Rhule and Senatla start for #Stormers as #SuperRugby season starts

Four players could make their Stormers debut against the Jaguares at
Newlands on Saturday (3.05pm kickoff).

Coach Robbie Fleck included Cheetahs recruit Raymond Rhule in the
starting line-up for their Super Rugby opener, while prop Carlü Sadie,
flyhalf George Whitehead (who's on loan from Griquas) and JJ
Engelbrecht could earn their first Stormers caps if they come off the
bench.

Rhule will form an exciting back-three with fellow Springbok Dillyn
Leyds and Sevens superstar Seabelo Senatla, and Damian de Allende will
partner EW Viljoen in midfield.

Damian Willemse will start at No 10, with Dewladt Duvenage as his
halfback partner.

Stormers skipper Siya Kolisi will form the loose trio with Nizaam
Carr, who recently returned from a superb stint with Wasps, and Cobus
Wiese.

In the second row, JD Schickerling and Chris van Zyl will operate the
lineouts in the absence of Eben Etzebeth and Pieter-Steph du Toit –
who failed his fitness test and could not be selected for the opener
as a result.

The Stormers will boast an all-Springbok front row in the form of
tighthead Wilco Louw, hooker Bongi Mbonambi and loosehead Steven
Kitshoff.

Team for Newlands:

15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Damian de
Allende, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8
Nizaam Carr, 7 Cobus Wiese, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 JD
Schickerling, 4 Chris van Zyl, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1
Steven Kitshoff.

Bench: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Carlü Sadie, 19
Jan de Klerk, 20 Kobus van Dyk, 21 Justin Phillips, 22 George
Whitehead, 23 JJ Engelbrecht.



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