Stormers fullback Damian Willemse has been suspended following a high tackle on Cardiff wing Gabe Hamer-Webb.
The Stormers and Bulls will kick off the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship season at home against Leinster and Ospreys, while the Sharks and Lions start their campaigns in Glasgow and Cardiff in the final weekend of September.
After earning his 50th Stormers cap this past weekend, the sky is the limit for flyer Suleiman Hartzenberg.
Glasgow coach Franco Smith will welcome back several key players - including former Sharks star Henco Venter - as his side gears up for a quarter-final showdown with the Stormers at Scotstoun Stadium.
The Stormers will go into the United Rugby Championship (URC) playoffs with momentum after securing a 34-24 bonus-point win against Cardiff at the DHL Stadium on Friday.
Stormers defence coach Norman Laker says the team is taking it one game at a time and not focusing on playoff permutations, whether that means staying in South Africa or travelling abroad.