DHL Stormers to take on the Highlanders announced

Coach Allister Coetzee today named his team to take on the Highlanders on Saturday at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, in the teams’ first tour match.

There is one change to the starting line-up that beat the Vodacom Bulls 20-17 at DHL Newlands last week, with Frans Malherbe moving into the starting XV and Brok Harris moving to the bench.

The Highlanders are currently second on the combined Super Rugby log, just 2 points adrift of the DHL Stormers.

DHL Stormers team is:

15. Joe Pietersen

14. Gio Aplon

13. Juan de Jongh

12. Jean De Villiers (C)

11. Bryan Habana

10. Peter Grant

9. Dewaldt Duvenage

8. Duane Vermeulen

7. Rynhardt Elstadt

6. Siya Kolisi

5. Andries Bekker (VC)

4. Eben Etzebeth

3. Frans Malherbe

2. Tiaan Liebenberg

1. Steven Kitshoff

Reserves:

16. Deon Fourie

17. Brok Harris

18. De Kock Steenkamp

19. Nic Koster

20. Louis Schreuder

21. Burton Francis

22. Gerhard van den Heever

Referee: – Chris Pollock

Kick-Off: 09h35 (SA TIME)