Stormers to test combos in friendly

The Stormers have named a 30-man squad for Saturday's pre-season friendly against the Lions at Newlands.

The match, which kicks off at 15:00, will be the final warm-up match for the Cape franchise before their Super Rugby opener against the Bulls at Newlands on 25 February.

It will also be the first chance for the Newlands faithful to see their team in action following pre-season victories against the Cheetahs in Zimbabwe and the South Western District Eagles in George.

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Stormers coach Robbie Fleck said the match will be a valuable indicator to show where his squad is at with two weeks to go before the start of their campaign.

'We have worked hard over the past couple of months, so we want to put that into practice against the Lions who were one of the form teams in the competition last year.

'It will be important for us to look at certain combinations and make sure that everyone has some good game time under their belts before the season gets under way.'

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Stormers squad – Juarno Augustus, Nizaam Carr, Jaco Coetzee, Juan de Jongh, Dan du Plessis, Jean-Luc du Plessis, Rob du Preez, Dewaldt Duvenage, Rynhardt Elstadt, JC Janse van Rensburg, Cheslin Kolbe, Siya Kolisi, Dan Kriel, Dillyn Leyds, Wilco Louw, Frans Malherbe, SP Marais, Bongi Mbonambi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Caylib Oosthuizen, Ramone Samuels, JD Shickerling, Chris van Zyl, Jano Vermaak, EW Viljoen, Cobus Wiese, Damian Willemse, Eduard Zandberg, Leolin Zas.

Lions team to play Stormers

Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images

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