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Loose forward Junior Pokomela will make his Stormers debut in their United Rugby Championship encounter with the Dragons in Newport on Friday.
The Stormers end their tour against the Welsh team at Rodney Parade, in a clash that kicks off at 20:35 (SA time) on Friday.
The inclusion of Pokomela on the flank is the only change to the forward pack that started the 20-20 draw with Edinburgh last week.
There are five changes to the backline though, as the Stormers aim to end their European tour on a high.
The fit-again halfback pairing of Stefan Ungerer and Manie Libbok take their places in the starting line-up, along with centres Dan du Plessis and Ruhan Nel and wing Leolin Zas, who all started the week before against Munster.
Your DHL Stormers team that will be aiming to end their tour on a high when they face @dragonsrugby at Rodney Parade in Newport on Friday night.
— DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) October 14, 2021
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? 20h35 SAST (19h35 BST)
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Stormers coach John Dobson said that his team will be leaving it all out there at Rodney Parade.
"We have been competitive in every game on this tour and we want to end it with our best performance yet.
"We know it will take 80 minutes of accurate execution against a tough Dragons side, but the team is excited to give it a full crack.
"We have some talented players coming in this week and we are looking forward to seeing what they can do out there," he said.
Dragons
15 Jordan Williams, 14 Jonah Holmes, 13 Jack Dixon, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Jordan Olowofela, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Ross Moriarty (captain), 5 Ben Carter, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Mesake Doge, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Greg Bateman
Substitutes: 16 Taylor Davies, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Joe Maksymiw, 21 Ollie Griffiths, 22 Rhodri Williams, 23 Josh Lewis
Stormers
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Leolin Zas, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Brok Harris
Substitutes: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Justin Basson, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Tim Swiel, 23 Juan de Jongh
