French Top 14 side Montpellier has announced the signing of a Stormers stalwart for the new season.
The team announced via social media that lock Ruben van Heerden will make the move to France at the end of the current season.
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Van Heerden, currently sidelined after undergoing thumb surgery, has become a key figure for the Stormers since arriving in Cape Town three years ago. A consistent presence in the engine room, he has regularly taken charge of the lineout and played a central role in the Cape side’s set-piece structures.
He effectively replaces fellow South African and Springbok Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, who departed Montpellier to join the Bulls earlier this season.
Van Heerden is expected to return in time to feature in the Stormers’ push towards the Vodacom URC playoffs, with the run-in set to mark the 28-year-old’s final contribution in Cape Town before beginning the next chapter of his career in France.
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