Stormers change three for Hurricanes

Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck has made three alterations to his starting line-up to take on the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday.

Springbok back-row Siya Kolisi captains a side which has two changes amongst the forwards and one in the back-line for the encounter at Westpac Stadium.

Up front, hooker Bongi Mbonambi and lock Chris van Zyl are back in the run-on side, with Scarra Ntubeni and JD Schickerling among the replacements.

The only change to the back-line sees Ruhan Nel start at outside centre, with Dan du Plessis set to make an impact in the second half from the replacements bench.

Fleck said his team will be going all-out to make a positive start to their tour.

“Our first week in New Zealand has been a good one and we are hoping to build on the momentum we have created,” he explained.

“We know this will be a big challenge on the road, but it is one we are excited about as a group.”

Stormers: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 SP Marais, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Chris van Zyl, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Jaco Coetzee, 21 Justin Phillips, 22 Dan du Plessis, 23 Damian Willemse

Date: Saturday, March 23
Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 19:35 local (06:35 GMT)
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)