Overview

• The Cape side host Ospreys at Cape Town Stadium on Friday night in the URC.
• Director of rugby John Dobson says the group is “desperate” to back up the 35-0 Leinster win after noting Ospreys’ strong showing in Pretoria.
• Stormers have managed one win in four URC meetings with Ospreys, with two defeats and a draw in recent seasons.
• Three starting changes see scrumhalf Dewaldt Devenage mark his 100th appearance and Marcel Theunissen and Connor Evans join the loose trio, with a bench picked for late “bomb squad” impact.
• The match opens a five-game stretch before an away tour to Wales and Italy, with Cobus Reinach, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Damian Willemse due to link up next week after Springbok duty.