The Stormers will be without 14 key players for the next two weeks when they take on Glasgow Warriors and London Irish in the United Rugby Championship and Heineken Champions Cup respectively.
Among those unavailable are Springbok players Herschel Jantjies, Salmaan Moerat, Frans Malherbe and Evan Roos.
The good news for the Stormers is that last November’s SA ‘A’ tourists Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Stefan Ungerer will be part of the group after recovering from injury, while Imad Khan and Simon Miller are on their first tour and in line to make their Stormers debuts. sing.
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The 28-man Stormers squad will depart for Europe later on Monday ahead of Sunday’s clash with the Warriors.
The following Sunday they will take on Ireland Ireland in the second leg of the Champions Cup, before returning to Cape Town to prepare to face ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Cape Town Stadium in the same competition on Saturday, January 21.
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Coach John Dobson says the two-week tour will be a real test of the squad’s depth.
“We have two tough games in very different conditions to what we experienced at home last month, so this will be a real test for us,” Dobson said.
“There are some experienced players missing through injury, but we are excited to see what our players can offer and look forward to the opportunity for the squad as a whole to grow and learn on tour together.”
Stormers touring squad
Advanced: Hacjivah Dayimani, Ben-Jason Dixon, Joseph Dweba, Willie Engelbrecht, Connor Evans, Neethling Fouche, Deon Fourie, Brok Harris, Steven Kitshoff, JJ Kotze, Simon Miller, Marvin Orie, Junior Pokomela, Sazi Sandi, Marcel Theunissen, Andre-Hugo Venter, Ali Entertainment.
Back: Clayton Blommetjies, Angelo Davids, Paul de Wet, Dan du Plessis, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Imad Khan, Manie Libbok, Stefan Ungerer, Damian Willemse, Leolin Zas.
Not available: Jean Luc du Plessis, Herschel Jantjies, Alapati Leuia, Frans Malherbe, Godlen Masimla, Salmaan Moerat, Ruhan Nel, Scarra Ntubeni, Gary Porter, Evan Roos, Seabelo Senatla, Adre Smith, Ernst van Rhyn, Nama Xaba.