Damian Willemse and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu are among eight Springboks in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday.
Willemse will line up at fullback, with Feinberg-Mngomezulu at flyhalf as both players make their return from injury in a clash with the Welsh outfit which kicks off at 17h00 (SAST) on Saturday at Parc y Scarlets.
The only other change to the backline that did duty in the win against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld sees Herschel Jantjies start at scrumhalf, with Dewaldt Duvenage, Jurie Matthee and Warrick Gelant providing cover on the replacement bench.
In the forward pack, Marcel Theunissen starts at blindside flank in place of the injured Ben-Jason Dixon, while Frans Malherbe, Joseph Dweba and Ali Vermaak form an experienced front row.
Director of Rugby John Dobson said that while the team only arrived in Wales on Wednesday, they made the most of the two-week period building up to this match.
“It is obviously fantastic to have players of Sacha and Damian’s quality back in the group and we have made good use of the break to prepare for this game.
“Scarlets have been impressive this season and we know that it will have to be an 80-minute performance to get the result that we need from this one,” he said.
DHL Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak. Replacements: 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Jurie Matthee, 23 Warrick Gelant.