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Stormers rush Senatla back

Stormers coach Allister Coetzee wasted no time in rushing Sevens star Seabelo Senatla back for the Super Rugby clash against the Rebels at Newlands on Saturday.

Senatla replaces  Johnny Kotze on the right wing.

In other changes Louis Schreuder comes in for Nic Groom at scrumhalf and Siyabonga Ntubeni will start at hooker ahead of Bongi Mbonambi.

"It's great to welcome Seabelo back from South African Sevens duty, as he did for us last season," Stormers coach Allister Coetzee said.

"He's keen and excited to get stuck back in, as he said when he arrived back in the country, and Seabelo knows what we expect from him and why we have selected him."

Stormers: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Duane Vermeulen (captain), 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Manuel Carizza, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.

Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Nic Groom, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Huw Jones.

Stormers rush Senatla back

Date: Saturday, May 23

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

Kick-off: 19.10 (03.10, Sunday, May 24 AEST; 17.10 GMT)

Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman (South Africa), Rodney Boneparte (South Africa)

TMO: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

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