Western Force v Stormers: Teams

Western Force will be buoyed by the return of Australian internationals David Pocock and Richard Brown for the visit of the Stormers.

Pocock has recovered from a serious finger injury to come straight back into the starting XV, while Brown returns on the bench having been sidelined with a dislocated shoulder.

Pek Cowan is also named in the pack, while coach John Mitchell has shuffled his backline.

Ryan Cross starts at inside centre, with Mitch Inman donning the No.13 shirt and James O'Connor moving to the full-back.

On the bench scrum-half Justin Turner and hooker Nathan Charles are poised for their Super 14 debuts.

The Stormers have opted against risking Juan de Jongh in Perth, so Tim Whitehead retains the No.12 shirt.

Peter Grant, though, is fit to return at fly-half and he will partner Ricky Januarie at half-back, with Dewaldt Duvenage and Willem de Waal dropping to the bench.

With Joe Pietersen ruled out, Gio Aplon moves to the wing and Sireli Naqelevuki comes in on the wing.

In the pack, De Kock Steenkamp and JC Kritzinger both start.

Western Force: 15 James O'Connor, 14 Scott Staniforth, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Ryan Cross, 11 Mark Bartholomeusz, 10 David Hill, 9 Chris O'Young, 8 Matt Hodgson, 7 David Pocock, 6 Ben McCalman, 5 Nathan Sharpe (c), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Ben Whittaker, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Nathan Charles, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Richard Stanford, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Justin Turner, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Haig Sare.

Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Sireli Naqelevuki, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JC Kritzinger.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Eusibio Guinazu, 18 Anton Van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Willem De Waal, 22 Frikkie Welsh.