Stormers Name Team for Edinburgh Match with Sandi at 50 Caps

In Cape Town, the Stormers are preparing for their United Rugby Championship match against Edinburgh on Saturday at DHL Stadium, with tighthead prop Sazi Sandi set to earn his 50th cap for the team and utility back Damian Willemse starting on the right wing in a tactical shift aimed at countering the visitors' kicking game.

The 27-year-old Sandi anchors a revamped front row alongside hooker André-Hugo Venter and loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu, all Springboks. Flankers Paul de Villiers and Ben-Jason Dixon join the starting lineup, bolstering the loose forward trio with eighthman Evan Roos. In the backs, scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer and fullback Warrick Gelant return to the fold, while Willemse replaces the injured Seabelo Senatla on the wing. The midfield features captain Ruhan Nel at outside center and Dan du Plessis inside, with Leolin Zas on the left wing and flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu pulling the strings. Replacements include hooker JJ Kotzé, props Oli Kebble and Neethling Fouché, lock Connor Evans, hooker Deon Fourie, flanker Hacjivah Dayimani, scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage and utility back Jurie Matthee.

Director of Rugby John Dobson described the selections as a response...