The DHL Stormers will resume their Investec Champions Cup challenge when they face English side Sale Sharks at DHL Stadium on Saturday, January 13 at 19:30 (SA Time).
With one win against defending champions Stade Rochelais and one loss against Leicester Tigers away from home, the DHL Stormers currently sit in fourth place in Pool Four.
They still have a home game against Sale and an away match against Stade Francais in Paris to go, with the top four in each pool going through to the playoffs.
The Investec Champions Cup is an elite competition that sees the top eight sides from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, English Premiership and French Top 14 battle it out for top honours.
Sale Sharks is currently in third place in the English Premiership, having recently beaten defending champions Saracens. They sit in third place in the Investec Champions Cup Pool Four, just ahead of the DHL Stormers on points difference having won one and lost one as well.
Sale Sharks boasts several South African players in their squad, with former DHL Stormers such as Ernst van Rhyn, Cobus Wiese and Rob du Preez all set to make the trip to Cape Town next week.
Having seen off the challenge of Stade Rochelais with a dramatic last-gasp touchline conversion from Manie Libbok, the DHL Stormers will be looking to extend their unbeaten home run in the competition.
They won all three of their Investec Champions Cup matches at DHL Stadium last season, including a Round of 16 match against English side Harlequins and will aim to make it five wins out of five at the home ground when Sale arrives.
The match will be the DHL Stormers’ last home game until March 23 when Edinburgh visit in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
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