Overview
- The Stormers visit Bayonne at Stade Jean-Dauger on Friday to launch their Champions Cup campaign.
- Herschel Jantjies, a World Cup-winning former Stormers scrumhalf, joined Bayonne this year after seven seasons in Cape Town.
- Laker pointed to Jantjies’ late impact against Lyon, noting a crucial turnover and game-clinching kick to touch off the bench.
- The Stormers have opened the URC with six straight wins and lead the table, though last season’s European run ended with a pool defeat to Racing 92.
- Selection plans include Bok returnees Ben-Jason Dixon, Zachary Porthen and Ntuthuko Mchunu entering the mix, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse and Cobus Reinach resting this week.