The Stormers come into the final pool round of the Champions Cup well-positioned in third spot in Pool 3, and targeting home advantage in the Round of 16.
John Dobson’s team will enter the match as favourites, although they will be wary about underestimating the visitors, who have have delivered a few quality performances away from home, and come off a comprehensive 57-14 victory against Bayonne, which will bolster their confidence going into the match.
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu takes over the Stormers captaincy for this game, with regular captain Salmaan Moerat unavailable due to a family engagement.
Director of Rugby John Dobson said that his team will be going all-out to secure a win that would guarantee their place in the Round of 16.
“The goal for us is simple – we must beat a good Leicester Tigers team to continue our journey in this competition. While we have been disrupted in some key positions, we have every faith that the players selected will rise to the occasion.
“We are back at home and determined to deliver a top performance in front of our fans. There is all to play for, not least of all the jersey that we wear and the people that we represent each week,” he said.
Kick off is at 17:15 (SA time).
Champions Cup | Live scoring: Stormers v Leicester Tigers
Stormers v Leicester Tigers
Date: Saturday, 17 January
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
SA Time: 17:15
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (France)
TV: SuperSport
TEAM LIST
Stormers: 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (captain), 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotzé, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Luke Burger, 23 JC Mars.
