The Sharks, Cheetahs and Lions have named their teams to do battle in the opening round of the Challenge Cup this weekend.
The Stormers secured a hard-fought 31-7 victory over Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship, marking their return to winning form.
World Cup-winning Springboks Damian Willemse, Manie Libbok and Deon Fourie have all been named in the Stormers' starting line-up for the United Rugby Championship encounter with Zebre Parma in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
The Lions were in a ruthless mood against Zebre in Johannesburg on Saturday, putting nine tries past the Italians in a 61-19 bonus-point thrashing.
Zebre Parma secured a first win since April 2022 after a nail-biting 12-10 BKT United Rugby Championship victory over Hollywoodbets Sharks.
The Bulls had too much firepower for Zebre Parma in Saturday's URC clash at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Italy, running out 54-29 bonus-point winners.