Warrick Gelant will make his fiftieth look for the Stormers within the crunch United Rugby Championship (URC) derby in opposition to the Sharks on the Cape City Stadium on Saturday.
Kick-off is at 17:00.
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The Stormers host their coastal rivals in Spherical 9 of the competitors, with the Sharks chasing the season sweep after successful this derby in Durban on the finish of November.
Gelant begins his milestone match at fullback in a again three that options Suleiman Hartzenberg on the precise wing whereas speedster Seabelo Senatla is available in for the injured Leolin Zas.
Playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has recovered from a hip pointer suffered in final week’s bonus-point win over the Lions to retain his spot at inside centre.
Veteran flanker Deon Fourie will captain the staff for the second week in a row as a part of an unchanged ahead pack.
Hooker Andre-Hugo Venter and lock Ruben van Heerden are set to make an impression off the bench, with director of rugby John Dobson choosing a 6-2 break up among the many replacements.
Siya Kolisi handed match
In the meantime, Siya Kolisi was one in every of three Sharks forwards handed match for Saturday’s match.
No 8 Kolisi (calf harm), hooker Dylan Richardson and lock Emile van Heerden (each sickness) had been late withdrawals earlier than final week’s 20-17 house win in opposition to the Bulls.
In adjustments to the Sharks backline, Ethan Hooker shifts from outdoors centre to the left wing to accommodate the absence of Makazole Mapimpi, with Jurenzo Julius beginning at 13.
“For us, this week was about getting a couple of our bodies again for this match,” mentioned Sharks coach John Plumtree.
“We had eight forwards out from the pack in opposition to the Bulls however the good factor about getting back from England and getting a win in opposition to them is that the boys will go into this sport with a little bit of confidence.
“Taking place to Cape City and beating the Stormers isn’t a straightforward job – it’s been some time since we gained down there – however we’re trying ahead to it. Each groups play a fairly expansive sport and it must be entertaining to observe.
“Up entrance, we all know the boys should play nicely at set-piece time, and we’re trying ahead to that battle.”
The Sharks are fifth within the 16-team standings with 23 factors after seven matches.
The Stormers are down in thirteenth place with 16 factors after the same variety of video games performed.
TEAMS
Stormers
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak
Substitutes: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Paul de Moist, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis
Sharks
15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Dylan Richardson, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Bryce Calvert, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Nick Hatton, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter
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