Damian Willemse will shift back to fullback as the DHL Stormers made four changes to the side that beat Ulster for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Ospreys on Saturday.
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Warrick Gelant has been rested as a precaution after sustaining a minor thumb injury, meaning that Willemse moves into the last line of defence for the game and a replacement at inside centre is needed.
Rikus Pretorius will move into the spot in the only other backline change with two more changes in the forward pack.
The Stormers are closing in on five consecutive home wins as they take on the top Welsh side and coach John Dobson has included Junior Pokomela at flank with Hacjivah Dayimani on the other side of the scrum.
This is because Ernst van Rhyn has been ruled out with an elbow injury, which he picked up in training this week.
The addition of pace will be a massive help for the Stormers as they try and up the tempo against the Welsh side, a ploy that worked on the Highveld for the Lions last weekend.
There are also three new faces among the replacements, with Ali Vermaak, Ben-Jason Dixon and Sergeal Petersen all in line to make an impression in the second half.
DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said that his team is aiming to build some more winning momentum against what will be a competitive Ospreys team.
“We have been pleased with our results recently, but we know there is still much we can improve in our game and hopefully we can show take another step forward on Saturday.
“It is another great opportunity for us to play in front of our Faithful supporters and we are expecting a real test from the Ospreys, who have a number of Test players in their ranks,” he said.
DHL Stormers: Damian Willemse, Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel, Rikus Pretorius, Leolin Zas, Manie Libbok, Paul de Wet, Evan Roos, Hacjivah Dayimani, Junior Pokomela, Marvin Orie, Adre Smith, Frans Malherbe, Chad Solomon, Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Replacements: JJ Kotze, Ali Vermaak, Neethling Fouche, Connor Evans, Deon Fourie, Ben-Jason Dixon, Herschel Jantjies, Sergeal Petersen.