Overview
- The Stormers restore Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at flyhalf and Damian Willemse at inside centre for his 100th start, with Suleiman Hartzenberg promoted and Ali Vermaak, JD Schickerling and Ruan Ackermann starting up front.
- Ruan Nortje returns to captain the Bulls as Canan Moodie shifts to outside centre, Marco van Staden joins the back row, Paul de Wet starts at scrum-half, and Handré Pollard and Willie le Roux anchor a settled spine with the Bok-laden front row unchanged.
- Iain Henderson comes back from a back injury to captain Ulster against Munster, with Angus Bell, Tom O’Toole and Nathan Doak in the XV as Ulster defend an unbeaten home record and league-leading attack.
- Munster rotate heavily after the Leinster loss, making 10 changes with JJ Hanrahan and Paddy Patterson at half-back, Calvin Nash returning on the wing, and Diarmuid Barron captaining from hooker.
- The Lions rule out locks Darrien Landsberg and Reinhard Nothnagel through injury for the Sharks derby and include Junior Springbok Haashim Pead on the bench, while the Sharks list Ox Nché and Aphelele Fassi back in the starting lineup.