Having successfully come through a Top 14 stint playing at No8 with Lyon, hopes were high that Mathieu Bastareaud would continue this role for the Barbarians against Fiji next Saturday.
In his first Super Rugby appearance, 29-year-old former sevens star Rosko Specman set the Bulls on the road to beating the Stormers 40-3.
The Stormers will be without one of their key Bok forwards for a lengthy period - reports Rugby 365.
The Stormers will be without one of their key Bok forwards for a lengthy period - reports Rugby 365.
It is not a good sign when the Stormers' pre-season headlines are all about tumultuous and turbulent events off the field.
It is not a good sign when the Stormers' pre-season headlines are all about tumultuous and turbulent events off the field.
The Emirates Lions will welcome back stalwart, Springbok winger Ruan Combrinck, for their important Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the DHL Stormers on Saturday afternoon in Johannesburg.
There are four changes to the Stormers starting line-up to face the Bulls in the big north-south Super Rugby derby at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
SUPER RUGBY PREVIEW 2018: In the second instalment of our 15-part build-up to the season starting with the South African conference we look at the Stormers.
Ross Cronje picked up an ankle injury in South Africa's win over Argentina and has been replaced in the squad by Jano Vermaak.