SpringboksSalmaanMoerat
Salmaan Moerat plays lock for DHL Stormers and represents Springboks. Career statistics, milestones and a complete match log follow once the historical data pass is complete.
Moerat, Van Heerden and Nortje face potential farewell weekends in URC semis
Three departing Bok locks — Moerat, Van Heerden and Nortje — could be playing their final games for the Stormers and Bulls respectively this weekend. Rich profiles their intertwined careers and argues the semifinal stakes carry an extra personal dimension for all three.
De Villiers warns Stormers risk repeating the Sharks' star-studded trap
De Villiers warns the Stormers risk the Sharks' trap — big Bok signings, brand value, but URC inconsistency when those players are away. He and Burger also take a pointed dig at the Lavanini link given his sin-bin habits.
Kolbe's homecoming fills the Stormers' most glaring gap — but this isn't a Galáctico pivot
Cheslin Kolbe's return to the Stormers fills a genuine tactical gap — pacy wide strike power — while Gavin Rich makes clear this is a family-and-PONI-driven recruitment model, not a Galáctico spending spree.
Hlungwani flags Augustus threat as Stormers chase top spot in Belfast
Hlungwani singles out Augustus as Ulster's chief weapon ahead of a crucial Belfast clash, while the Stormers also manage the 4G surface challenge and a lock crisis — with Moerat's comeback increasingly timely.
Springbok lock depth tested as Kleyn joins growing injury list
Jean Kleyn's biceps injury adds to a mounting Springbok lock injury crisis that already includes RG Snyman (ACL), Eben Etzebeth (hip) and Salmaan Moerat (toe) as the international window approaches.
Accountability, anonymity, and a farewell to Chippie Solomon
Gavin Rich uses the Feinberg-Mngomezulu social media pile-on to argue that anonymous online criticism is fundamentally different from the accountable press era — and the piece ends with a heartfelt tribute to Stormers team manager Chippie Solomon.
Player drain the defining obstacle to SA's European ambitions
Using the Champions Cup quarterfinals as a lens, this piece argues that the relentless export of experienced players — illustrated by Van Rhyn captaining Sale and three locks leaving SA in a single week — remains the fundamental barrier to SA franchises mounting a serious European title challenge.
Caps, tries, scoring milestones and career moves will render here once the historical data pass is complete. The slot is reserved, not forgotten.