URC: Three superstar Stormers braced for return to duty

Joining them in the touring squad will be former Junior Springbok sensation Suleiman Hartzenberg. The backline trio have been sidelined for months with various injuries, but have recently been participating in Stormers training.

"They've been in and out of the squad in terms of their workloads the past few weeks," Stormers attack coach Dawie Snyman told an online press conference on Monday.

"They had a full week with us when they weren't involved with the [Springbok] alignment camp.

"Obviously, they're classy players. Every time they're on the field you can see it.

"They bring a difference and not just on the [training] field but off it as well in terms of meetings etc. We're really excited to have them in the squad again and we hope they will go well."

The Cape Town franchise first travel to Wales to face Scarlets, then jet off to Ulster for the following week. Head coach John Dobson will announce the touring squad on Tuesday.

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