Clayton Blommetjies Ruben Van-Heerden John Dobson Deon Fourie Marcel Theunissen Paul De-Wet Joseph Dweba South Africa county Porter Durban United Rugby Championship stormers Rugby Clayton Blommetjies Ruben Van-Heerden John Dobson Deon Fourie Marcel Theunissen Paul De-Wet Joseph Dweba South Africa county Porter Durban

Libbok returns at No 10, Fourie leads Stormers for Sharks clash

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Manie Libbok will start at flyhalf for the Stormers as John Dobson named his team to take on the Sharks in the only United Rugby Championship clash this weekend.READ | Sharks tweak side for Stormers URC derby, top Boks restedThe Stormers travel to Durban for the fixture, with veteran Deon Fourie captaining the side.After being forced to pull out of the team to face Ulster last week, Clayton Blommetjies returns at fullback, while there's a first start for Seabelo Senatla, who last played for the Stormers in September last year.

In the forwards, hooker Joseph Dweba and prop Neethling Fouche return after they were rested last week, while there's also a return from injury for Gary Porter, who will lock down with Ruben van Heerden.The loose trio comprises Marcel Theunissen at No 8 and Junior Pokomela and Fourie on the flanks.

There is a potential Stormers debut for loose forward Keke Morabe, who is joined on the replacements bench by two backs in Paul de Wet and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.Deon Fourie leads our team in the @Vodacom #URC coastal derby against the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday, with Keke Morabe in line to make his debut off the bench.??

Team announcement https://t.co/tgIhsHsln2#SHAvSTO #iamastormer #dhldelivers pic.twitter.com/gnfb7KcQVCDobson was happy to be able to call on the returning players and acknowledged that a local derby was always a difficult match."The players we rested last week have all played a prominent role in our preparations this week, which is very encouraging," said Dobson"Any South African derby away from home is a tough assignment, so we will have to be as sharp as ever," he added.The match kicks off at 14:00 on Saturday.TeamsSharks15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Ben

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