Veteran midfielder Ruhan Nel is among a trio of returning players who will spur the DHL Stormers backs on in the Champions Cup clash against London Irish on Sunday.
There are four changes to the Stormers team for the Champions Cup encounter with London Irish in Brentford on Sunday.
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There are two changes to the forward pack and two in the backline, along with a few positional switches, for the return clash with the English Premiership outfit, which kicks off at 3pm SA time on Sunday at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Nel, together with scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer and utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, has recovered from injury in time to be included in the matchday 23 for the match
Lock Connor Evans makes his first start for the Stormers, while in the loose trio Junior Pokomela is at blindside flank.
In the backline Angelo Davids comes in for the injured Leolin Zas and a fit-again Nel joins Dan du Plessis in midfield, with Damian Willemse at fullback.
Hooker Andre-Hugo Venter, prop Ali Vermaak, scrumhalf Ungerer and utility back Feinberg-Mngomezulu will all get an opportunity from a replacements bench which also includes utility forward Simon Miller, who will make his Stormers debut when he comes on.
Stormers head coach John Dobson said that his team will need to be at their best to get what would be a valuable away win.
“There are not many team winning away from home in this competition, so we know that it will take our best on Sunday.
“There has been some hard work put in on the training ground this week, so hopefully we will see that pay off come Sunday,” he said.
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DHL Stormers – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Subs: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Simon Miller, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Willie Engelbrecht, 22 Stefan Ungerer, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
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