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‘Thor’, as Duane Vermeulen has become known, will run out in the No 8 jersey, meaning Jasper Wiese moves to the bench.
The 34-year-old forward, a pivotal figure when the Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, hurt his ankle last weekend playing for his franchise, the Bulls.
The side has displayed a marked improvement in the last year under coach Rassie Erasmus, a far cry from the horrors of 2016 and 2017, when they racked up records for all the wrong reasons.
Duane Vermeulen is the 62nd Springbok captain, taking over the armband from Eben Etzebeth.
Coach Rassie Erasmus retained only three players from the side that beat the Wallabies 35-17 in their Rugby Championship opener.
Regular skipper, Handré Pollard will miss this clash due to a calf strain picked up in training earlier this week, and will return to South Africa.
Duane Vermeulen limped off during the first half of last weekend’s humiliating 56-20 home defeat to the Waikato Chiefs.
The Stormers travel to Loftus for their Super Rugby opener against their traditional Northern rivals, the Bulls.
Duane Vermeulen returns to South Africa after a long spell with French club Toulon and a shorter one with Kuboto Spears in Japan.
Duane Vermeulen will start on the blindside flank for the Springboks in their first game of their European tour against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
South Africa’s number eight Duane Vermeulen expects a bruising forward tussle in the Springboks’ opening November international against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
The burly loose-forward has been linked with the Pretoria franchise for several months since his departure from French Top 14 giants Toulon.
The hard-running forward had an impressive three-Test series for South Africa against England recently, helping the Boks win the series 2-1 on home soil.
Experienced Springbok loose forward, Duane Vermeulen, says he is happy to play a mentor role to the younger members of the Springbok squad.
Toulon-based Vermeulen was called up on Sunday to bolster the Springbok squad after they were humbled 38-3 Ireland in Dublin in the first of their four tests in Europe.
Experienced Springbok and Toulon loose forward Duane Vermeulen will join the squad at the base in Paris ahead of the game against France on Saturday 18 November.
The eighth man says it’s been one of the hardest spells of his career.
Duane Vermeulen's wife never thought she'd marry a rugby player. Now Ezel is happily married to the Springboks' eighth man.