London Irish name side to take on Stormers

London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney has named his side to take on the Stormers on Sunday, 15 January in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

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Kick-off is at 15:00 (SA time).

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Will Goodrick-Clarke, Mike Willemse and Lovejoy Chawatama continue in the front row, with Api Ratuniyarawa and Rob Simmons in the second row.

Juan Martin Gonzalez and Tom Pearson are the flankers, and Matt Rogerson captains the side in the No 8 shirt.

Ben White and Rory Jennings are the halfback duo, and Benhard van Rensburg links up with Luca Morisi in the centres.

Ollie Hassell-Collins, Lucio Cinti and Ben Loader combine to form the back three.

Stormers are fifth in Pool B

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“We are excited to welcome the Stormers to Brentford on Sunday, the first South African side that we have ever hosted,” said Kidney.

“Our trip to Cape Town showed the level of opposition that the Heineken Champions Cup pits you against, and that is the standard that we have to hold ourselves against.

“Before the New Year we had a lot of away trips to contend with, but Sunday is our third home fixture in a row this year. We enjoy playing in front of our supporters and want to put in a performance that they will be proud of.”

The Stormers are currently fifth in Pool B after two matches, while London Irish are 11th.

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TEAMS

London Irish

15 Ben Loader, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Rory Jennings, 9 Ben White, 8 Matt Rogerson (captain), 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Api Ratuniyarawa, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Mike Willemse, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Josh Basham, 21 Chandler Cunningham-South, 22 Joe Powell, 23 Michael Dykes

Stormers

15. Damian Willemse, 14. Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13. Ruhan Nel, 12. Daniel 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)

Replacements: 16. Andre Venter, 17. Ali Vermaak, 18. Brok Harris, 19. Simon Miller, 20. BJ Dixon, 21. Willie Engelbrecht, 22. Stefan Ungerer, 23. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu