Stormers load up on Boks
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Nine Springboks who were involved in the June Tests against Wales and England will feature for the Stormers against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Seven Boks will start in the Super Rugby Round 17 encounter – centre Damian de Allende, No.8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, flanks Pieter-Steph du Toit and Siya Kolisi (who now skippers both the Boks and Stormers), props Wilco Louw and Steven Kitshoff, as well as hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi.
Two more Boks – prop Frans Malherbe and loose forward Nizaam Carr – are on the bench.
Mbonambi will make his first start of the 2018 Super Rugby season for the Stormers against the Jaguares.
Mbonambi made his return for the Stormers off the replacements bench against the Lions, before the international break, having been sidelined through injury for the first 13 matches of the season.
He takes his place in the starting line-up for the clash at Estadio Jose Amalfitani.
He is joined in the front row by props Steven Kitshoff and Wilco Louw, with Ramone Samuels, Jacobus Janse van Rensburg and Frans Malherbe on the replacements bench.
In the second row, Cobus Wiese forms a lock partnership with Jan de Klerk, with 20-year-old Salmaan Moerat set to provide an impact in the second half.
The loose trio features Kolisi, Du Toit and Notshe, while Carr and Kobus van Dyk are among the replacements.
In the backline experienced scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage is paired with playmaker Jean-Luc du Plessis, with Damian de Allende and Johannes Engelbrecht outside him in midfield.
Dillyn Leyds is at fullback, with Craig Barry and Raymond Rhule on the wings, while Justin Phillips and EW Viljoen provide backline cover.
Teams:
Jaguares: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Jeronimo De La Fuente Jeronimo, 11 Ramiro Moyano, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Javier Ortega Desio, 7 Tomas Lezana, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Santiago Garcia Botta.
Replacements: 16 Diego Fortuny, 17 Javier Manuel Diaz, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Joaquin Diaz Bonila, 23 Matias Moroni.
Stormers: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Craig Barry, 13 Johannes Engelbrecht, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Jan de Klerk, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Jacobus Janse van Rensburg, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Kobus van Dyk, 22 Justin Phillips, 23 EW Viljoen.
Date: Saturday, June 30
Venue: Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Kick-off: 14.40 (19.40 SA time; 17.40 GMT)
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Pablo Deluca (Argentina), José Covasi (Argentina)
TMO: Santiago Borsani (Argentina)
