven Kitshoff1117 1117 1 11111 17 117 N/AN/AN/A 15200010
Ramone Samuels2222222 222222 216 16 N/AN/AN/A 16200010
Wilco Louw3333333 333333 3318 N/AN/AN/A 16400020
Chris van Zyl419 5519 19 554444 5N/AN/AN/A 1310005
JD Schickerling544 19 N/AN/AN/A 410005
Siya Kolisi6666666 6666620 66N/AN/AN/A 15200010
Cobus Wiese7720 77 19 19 19 6 19 44N/AN/AN/A 1210005
Nizaam Carr8888888 820 20 20 20 8 20 21 N/AN/AN/A 1500000
Dewaldt Duvenage999999 99999 999N/AN/AN/A 14300015
Damian Willemse101010101010 1010101010 N/AN/AN/A 1131915098
Raymond Rhule11111111111111 1111111123 111111N/AN/AN/A 15600030
Damian de Allende12121212121212 121212121212 121212N/AN/AN/A 16300015
EW Viljoen1323 1313131313 131313 2323 13N/AN/AN/A 12300015
Seabelo Senatla1414 23 2323 11 N/AN/AN/A 500000
Dillyn Leyds151410141514 141515141414 151515N/AN/AN/A 15400020
Dean Muir16 16 16 16 16 16 N/AN/AN/A 600000
JC Janse van Rensburg17 17 117 17 117 17 17 17 17 17 1 117 1N/AN/AN/A 1610005
Carlü Sadie18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 N/AN/AN/A 900000
Jan de Klerk19 19 4444 4419 455N/AN/AN/A 1210005
Kobus van Dyk20 720 720 20 20 19 7777 720 6N/AN/AN/A 1510005
Justin Phillips21 21 22 21 22 9 22 N/AN/AN/A 700000
George Whitehead2222 23 2215 N/AN/AN/A 301002
JJ Engelbrecht231323 14 23 11131313 131314N/AN/AN/A 11300015
Pieter-Steph du Toit55755 775555 77N/AN/AN/A 1300000
SP Marais15151515 1522 22 151515 N/AN/AN/A 10298052
Sikhumbuzo Notshe20 21 20 21 21 21 888821 888N/AN/AN/A 1410005
Salmaan Moerat19 19 19 N/AN/AN/A 300000
Neethling Fouché18 N/AN/AN/A 100000
Jaco Coetzee21 21 21 N/AN/AN/A 300000
Paul de Wet22 22 21 212121 22 22 N/AN/AN/A 610005
Craig Barry23 1423 23 1414 141423 N/AN/AN/A 900000
Joshua Stander23 10N/AN/AN/A 2032012
Scarra Ntubeni16 16 16 16 16 16 16 N/AN/AN/A 700000
Jano Vermaak22 9 N/AN/AN/A 200000
Frans Malherbe 18 18 18 18 18 3N/AN/AN/A 600000
Jean-Luc du Plessis 22 22 10 1010N/AN/AN/A 5053019
Bongi Mbonambi 16 22N/AN/AN/A 300000
Juarno Augustus 20 N/AN/AN/A 100000
Johan du Toit 21 N/AN/AN/A 100000
Herschel Jantjies 22 N/AN/AN/A 100000
penalty try17
Total164637280390

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also

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