Hacjivah Dayimani of the Stormers scores a try during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 game between Stormers and Connacht at Danie Craven in Stellenbosch on 24 September 2022 Photo: Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
URC Latest: Stormers ring the changes for Ellis Park trip
There are eight changes to the Stormers starting line-up for their URC encounter with the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Hacjivah Dayimani of the Stormers scores a try during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 game between Stormers and Connacht at Danie Craven in Stellenbosch on 24 September 2022 Photo: Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
There are eight changes to the Stormers starting line-up for their United Rugby Championship encounter with the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Three of the changes are in the backline.
Meanwhile, five switches have taken place in the forward pack.
The South African derby kicks off at 16:00 on Saturday at Ellis Park.
Backline changes for the Stormers
In the backline, Angelo Davids, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Paul de Wet all make starts for the Stormers.
Dan du Plessis makes a positional shift moving to outside centre.
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A refreshed pack
In the forward pack Evan Roos is at the back of the scrum, with Junior Pokomela and Hacjivah Dayimani on the flanks.
Marvin Orie is also joined in the second row by captain Ernst van Rhyn while up-front props Neethling Fouche and Brok Harris come into the starting line-up.
Props Ali Vermaak and Sazi Sandi and scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies are among the replacements expected to make an impact in the second half.
Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said that considering there are five Springbok players unavailable, he is pleased with the strength of the squad travelling to Johannesburg.
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“We have managed to build some good depth already this season and we are really looking forward to seeing what these guys can do up there.
“We were obviously disappointed with the result last week and while training time has been limited this week, we can’t wait to see how some of these combinations go,” he said.
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Stormers team
DHL Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies. 14 Angelo Davids. 13 Dan du Plessis. 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. 11 Leolin Zas. 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie. 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche. 2 Joseph Dweba. 1 Brok Harris.
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze. 17 Ali Vermaak. 18 Sazi Sandi. 19 Ben-Jason Dixon. 20 Willie Engelbrecht. 21 Nama Xaba. 22 Herschel Jantjies. 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg.
