2018 Stormers season

Stormers

2018 season
Head coach	Robbie Fleck
Captain	Siya Kolisi
Stadium	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Overall	11th
South African Conference	4th
Record	Won 6, Lost 10
Top try scorer	All: Raymond Rhule (6)
Top points scorer	All: Damian Willemse (98)
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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 Fleck	Head coach
Russell Winter	Assistant coach (forwards and contact)
Paul Treu	Assistant coach (structured play)
Paul Feeney	Assistant coach (backs and skills)
Steph du Toit	Strength and conditioning coach
Human Kriek	Strength and conditioning coach
Gareth Wright	Kicking coach
Wayne Hector	Physiotherapist
Anuerin Robin	Physiotherapist
Greg Daniels	Masseur
Karen Schwabe	Team 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
Juarno Augustus	Loose forward	(1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 20)	2	0	2	0
Craig Barry	Fullback	(1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Nizaam Carr	Loose forward	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 26)	82	40	82	40
Jaco Coetzee	Loose forward	(1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 21)	1	0	1	0
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 26)	61	50	61	50
Jan de Klerk	Lock	(1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 27)	9	0	9	0
Paul de Wet	Scrum-half	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Stephan de Wit	Loose forward	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 26)	3	0	1	0
Daniël du Plessis	Centre	(1995-03-17)17 March 1995 (aged 22)	9	10	9	10
Jean-Luc du Plessis	Fly-half	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 23)	14	150	14	150
Johan du Toit	Lock	(1995-09-08)8 September 1995 (aged 22)	1	0	1	0
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 25)	54	15	27	15
Dewaldt Duvenage	Scrum-half	(1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29)	79	40	79	40
JJ Engelbrecht	Centre	(1989-02-22)22 February 1989 (aged 28)	65	45	0	0
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 26)	54	20	54	20
Neethling Fouché	Prop	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
JC Janse van Rensburg	Prop	(1986-01-09)9 January 1986 (aged 32)	77	5	24	0
Herschel Jantjies	Scrum-half	(1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 26)	63	0	63	0
Siya Kolisi	Loose forward	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26)	89	70	89	70
Dan Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24)	13	0	10	0
Dillyn Leyds	Wing	(1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 25)	38	80	35	80
Wilco Louw	Prop	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 23)	17	5	17	5
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26)	79	15	79	15
SP Marais	Fullback	(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 28)	58	90	12	72
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 27)	61	5	46	5
Salmaan Moerat	Lock	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0
Dean Muir	Hooker	(1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 29)	0	0	0	0
Sikhumbuzo Notshe	Loose forward	(1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 24)	38	60	38	60
Scarra Ntubeni	Hooker	(1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 26)	45	20	45	20
Caylib Oosthuizen	Prop	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 28)	28	5	3	0
Sergeal Petersen	Wing	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 23)	28	60	0	0
Justin Phillips	Scrum-half	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 23)	6	5	6	5
Raymond Rhule	Wing	(1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 25)	66	95	0	0
Carlü Sadie	Prop	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Ramone Samuels	Hooker	(1994-11-03)3 November 1994 (aged 23)	19	5	16	5
JD Schickerling	Lock	(1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 22)	17	0	17	0
Seabelo Senatla	Wing	(1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 25)	14	25	14	25
Joshua Stander	Fly-half	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0
Kobus van Dyk	Loose forward	(1994-07-06)6 July 1994 (aged 23)	6	0	6	0
Chris van Zyl	Lock	(1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 31)	13	0	13	0
Alistair Vermaak	Prop	(1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 28)	24	0	24	0
Jano Vermaak	Scrum-half	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 33)	120	108	16	5
EW Viljoen	Fullback	(1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 22)	16	20	16	20
George Whitehead	Fly-half	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 28)	18	33	0	0
Cobus Wiese	Loose forward	(1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 20)	4	0	4	0
Damian Willemse	Fly-half	(1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 19)	5	32	5	32
Eduard Zandberg	Lock	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0
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 watch · edit · discuss

Overall standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
2	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
3	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
4	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
5	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
3	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
4	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
5	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22

South African Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	Conference leaders, qualified to the finals.		P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Tournament points
	Wildcard teams, qualified to finals.
Competition rules: [3]
Qualification: Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Tournament points breakdown: * 4 tournament points for a win * 2 tournament points for a draw * 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Conference leaders * Tournament points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference * Coin toss

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	—	—	—
Cumulative Points	4	5	5	5	9	13	13	13	13	14	18	22	23	24	25	25	25	29	29	—	—	—
Position (overall)	1st	4th	6th	11th	8th	8th	9th	11th	11th	12th	10th	9th	11th	11th	10th	10th	12th	11th	11th	—	—	—
Position (SA Conf.)	1st	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	4th	5th	5th	4th	4th	5th	4th	4th	—	—	—
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

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

	17 February 2018	Stormers	28–20	Jaguares	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Try: Damian de Allende  19' Siya Kolisi  32' Raymond Rhule  41' Con: Damian Willemse  20', 42' Pen: Damian Willemse  28', 57', 80' Cards: Ramone Samuels 65' to 75'	Report [4] Scoreboard [5]	Try: Emiliano Boffelli  46' penalty try  68' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  47' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  5' Emiliano Boffelli  22' Cards: Joaquín Tuculet 27' to 37'	Attendance: 18,093 [6] Referee: Jaco Peyper

	24 February 2018	Waratahs	34–27	Stormers	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45	Try: Israel Folau  18' Michael Hooper  29' Damien Fitzpatrick  43' Ned Hanigan  80' Con: Bernard Foley  19', 30', 44', 80' Pen: Bernard Foley  15', 65' Cards: Rob Simmons 57' to 67'	Report [7] Scoreboard [8]	Try: Steven Kitshoff  15' Kobus van Dyk  36' SP Marais  51' Con: SP Marais  17', 37', 52' Pen: SP Marais  22', 67'	Attendance: 11,700 [9] Referee: Angus Gardner

	3 March 2018	Crusaders	45–28	Stormers	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: George Bridge  7', 40' Codie Taylor  11' Billy Harmon  17' Bryn Hall  19' Seta Tamanivalu  62' Richie Mo'unga  69' Con: Richie Mo'unga  12', 18', 20', 63', 70' Cards: Billy Harmon  80'	Report [10] Scoreboard [11]	Try: JC Janse van Rensburg  33' Wilco Louw  41' JD Schickerling  54' Steven Kitshoff  76' Con: SP Marais  34', 43', 55' George Whitehead  77'	Referee: Nic Berry

	9 March 2018	Highlanders	33–15	Stormers	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Liam Squire  4' Aaron Smith  20', 78' Waisake Naholo  33' Luke Whitelock  48' Con: Lima Sopoaga  21', 34', 49', 80'	Report [12] Scoreboard [13]	Try: Chris van Zyl  11' Damian Willemse  16' Con: SP Marais  17' Pen: SP Marais  32'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	17 March 2018	Stormers	37–20	Blues	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Try: EW Viljoen  2', 50' Raymond Rhule  13' Dewaldt Duvenage  36' Con: Damian Willemse  3', 15', 36', 51' Pen: Damian Willemse  30', 65', 72'	Report [14] Scoreboard [15]	Try: Akira Ioane  46' Michael Collins  57' Rieko Ioane  69' Con: Stephen Perofeta  58' Pen: Bryn Gatland  17'	Referee: Nic Berry

	24 March 2018	Stormers	25–19	Reds	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Dewaldt Duvenage  15' Wilco Louw  26' Raymond Rhule  53' Con: Damian Willemse  27', 55' Pen: Damian Willemse  3', 32'	Report [16] Scoreboard [17]	Try: Caleb Timu  37' Alex Mafi  42' Filipo Daugunu  80' Con: Jono Lance  38', 42'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	31 March 2018	Bulls	33–23	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Adriaan Strauss  6', 17', 46' Johnny Kôtze  31' Jesse Kriel  70' Con: Handré Pollard  8', 32', 47', 70' Cards: Lizo Gqoboka  80'	Report [18] Scoreboard [19]	Try: Jan de Klerk  37' Damian de Allende  40' Siya Kolisi  66' Con: Damian Willemse  40' Pen: Damian Willemse  15', 24' Cards: Damian de Allende 16' to 26' Pieter-Steph du Toit 42' to 52'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	7 April 2018	Lions	52–31	Stormers	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Madosh Tambwe  1', 9', 13', 52' Lionel Mapoe  26' Kwagga Smith  40' Franco Mostert  46' Ruan Combrinck  62' Con: Elton Jantjies  2', 14', 40', 47', 53', 63' Cards: Marvin Orie  77'	Report [20] Scoreboard [21]	Try: Wilco Louw  21' Damian Willemse  59' Paul de Wet  73' penalty try  80' Con: SP Marais  22', 60' Damian Willemse  73' Pen: SP Marais  36'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	21 April 2018	Sharks	24–17	Stormers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: Lukhanyo Am  42' Jean-Luc du Preez  64' Thomas du Toit  73' Con: Robert du Preez  43', 65', 74' Pen: Robert du Preez  19'	Report [22] Scoreboard [23]	Try: Raymond Rhule  39' Ramone Samuels  52' Con: Damian Willemse  40', 53' Pen: Damian Willemse  50' Cards: Dewaldt Duvenage 59' to 69'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	27 April 2018	Stormers	34–18	Rebels	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Damian de Allende  16' JJ Engelbrecht  33', 80' Dillyn Leyds  44' Con: Damian Willemse  17', 35', 46', 80' Pen: Damian Willemse  11', 56'	Report [24] Scoreboard [25]	Try: Sefa Naivalu  53', 76' Con: Jack Debreczeni  54' Pen: Jack Debreczeni  6', 13'	Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

	5 May 2018	Stormers	29–17	Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Try: Damian Willemse  5' Wilco Louw  11' SP Marais  50' Ramone Samuels  62' Con: Damian Willemse  7', 51', 63' Pen: SP Marais  53' Cards: Ramone Samuels 33' to 43'	Report [26] Scoreboard [27]	Try: Lood de Jager  20' Jason Jenkins  48' Con: Handré Pollard  21', 49' Pen: Handré Pollard  34'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	12 May 2018	Stormers	9–15	Chiefs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05	Pen: Damian Willemse  15', 54' SP Marais  78'	Report [28] Scoreboard [29]	Try: Anton Lienert-Brown  22' penalty try  67' Pen: Damian McKenzie  75'	Referee: Mike Fraser

	19 May 2018	Sunwolves	26–23	Stormers	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
	13:15	Try: Hayden Parker  24' Grant Hattingh  57' Con: Hayden Parker  25', 58' Pen: Hayden Parker  38', 65', 80' Drop: Hayden Parker  80'	Report [30] Scoreboard [31]	Try: Dillyn Leyds  6', 33' JJ Engelbrecht  21' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  22' Pen: SP Marais  71', 74'	Referee: Nic Berry

	26 May 2018	Stormers	23–26	Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Dewaldt Duvenage  4' Raymond Rhule  30' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  5', 32' Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  19', 67', 71' Cards: JJ Engelbrecht 37' to 47' Raymond Rhule  51' Jaco Coetzee 60' to 70'	Report [32] Scoreboard [33]	Try: Nic Groom  21' Corné Fourie  54', 59' Madosh Tambwe  76' Con: Elton Jantjies  22', 61', 77'	Referee: Nick Briant

	30 June 2018	Jaguares	25–14	Stormers	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	16:40	Try: Bautista Delguy  12' Guido Petti  15' Matías Orlando  41' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  13', 42' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  4', 73'	Report [34] Scoreboard [35]	Try: Sikhumbuzo Notshe  25' Dillyn Leyds  60' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  26', 61'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	7 July 2018	Stormers	27–16	Sharks	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Cobus Wiese  7' EW Viljoen  30' Raymond Rhule  37' Con: Joshua Stander  7', 31', 38' Pen: Joshua Stander  66', 79'	Report [36] Scoreboard [37]	Try: Kobus van Wyk  43' Con: Robert du Preez  44' Pen: Robert du Preez  5', 10', 19'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

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 Kitshoff	1	1	17	1	1	17	1	1	1	1	1	1		17	1	17	—	—	—		15	2	0	0	0	10
Ramone Samuels	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16	16	—	—	—		16	2	0	0	0	10
Wilco Louw	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	—	—	—		16	4	0	0	0	20
Chris van Zyl	4	19		5	5	19	19	5	5	4	4	4	4	5			—	—	—		13	1	0	0	0	5
JD Schickerling	5	4	4													19	—	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Siya Kolisi	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	20	6	6		—	—	—		15	2	0	0	0	10
Cobus Wiese	7		7		20	7	7			19	19	19	6	19	4	4	—	—	—		12	1	0	0	0	5
Nizaam Carr	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	20	20	20	20	8	20	21		—	—	—		15	0	0	0	0	0
Dewaldt Duvenage	9	9	9	9	9	9			9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—	—		14	3	0	0	0	15
Damian Willemse	10	10		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10					—	—	—		11	3	19	15	0	98
Raymond Rhule	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		11	11	23	11	11	11	—	—	—		15	6	0	0	0	30
Damian de Allende	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	—	—	—		16	3	0	0	0	15
EW Viljoen	13	23	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13				23	23	13	—	—	—		12	3	0	0	0	15
Seabelo Senatla	14		14							23	23	23	11				—	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Dillyn Leyds	15	14	10	14	15		14	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	—	—	—		15	4	0	0	0	20
Dean Muir	16	16	16	16	16	16											—	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
JC Janse van Rensburg	17	17	1	17	17	1	17	17	17	17	17	17	1	1	17	1	—	—	—		16	1	0	0	0	5
Carlü Sadie	18	18	18	18		18	18	18	18	18			17				—	—	—		9	0	0	0	0	0
Jan de Klerk	19		19	4	4	4	4	4	4				19	4	5	5	—	—	—		12	1	0	0	0	5
Kobus van Dyk	20	7	20	7		20	20	20	19	7	7	7	7	7	20	6	—	—	—		15	1	0	0	0	5
Justin Phillips	21	21	22	21		22	9								22		—	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
George Whitehead	22	22	23	22		15											—	—	—		3	0	1	0	0	2
JJ Engelbrecht	23	13		23	14				23	11	13	13	13	13	13	14	—	—	—		11	3	0	0	0	15
Pieter-Steph du Toit		5	5		7	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5		7	7	—	—	—		13	0	0	0	0	0
SP Marais		15	15	15			15	15	22	22	15	15	15				—	—	—		10	2	9	8	0	52
Sikhumbuzo Notshe		20	21	20		21	21	21	8	8	8	8	21	8	8	8	—	—	—		14	1	0	0	0	5
Salmaan Moerat				19	19										19		—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Neethling Fouché					18												—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Coetzee					21			21						21			—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul de Wet					22			22	21	21	21	21	22	22			—	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Craig Barry					23	14	23	23	14	14				14	14	23	—	—	—		9	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Stander						23										10	—	—	—		2	0	3	2	0	12
Scarra Ntubeni							16	16	16	16	16	16	16				—	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Jano Vermaak							22	9									—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Frans Malherbe											18	18	18	18	18	3	—	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Jean-Luc du Plessis											22	22	10	10	10		—	—	—		5	0	5	3	0	19
Bongi Mbonambi														16	2	2	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Juarno Augustus																20	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Johan du Toit																21	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Herschel Jantjies																22	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try																					–	1	–	–	–	7
Total																					16	46	37	28	0	390

(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.

• Stephan de Wit, Daniël du Plessis, Eben Etzebeth, Dan Kriel, Caylib Oosthuizen, Sergeal Petersen, Alistair Vermaak and Eduard Zandberg did not make any appearances.

See also

• Stormers
• 2018 Super Rugby season

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