Stormers reveal team for Highlanders clash
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck has named his team to take on the Highlanders on Saturday.
Pieter-Steph du Toit will play his 50th game for the Stormers in the Super Rugby Round 15 encounter at Newlands.
The two-time SA Rugby Player of the Year will feature at blindside flank in a Stormers team that has just one injury-enforced change for the clash with the New Zealand side.
The only change to the starting line-up sees Siyabonga Ntubeni at hooker in place of the injured Mbongeni Mbonambi, with Chad Solomon set to make his Stormers debut from the replacements bench.
The only other change is among the replacements as a fit-again Wilco Louw comes back into the matchday squad.
Fleck said that his team is looking forward to playing in front of their fans again.
“The atmosphere last week was incredible and the players can’t wait to get out there again and play in front of our fans.
“We want to keep building and improving as we approach the end of the season and this match will be another important step forward for us,” he said.
Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Johannes Engelbrecht, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Jaco Coetzee, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siyamthanda Kolisi (captain), 5 Cobus Wiese, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Kobus van Dyk, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Justin Phillips, 22 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 23 Dan Kriel.
Date: Saturday, May 25
Venue: Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 15.05 (13.05 GMT; 01.05 NZ time)
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Divan Uys (South Africa)
TMO: Willie Vos (South Africa)
