BIG BOOST FOR STORMERS

THE Stormers have had four weeks to lick their wounds after back-to-back defeats to the Sharks, and in that time, they have been boosted by a vrag returning players ahead of Saturday's visit to the Lions at Ellis Park.

- BY MIKE GREENAWAY

BACK INNIE MIX: Ruhan Nel has returned to training

Perhaps chief among them is the influential leader Ruhan Nel, who marshalled the Stormers from midfield during their golden run in the first half of the United Rugby Championship.