Stormers 'rotate' their team for the Blues
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: There are two changes in the tight five for the Stormers’ encounter with the Blues at Newlands on Saturday.
As the only unbeaten team remaining in Super Rugby, the Stormers will be aiming to make it five straight wins when they take on the Auckland-based team.
Tighthead prop Wilco Louw and lock Chris van Zyl both come into the starting line-up, in what coach John Dobson termed “rotation”.
Frans Malherbe and Salmaan Moerat drop down to the replacement bench.
There are two further changes to the bench.
Prop Kwenzo Blose set to make his Stormers debut when he comes on and utility forward Cobus Wiese back in the matchday squad.
Stormers: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Jaco Coetzee, 5 John Schickerling, 4 Chris van Zyl, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Replacements: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Cobus Wiese, 21 Ernst van Rhyn, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis.
Date: Saturday, February 29
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT; 02.00, Sunday, March 1 NZ time)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Divan Uys (South Africa)
TMO: Joey Klaaste-Salmans (South Africa)
