Overview
- Siya Kolisi will start at openside and earn his 119th Stormers cap in Friday's United Rugby Championship match at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh.
- The Stormers' matchday 23 includes deliberate positional moves with Louw Nel shifted to blindside, Riley Norton moved into the second row, and Ntuthuko Mchunu promoted to start in the front row.
- Stefan Ungerer and Yaqeen Ahmed come in at halfback while Wandile Mlaba appears on the replacements bench and Andre Warner is named among the substitutes.
- Kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 local time on Friday and match officials have been confirmed with Eoghan Cross as referee and Paul Haycock as TMO.
- The selection is meant to blend veteran leadership and young talent after a 29-15 win over Connacht, with director of rugby John Dobson saying the changes aim to give the team a sharper, more ruthless edge before they return to four consecutive home games.