Stormers v Waratahs: Teams

The Stormers will be unchanged for the Super 14 semi-final clash with the Waratahs following their 28-10 victory over the Bulls.

Coach Allister Coetzee has kept with the same 22 despite backs Gio Aplon and Juan de Jongh skipping training on Tuesday.

It means another start at scrum-half for Dewaldt Duvenhage with Ricky Januarie remaining on the bench, while there remains no place in the squad for Fijian speedster Sireli Naqelevuki.

"At this stage of the competition you're looking for continuity in selection," Coetzee said. "We've kept the majority of our group together and really grown as a unit.

"There have been losses but we have learned from them as a group."

The Cape Town franchise enjoyed a 27-6 victory over their Australian opponents at Newlands earlier in the season but Coetzee is warning his players not to get carried away by that result.

Quality

"They are a quality side. Like us, they pride themselves on their line-out and scrum," he added. "Their defence is solid.

"Their own supporters earlier criticised them for not playing enough attacking rugby, but if you look at the tries they have scored recently you will see how dangerous they could be on attack."

Waratahs coach Chris Hickey has also named an unchanged 22 following their 32-16 triumph over Hurricanes.

Hickey has only one injury concern with hooker Damien Fitzpatrick taking a blow on the knee last Friday.

Adam Freier joined the squad from Sydney as cover, however Fitzpatrick is expected to take his place in the team.

Concern

"All the players who pulled up a bit sore from the Hurricanes match have all come through pretty well early in the week so we'll take the same 22 in to compete against the Stormers on Saturday," said Hickey.

"There was a bit of concern with Damien Fitzpatrick, but after the game he was assessed and there is no major injury there.

"It was a matter of how quickly he would improve over the course of the week and he's improving every day. He ran well at training on Tuesday so he looks like he'll be fine for Saturday.

The Waratahs will continue to prepare in Durban before transferring to Cape Town on Friday ahead of the semi-final the following night.

Stormers: 15 Joe Pietersen; 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan De Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana; 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg and 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Eusebio Guinazu, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem De Waal, 22 Tim Whitehead.

Waratahs: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Phil Waugh (c), 6 Patrick McCutcheon, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Dan Palmer.
Replacements: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Chris Thomson, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Josh Holmes, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Rory Sidey.