Centre Shaun Treeby will make his first start for the Stormers in the Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium on Friday.
Having made his Stormers debut off the replacements bench against his former team the Highlanders in Dunedin last week, Treeby will wear the 12 jersey in Wellington, having traded places with Dan Kriel.
The only other change to the backline that started against the Highlanders sees Dewaldt Duvenage at scrum-half, with Jano Vermaak providing cover this week.
There are a number of changes to the forward pack which has been hit hard by injury in recent weeks.
In the loose trio captain Siya Kolisi is back at blindside flank with Kobus van Dyk getting his first opportunity to start on the openside.
Chris van Zyl returns from a week out with concussion to take his place in the second row alongside Jan de Klerk, whilst in the front row there are two new props in the starting line-up as Wilco Louw and Ali Vermaak get an opportunity.
Props Caylib Oosthuizen and Oli Kebble are new additions on the replacements bench, along with lock JD Schickerling who will get his first opportunity for the Stormers this season should he take the field.
Stormers: 15 SP Marais, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Siya Kolisi (c), 6 Kobus van Dyk, 5 Chris van Zyl, 4 Jan de Klerk, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Oli Kebble, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Dan Kriel, 23 Bjorn Basson
Date: Friday, May 5
Venue: Westpac Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 local (07:35 GMT)
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill, Ben O'Keeffe
TMO: Glenn Newman
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