As a new United Rugby Championship (URC) season approaches, we take a closer look at the physical makeup of the 16 sides competing for silverware.
Neethling Fouche's love of scrummaging has earned him a call-up to the Springbok alignment camp but Glasgow await
We are now midway through the URC campaign, with all 16 teams having played the first nine of their 18 regular season matches.
The Sharks advanced to the Currie Cup final after they edged Western Province 19-9 at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Bulls gave Jake White the perfect start as a coach and Director of Rugby in Pretoria, with a convincing win over the Sharks as SA returned to rugby.
There are four changes to the Stormers starting line-up to take on the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday while the Lions had made just a single change to their starting side.
Both the Stormers and the Bulls have kept changes to a minimum ahead of their massive South African derby in Cape Town this weekend.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Super Rugby match between the Stormers and the Hurricanes at DHL Newlands.
Wales and British and Irish Lions international Jamie Roberts will make his Stormers debut against the Hurricanes at Newlands on Saturday.
South Africa's ongoing player drain remains hot topic but Super Rugby will be home until 2021 for Springboks skipper Siya Kilisis and World Rugby player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit.
