Cape Town - Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has named his side to take on the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday. Kick-off is at 19h10.
Juan de Jongh returns to action in the No 13 jersey, with Bryan Habana returning to wing, Gerhard van den Heever dropping down to the bench and Burton Francis falling out of the match 22.
Peter Grant is back from Japan and will play off the bench with Gary van Aswegen retaining the No 10 jersey. Nizaam Carr is included on the bench for the injured Schalk Burger, with Siya Kolisi rewarded with a start in the No 6 jersey.
Teams:
Stormers:
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Gary van Aswegen, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Peter Grant, 22 Gerhard van den Heever
Sharks:
TBA
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Juan de Jongh returns to action in the No 13 jersey, with Bryan Habana returning to wing, Gerhard van den Heever dropping down to the bench and Burton Francis falling out of the match 22.
Peter Grant is back from Japan and will play off the bench with Gary van Aswegen retaining the No 10 jersey. Nizaam Carr is included on the bench for the injured Schalk Burger, with Siya Kolisi rewarded with a start in the No 6 jersey.
Teams:
Stormers:
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Gary van Aswegen, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Peter Grant, 22 Gerhard van den Heever
Sharks:
TBA
Referee: Mark Lawrence