Cape Town - Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says they have enough depth in their loose forward department to account for the absence of Duane Vermeulen.
Vermeulen will sit out the Stormers' first match of their four match tour of Australasia after playing five matches in a row, which is in accordance to SARU's request that Springbok players' condition be managed throughout the season in the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup in England later this year.
However, Coetzee said that the plan was not only to manage the Springboks in his squad, but the squad as a whole, to avoid the injury problems which plagued the Stormers during their last Super Rugby campaign.