Springboks fly-half Manie Libbok will make his long-awaited return for the Stormers when John Dobson’s aspect sort out Cardiff on Friday night within the United Rugby Championship.
Libbok is one among a number of adjustments to the group that defeated the Dragons final weekend because the Stormers intention to safe their fourth straight win within the remaining spherical of the common season.
The Cape City-based outfit at the moment sits in fifth place general with a probable quarter-final conflict towards the Sharks in Durban awaiting them.
Hartzenerg’s fiftieth
21-year-old Stormers again Suleiman Hartzenberg will earn his fiftieth cap for the membership as he begins on the appropriate wing. He’s joined within the again three again by Springboks star Damian Willemse, who shifts to full-back having began within the centres towards the Dragons, whereas Leolin Zas replaces Seabelo Senatla on the left wing.
Dan du Plessis returns to the beginning XV at quantity 12, filling in for Willemse and begins alongside Wandisile Simelane.
Libbok performs his first recreation since January as he companions fellow Springbok Herschel Jantjies within the half-backs, with Paul de Moist and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu providing impression from the bench together with Ben Loader.
In an extra increase to the aspect, tighthead prop Neethling Fouché has served his suspension and features up alongside beginning loosehead prop Sti Sithole and hooker Joseph Dweba within the front-row.
Salmaan Moerat captains the aspect from the second-row and is partnered by JD Schickerling with Dave Ewers and Louw Nel on the flanks and Marcel Theunissen behind the scrum.
Skilled hooker Scarra Ntubeni options on a replacements bench that additionally consists of the likes of props Vernon Matongo and Sazi Sandi in addition to lock Connor Evans and flank Paul de Villiers.
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Stormers group v Cardiff
Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Louw Nel, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Paul de Moist, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Ben Loader
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape City
Kick-off: 18.00 IRE & UK / 19.00 ITA / 19.00 SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, forty first league recreation)
Assistant referee: AJ Jacobs and Hanru van Rooyen
TMO: Andrea Piardi
Broadcaster: SuperSport, BBC Wales, Premier Sports activities, Flo Rugby & URC.television
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