Damian ready for the Sonny Bill test

Stormers centre Damian de Allende has the perfect opportunity to stake a claim for Jean de Villiers' Springbok No.

12 jersey.


With De Villiers still no more than a remote outside chance of recovering in time for the World Cup, following his off-season knee surgery, and Frans Steyn no closer to patching things up with the South African Rugby Union, there is an opening at inside centre.


De Allende, who has been one of the form No.

12s this season, comes up against arguably the most dynamic inside centre in the world when the Stormers host the Chiefs at Newlands in a Super Rugby crunch …

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