NEWS: THE STORMERS WILL BE WITHOUT EBEN ETZEBETH AND PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT WHEN THEY FACE THE SOUTHERN KINGS AT NEWLANDS ON SATURDAY.
Stormers head coach Robbie Fleck confirmed that the Bok duo will be rested this week as part of an agreement between SA's Super Rugby franchises and the South African Rugby Union.
Other than Etzebeth and Du Toit, the Stormers will be fielding their strongest possible team against the Kings.
"For us it is about selecting the strongest side possible for this game to take momentum into the play-offs," Fleck told reporters at the team's High Performance centre in Bellville on Tuesday.
Props JC Janse van Rensburg (knee injury) and Oliver Kebble (knee injury) are back training with the team this week and could feature in Saturday's game.
Both Flyhalf Robert du Preez and scrumhalf Jano Vermaark could feature in the game as well.
Comment: as the wee stormers had the easiest schedule in the S18 competition one could wonder why they need to rest any of their players.
