The Sunwolves will host the Stormers in Singapore on Saturday night. Join The Roar for live scores from the match, starting from 9:55pm AEDT.
The Stormers are enjoying another strong season so far in 2017, with three wins so far from as many matches.
They defeated the Bulls first up 37-24, then the Jaguares 32-25, and most recently the Kings 41-10.
The Sunwolves on the other hand have played four matches so far this season, and lost them all.
They were blasted off the park by the Hurricanes 17-83, but since then have been at least somewhat competitive.
Their last three results have been 23-37 against the Kings, 31-38 against the Cheetahs, and 21-34 against the Bulls.
Stormers coach Robbie Fleck said he wouldn’t underestimate the Sunwolves despite their poor form to start the season.
“It has been a good week of preparation for us and we are really excited to see the players in the match-day squad take this opportunit,” he said.
“We know it will be tough against the Sunwolves here in Singapore, but it is a challenge that excites us.”
Sunwolves
15 Jamie-Jerry Taulagi, 14 Shota Emi, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Derek Carpenter, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Jumpei Ogura, 9 Keisuke Uchida, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Shokei Kin, 6 Ed Quirk (c), 5 Sam Wykes, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Heiichiro Ito, 2 Yusuke Niwai, 1 Koki Yamamoto.Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Shumei Matsuhashi, 21 Kaito Shigeno, 22 Hayden Cripps, 23 Ryohei Yamanaka.
Stormers
15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Dan Kriel, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Siya Kolisi (c), 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 JD Shickerling, 4 Chris van Zyl, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.Replacements: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Oli Kebble, 19 Jan de Klerk, 20 Cobus Wiese, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Dan du Plessis.
Prediction
Although the Sunwolves have the home ground advantage, the Stormers should get another win here.
Stormers by 15.
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