Stormers v Highlanders: Teams
South Africa full-back Gio Aplon returns to the Stormers line-up for the visit of the Highlanders on Friday.
By Tony Curtis - Twitter: @SkySportsTC
Last Updated: 11/03/11 7:01am
South Africa full-back Gio Aplon returns to the Stormers line-up for the visit of the Highlanders on Friday.
Aplon will replace Conrad Jantjes in the No.15 in one of two changes to the starting XV following the 21-15 victory over the Cheetahs.
Dewaldt Duvenhage will replace Ricky Januarie at scrum-half, with Jaque Fourie also included on the bench.
A knee strain means Kade Poki will be missing from the Highlanders line-up.
Poki, who scored twice against the Bulls, is facing up to a fortnight out so has been replaced by James Paterson.
The Highlanders have also made two changes on the bench, with Mahroni Schwalger and David Te Moana covering the front row.
Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Jean De Villiers (capt), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermuelen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 CJ van Der Linde.
Replacements: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe / JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary Van Aswegen, 22 Jaque Fourie.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 James Paterson, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Tony Brown, 22 Telusa Veainu.
