Stormers dent Sale's chances of qualification

Investec Champions Cup: Stormers v Sale Sharks

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town Date: Saturday, 11 January Kick-off: 13:00 GMT

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The 3 Du Preez brothers volition commencement successful the aforesaid squad for the archetypal clip this play erstwhile Sale Sharks question to Stormers successful the Investec Champions Cup.

Back enactment Jean-Luc du Preez volition commencement astatine fig six alongside duplicate Dan astatine fig eight, portion older member Rob volition co-captain the broadside from fly-half.

Lock Hyron Andrews, prop WillGriff John, winger Arron Reed and centre Sam Bedlow are besides recalled to the starting XV.

Tom Curry retains his spot astatine flanker and takes implicit the co-captaincy from duplicate member Ben, who drops to the bench.

Sale moved up to 4th successful Pool 4 aft an awesome triumph implicit Racing 92, portion South African broadside Stormers are bottommost of the table, 4 points down fifth-placed Racing.

Lock JD Schickerling volition scope 50 Stormers appearances, portion Jonathan Roche volition marque his archetypal commencement for them.

South Africa fly-half Manie Libbok volition pb the onslaught and helping Ben Loader makes his instrumentality from wounded successful spot of Seabelo Senatla, who has been ruled retired with a hamstring injury.

Stormers manager of rugby John Dobson said: "We cognize that this crippled is simply a must-win for america to person a accidental of making the knockout signifier of the Champions Cup, truthful we volition beryllium giving it everything we have.

"It is fantastic to invited backmost the likes of Ben Loader, Sti Sithole and Evan Roos and hopefully they volition each marque a large content successful what should beryllium a pugnacious crippled against a carnal Sale Sharks side."

Stormers: Gelant; Hartzenberg, Simelane, Roche, Loader; Libbok, Ungerer; Sithole, Kotze, Malherbe, Moerat (capt), Schickerling, Fourie, Ewers, Theunissen.

Replacements: Venter, Vermaak, Fouche, Van Heerden, Roos, De Villiers, De Wet, Du Plessis.

Sale Sharks: Carpenter; Roebuck, James, Bedlow, Reed; R du Preez (co-capt), Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, John, Van Rhyn, Andrews, JL du Preez, 7. T Curry (co-capt), 8. D du Preez.

Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, Harper, Beaumont, Bamber, Thomas, Ma'asi-White, B Curry.

Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)