The DHL Stormers Bolts are back on home turf at DHL Stadium for their clash with Leopards U20 after the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on Saturday.
With two rounds left to play ahead of the play-offs, the DHL Stormers Bolts will be looking to get back to winning ways when action gets underway at 18h15 on Saturday. Catch the live stream on the Stormers TV YouTube channel.
Currently in third place on the standings, the DHL Stormers Bolts are chasing maximum points from the last two matches in the regular season.
Flank Gert Kemp takes over the captaincy this week and will be joined in the loose trio by No.8 Quintin Potgieter, who has featured prominently from the replacements bench in recent weeks.
There are some rotations up front with props Lukho Mtwana and Zak Hickman starting and Matthew van der Merwe set to make his first appearance of the campaign.
In the backline wings Jack Benade and Jordan Steenkamp both return from injury, with Randall-John Davids moving back to outside centre.
Head Coach Johnathan van der Walt said that his team is determined to make the most of the occasion at DHL Stadium.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for us to play at DHL Stadium after a huge derby game and with the play-offs getting closer we need a big performance.
“We have some quality players coming in this week and we need a full house of five points to put ourselves in a position to challenge for a home Semi-Final,” he said.
DHL Stormers Bolts: 15 Dylan Miller, 14 Jack Benade, 13 Randall-John Davids, 12 Kobus Blanckenberg, 11 Jordan Steenkamp, 10 Dawid Badenhorst, 9 Jayden Brits, 8 Quintin Potgieter, 7 Gert Kemp (captain), 6 Wihan Kotze, 5 Dominic Sesink-Clee, 4 Zander van Zyl, 3 Lukho Mtwana, 2 Almero Keizer, 1 Zak Hickman.
Replacements: 16 Altus Rabe, 17 Unaye Mndau, 18 Matthew van der Merwe, 19 Alexander Smith, 20 Tom Barnard, 21 Tyrone Gombe, 22 Olunje Mehlomakulu, 23 Sam Badenhorst.
