Stormers
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Josh Stander, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Jaco Coetzee, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (50th DHL Stormers cap), 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Cobus Wiese, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.

Replacements: 16 Chad Solomon (DHL Stormers debut), 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Kobus van Dyk, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Justin Phillips, 22 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 23 Dan Kriel.

Pieter-Steph du Toit will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Highlanders at DHL Newlands on Saturday.

Same referee as in the Stormers v Crusaders game last week:

Referee: Nic Berry
AR1: AJ Jacobs
AR2: Divan Uys
TMO: Willie Vos

Daniel Lienert-Brown
Liam Coltman
Tyrel Lomax
Pari Pari Parkinson
Tom Franklin
Luke Whitelock (c)
James Lentjes
Elliot Dixon
Aaron Smith
Josh Ioane
Jordan Hyland
Patelesio Tomkinson
Rob Thompson
Waisake Naholo
Matt Faddes

RESERVES

Ash Dixon
Ayden Johnstone
Siate Tokolahi
Josh Dickson
Shannon Frizell
Kayne Hammington
Marty Banks
Thomas Umaga-Jensen

Unavailable due to injury: Ben Smith (hamstring), Tevita Li (hamstring), Jackson Hemopo (knee) Teihorangi Walden (concussion)

Season ending injuries: Tevita Nabura (knee), Richard Buckman (achilles), Bryn Gatland (foot)

What the hell? How come this team hasn't been posted?!

Possibly a must win game for the Highlanders.

If you did an "adjusted" top eight to account for games played, the NZ conference would only have two representatives due to the Crusaders and Canes hogging the points. And winning their last two games might not be enough for the Highlanders depending on how the chips fall.

Naholo and Marty Banks back - luckily they've got Waisake, because Tevita Li is out!

@Chris-B Hunt didn't last long

@Bones said in Stormers v Highlanders:

Hunt didn't last long

Is he off contract this year? I wonder if he is leaving the Highlanders?

@Duluth said in Stormers v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Stormers v Highlanders:

Hunt didn't last long

Is he off contract this year? I wonder if he is leaving the Highlanders?

I thought he was on contract until 21, but could be making it up. Even if he is, he should look for a release. He's a much, much better player than his use at the landers would suggest.

@Bones said in Stormers v Highlanders:

@Duluth said in Stormers v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Stormers v Highlanders:

Hunt didn't last long

Is he off contract this year? I wonder if he is leaving the Highlanders?

I thought he was on contract until 21, but could be making it up. Even if he is, he should look for a release. He's a much, much better player than his use at the landers would suggest.

WTF is going on the Landers with their loosies?

Frizzell looks the business this year and is benched for Lucky Luke who is far below his usual baseline performance, and Hunt is in the wilderness. Maybe he's signed with the Crusaders?

@Nepia

Anypoint watching games in SA anymore?

I predict the Stormers to win the penalty count

Great line-out steal from Parkinson.

Arrrgghh, so close!

Try Senatla? On-field decision is try, but checking whether Senatla was offside.

Geez, this TMO is also a cheat. Shows only one angle (a bad one) and says Senatla was onside. Ref asks for another angle and that one shows that Senatly was clearly offsied. Bloody hell; glad that Berry learned from last week's farce.

Hope Tom Franklin is okay. Head clash.

Another Stormers' try going to the TMO to check the grounding.
That's okay. Try awarded.

Stomers lead 5 - 3 with the kick to come.

I find it a bit strange that Franklin wasn't taken off for a HIA.

Matt Faddes, what the heck?

TMO checking Faddes' tackle. Tip tackle, Stormers' player landing on his head. Not much force in it.

Yellow.

Stormers' fans booing; obviously wanted red.

It will be interesting to see whether it will be a citing. May depend on whether the citing commissioner is South African?