The Sharks side to take the field on Saturday is a Springbok-laden team that hosts Exeter Chiefs in a first round Champions Cup clash at Kings Park.
Hooker Joseph Dweba and loose forward Willie Engelbrecht will both play their 50th match for the Stormers in the Champions Cup clash with RC Toulon in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Springbok hooker Johan Grobbelaar has been named captain for the Bulls' Champions Cup clash against Saracens in London on Saturday.
As the United Rugby Championship takes a brief halt, there is no respite for the Sharks as attention turns to the first round of the Champions Cup this weekend.
The Stormers will take on French side RC Toulon in Round One of the Champions Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.
Sharks head coach JP Pietersen revealed that the Sharks are looking at the bigger picture ahead of an intense international season across two competitions.