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The Stormers have selected a 26-man matchday squad for Saturday's friendly against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens, with veteran prop Brock Harris named captain.
Coach John Dobson continues to battle for a place in the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-finals, with the Springboks currently hosting a tune-up camp in Cape Town. Many are unable to participate in the expedition. To England.
Still, the 2021/22 URC champions will field a competitive team with big star power.
For example, Warrick Guerin will start at fullback, while Dan du Plessis will start at number 12.
Stormers fans will also be excited that new signing Wandisile Simelane has been designated as outside centre.
Within the pack, Keke Morable sits in eighth place in a loose trio that includes Junior Pocomela and Willy Engelbrecht.
The match, which kicks off at 16:30 (SA time), will see the Stormers face Northampton, who currently sit top of the English Premiership, for the first time.
“We have seen Northampton in great form this season in both the Gallagher Premiership and Investec Champions Cup, so it will be a great test for all 26 players taking part on Saturday,” Dobson said. .
“Franklin's Gardens is a famous rugby venue and we want to play our part in what will be a very entertaining friendly between two teams with natural attacking instincts.”
Stormers team:
15 Warwick Geraint, 14 Chris Hollis, 13 Wandisil Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Ben Roeder, 10 Julie Massey, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Keke Molave, 7 Junior Pocomela, 6 Willie. Engelbrecht, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Gary Porter, 3 Saji Sandy, 2 JJ Coetzee, 1 Brock Harris (Captain)
Substitutes: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Skala Ntubeni, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Marcel Theunissen, 23 Godren Mashimura, 24 Hajiba Deimani, 25 Damian Marx, 26 Suleiman Hartzenberg