John Dobson has bolstered the Stormers beginning XV for the Vodacom URC quarter-final towards Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday evening.
The Stormers have unfinished enterprise towards Glasgow after taking place to the defending champions in Stellenbosch in October – their third straight defeat towards the Scottish outfit after the Capetonians final managed to win this encounter in 2022.
Warrick Gelant hyperlinks up with Seabelo Senatla and Ben Loader in a potent again three, whereas Suleiman Hartzenberg types a new-look midfield with Dan du Plessis within the absence of Damian Willemse, who’s suspended following a pink card towards Cardiff at Cape City Stadium two weeks in the past.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Stefan Ungerer proceed because the halfback partnership with Springbok world champions Herschel Jantjies and Manie Libbok set to make an impression off the bench.
Within the pack, the highly effective Evan Roos returns at No 8 as a part of a dynamic again row with Marcel Theunissen and Paul de Villiers.
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Skipper Salmaan Moerat companions Ruben van Heerden within the second row, and props Ali Vermaak and Neethling Fouche begin both facet of hooker Andre-Hugo Venter, with Vernon Matongo, Joseph Dweba, Sazi Sandi, JD Schickerling, Connor Evans and Louw Nel offering ahead cowl.
Dobson’s males arrived in Scotland on the again of 4 straight bonus-point URC residence wins, whereas Glasgow have misplaced their final three matches, though Franco Smith’s expenses are 7-2 at Scotstoun this season.
Glasgow have solely received yet another URC match than the Stormers in 2024-25, with the Cape vacationers boasting a greater attacking report (39 extra factors scored than their hosts of their 18 league matches).
Nevertheless, the Warriors have the second-best defensive report within the competitors, with 17 fewer tries conceded.
“The buildup to this recreation has gone effectively and we all know that it’ll take an enormous effort to beat a very good Glasgow group on their residence observe,” Dobson instructed the Stormers’ official web site.
“We’ve constructed up some good momentum just lately and wish to take that into this recreation. This was a really robust group to choose with some deserving gamers lacking out, however we’re excited to see what these mixtures can do.”
STORMERS – 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Bench: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Connor Evans, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Manie Libbok.
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