Stormers unchanged for Chiefs clash

Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck has announced an unchanged squad for their Super Rugby clash against the Chiefs at Newlands on Saturday.

The team that did the duty in the 29-17 victory against the Bulls last week has been retained to face the New Zealand franchise in Cape Town.

Captain Siya Kolisi will lead a settled outfit which features 12 players with more than 50 Super Rugby caps in Saturday’s matchday squad.

“It is great to be able to pick the same side, but the challenge is for us to raise our standards even further to meet the next challenge,” said Fleck.

“We are looking forward to playing at DHL Newlands again having put the hard work in during the week.”

Stormers: 15 SP Marais, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Kobus van Dyk, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Chris van Zyl, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Ramone Samuels, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 23 Seabelo Senatla

Date: Saturday, May 12
Venue: Newlands
Kick-off: 15:05 local (13:05 GMT)
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Television match official: Willie Vos (South Africa)