Episode 178: Strife Rumours at the Stormers, URC Playoffs and European Cup Finals Preview | Lekker Rugby Pod
From The Lekker Rugby Pod! by MW Welman and Harry Jones
May 20, 2026 · 52 min · Season 1 · Episode 178
About this episode
The episode discusses the internal issues at the Stormers, previews the URC playoffs, and analyzes the upcoming European cup finals.
There's smoke around the Stormers camp. Harry Jones, who knows the camp well, explains what the fire actually is.MW and Harry run through the full URC playoff picture ahead of the quarterfinals. What is John Dobson really navigating inside a squad carrying deep frustration after two gut-wrenching losses? Can Johan Ackermann's high-tempo Bulls survive a Munster side built to make games ugly? And for the Lions' Cash van Rooyen, the task may be the hardest of the three: key players injured, heading to Dublin to face a Leinster side chasing the double.Then the European cup finals. Bordeaux against Leinster in the Champions Cup, with a genuine split on who wins and why. Plus the Challenge Cup, where Ulster face a Montpellier side that has had one of the best Top 14 seasons in recent memory.On this episode of The Lekker Rugby Pod, MW Welman and Harry Jones cover the Stormers' internal situation, the URC quarterfinal picture and both European cup finals.
People in this episode
Host: MW Welman
Guest: Harry Jones
Topics covered
- Stormers internal situation
- URC playoffs
- European cup finals
- rugby analysis
- team dynamics
- player injuries
Keywords
- Stormers
- URC playoffs
- European cup finals
- rugby
- John Dobson
- Johan Ackermann
- Leinster
- Bulls
- Munster
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stormers, URC, Bulls, Munster, Lions, Leinster, Bordeaux, Champions Cup, Ulster, Montpellier
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