Dixon will start at blindside flank for the clash with the Italian side, which kicks off at 20:35 on Saturday at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.

Prop Sazi Sandi, scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage and fullback Warrick Gelant are all set to make their first appearances of the season from a replacements bench that also features loose forward Louw Nel, who will make his Stormers debut when he takes the field.

Director of Rugby John Dobson said that after a full week of training in Italy, his team is determined to make every minute count in Parma.

"This has been a good week for us and we are all excited to see what this team can do against an in-form Zebre Parma side," he told the Stormers website.

"The players coming in all bring something unique that will hopefully see us lift our standards across the board on Saturday.

"We will have to be as sharp as ever and make the most of every opportunity that comes our way. It is a challenge we are all looking forward to."

Stormers - 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis (c), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole.

Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Adre Smith, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Warrick Gelant, 23 Angelo Davids.

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Teams	M	W	L	PTS	NET RR
United States of America	24	18	6	36	0.939
Scotland	24	13	7	30	0.925
Netherlands	24	13	9	28	0.165
Oman	20	11	7	24	0.057
Canada	24	9	12	21	-0.209
Namibia	24	9	14	19	-0.502
Nepal	20	5	13	12	-0.289
United Arab Emirates	20	5	15	10	-1.240

Finished ICC Men Cricket World Cup League 2