United Rugby Championship: Stormers too good for Sharks

Stormers vs Sharks: The coastal battle moves to Cape Town after a controversy-filled stalemate in Durban.

After the events of last week we expect this contest to be a physical one and wouldn’t be surprised to see a few cards produced.

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Team News

With both teams showing flashes of good form this year, the match could prove to be another nail-biting affair.

Brok Harris will earn his 100th cap for the Stormers in one of two changes to the starting line-up. The other change sees Warrick Gelant start at fullback, with Damian Willemse being one of two backs on the replacements bench.

Harris made his Stormers debut in 2007 and went on to play 93 games, and he also earned a century of caps for DHL Western Province before leaving to join the Dragons in 2015.

“We brought Brok in as a scrum consultant this season, hoping to benefit from his knowledge of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and conditions,” said Stormers coach John Dobson.

“His performances on the pitch have been remarkable and there is nobody who deserves this milestone more than him.

“After starting the year with two away games, we are keen to get out there in front of our faithful supporters at DHL Stadium and deliver a worthy performance at home.”

Sharks coach Sean Everitt made minimal changes to his team, which shows a rejigged midfield necessitated through injury to Ben Tapuai.

Meanwhile, Everitt swapped his halfbacks’ jerseys, with Jaden Hendrikse starting at scrumhalf and Argentine international Joaquín Díaz Bonilla at flyhalf. Tapuai’s injury also sees captain Lukhanyo Am shift into inside centre, will Jeremy Ward will start at outside centre.

Match information

Stormers vs Sharks

Date: Saturday, 5 February

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town

SA Time: 17:05

Referee: AJ Jacobs

TV: SuperSport

Stream: DStv Now