Director of rugby John Dobson makes one change to the Stormers beginning XV to face fellow Vodacom URC playoff challengers Benetton in Cape City on Saturday.
The Stormers, going through the Italians at Cape City Stadium for the primary time, are eighth on the desk and wish a win to overhaul fifth-placed Benetton. The Capetonians claimed a bonus-point win in opposition to Connacht final week, whereas Benetton travelled to the Mom Metropolis on a excessive after mauling the Lions at Ellis Park.
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Leolin Zas makes his return on the left wing for the Stormers instead of Suleiman Hartzenberg, who’s in line to function off a bench that features scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and utility ahead Connor Evans, with Paul de Moist and the injured Deon Fourie falling out of the matchday squad.
Dobson stated that it was necessary to maintain continuity in choice for what is a crucial match within the context of the season.
“We all know that we should be a lot better this week than we had been final week, so we wished settled combos in place,” he added. “There was quite a bit we did proper in opposition to Connacht and the problem shall be to make sure all features of our recreation are firing in opposition to what’s a really powerful Benetton facet.”
STORMERS – 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 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 Sazi Sandi, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak
Bench: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Brok Harris, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Connor Evans, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg.
Only one change to the beginning line-up for our @Vodacom #URC Children Spherical conflict with Benetton.
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