A thunderstorm brought an end to the Super Rugby Unlocked match between the Bulls and the Stormers with the home side leading 39-6.
Top of the table heading into the weekend, the Bulls can stamp their authority on Super Rugby Unlocked with a win over the Stormers.
The Stormers prop missed out last week due to COVID-19 protocols but returns to take the captaincy reins from Siya Kolisi, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Bok skipper Siya Kolisi is one of the many walking wounded in the Stormers camp ahead of the match against the in-form Bulls.
The latest Super Rugby Unlocked log standings.
The Stormers trek up north in their second Super Rugby Unlocked fixtures, where they will square off against the Pumas at Mbombela Stadium on Friday.
Two members of the Stormers front row have been forced into quarantine after prospective COVID-19 exposure.
The Lions need to bounce back from an agonising defeat to the Sharks last week when they visit Newlands to face the Stormers.
The Stormers will be eager to hit the ground running and puts some Super Rugby Unlocked log points on the board against the Lions.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has included Springbok halfback Ross Cronje as a replacement for Smit in the only new addition to the travelling squad of 25.
Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi will lead the Stormers out at Newlands on Saturday when they face the Lions in Super Rugby Unlocked.
Pro14 Champions Leinster are eager to test themselves against South Africa’s best from the 2021/22 season of the competition.
The Cheetahs are set to be pulled from Pro14 Rugby with the four Super Rugby franchises set to enter an expanded tournament.
The Stormers restarted their season with a stuttering 34-21 win over the Lions at the Super Fan Saturday double-header at Loftus on 26 September.
The Lions and Stormers restart their domestic campaign on Super Fan Saturday in the second match of a double-header at Loftus.
The Lions have been reinforced by recruits from across the Jukskei with former Bulls skipper Burger Odendaal set to start his first match for the Lions along with another man who swapped Loftus for Ellis Park in Divan Rossouw.
After months of inactivity, SA Rugby has finally confirmed the start date for the local season, which will run until January 2021.
WP Rugby are driven to secure investment in order to ensure they can retain talent and succeed as a business and on the field.
SA Rugby has announced another step towards the return of competitive action, with professsional teams set to resume full-contact training.
Jamie Roberts has looked back at his short spell with the Stormers, which ended in March.
Not all Stormers players are keen on a possible move to Europe, with South Africa’s Super Rugby future still up in the air.
The New York-based MVM Holdings have approached Western Province Rugby over the possible acquisition of a controlling stake in their teams.
English giants Saracens are set to host the DHL Stormers in a high-profile clash at the newly built Tottenham Stadium in 2021.
The Bulls have announced their latest signing Nizaam Carr, who joins from the Wasps.
Bok teammates Damian Willemse and Warick Gelant are set to reunite in Stormers colours when the season resumes.