Sale again drop the ball close to the Stormers line and off go the Stormers...

Jonathan Roche busts the line and offloads to Deon Fourie who finds Ben Loader. The Englishman does really well to get away as the Stormers get in behind.

However, Tom Curry intercepts to save the day for Sale.

ANOTHER penalty against the hosts. The referee this time has a word with captain Salmaan Moerat. They are on their final warning.

A shocking miss from Robert du Preez though as the ball goes dead.

Criminal!

It has been a bright start for Sale but they are making too many errors after getting into dangerous areas.

They must be more clinical as the heat will catch up with them coming down the final straight.

The scrum is certainly working as they win another penalty from it.

Superb defence from Jonathan Roche to force a turnover. Lucky for Sale they instantly get it back.

A neck roll then ends an attack which had plenty of potential.

Sale win another penalty after the maul is collapsed. The penalties are starting to add up against the hosts.

The tackle is adjudged to be fair from Tom Roebuck. Scrum to Sale and they can get out of trouble after winning a scrum penalty.

A very, very tight call.

BOOM!

Out of nowhere the Stormers are gone.

An outrageous behind-the-back flick from Stefan Ungerer sets the hosts on the counter attack.

The ball finds Ben Loader who drops it onto his left boot. Wandisile Simelane looks to be onto it but is he taken out?

It was a certain try.

The ball is dropped at the back of the maul and once again the chance goes for Sale.

It is 22 degrees in Cape Town. The players seem to be feeling it already...

Prop Bevan Rodd is pinged for going in at the side of ruck and the Stormers are off the hook.

But Sale soon win a penalty and Robert du Preez punts it back into the corner.

Sale win a penalty which Robert du Preez nails deep into the Stormers' 22.

Mega clearance from Joe Carpenter which goes well past halfway. However, the Stormers go quick from the line-out.

Expect the conditions to bring fast rugby.

Stunning day in Cape Town as Manie Libbok gets the game under way.

Following the demise of London Irish, Ben Loader took up an offer from South African side Stormers after turning down offers from Premiership clubs.

The Englishman signed a two-year deal and had a successful first year in Cape Town, featuring 18 times.

The game against Sale is his first this campaign as he looks to remind those back home what he can produce.

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South Africa fly-half Manie Libbok will lead the attack and former London Irish wing Ben Loader makes his return from injury in place of Seabelo Senatla, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Stormers: Gelant; Hartzenberg, Simelane, Roche, Loader; Libbok, Ungerer; Sithole, Kotze, Malherbe, Moerat (capt), Schickerling, Fourie, Ewers, Theunissen.

Replacements: Venter, Vermaak, Fouche, Van Heerden, Roos, De Villiers, De Wet, Du Plessis.

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In 2018, the Du Preez brothers became the first set of three siblings to be named in a South Africa squad together.

Sale Sharks' Robert, Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez all played under the successful reign of Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus.

Born in Durban, their professional rugby rise has been in Manchester.

Their father Robert also played for the Springboks from 1992-93 as a scrum-half, making seven appearances.

"It was special for all three of us to be involved in the Springbok set-up but we sometimes take that for granted and hopefully there will be another time when all three of us are involved," Dan, who has been capped six times, told BBC Sport.

"It is a great honour to have been able to play for the Springboks in the best team in the world. To have done it once was a dream come true," Rob added.

"For us as a family to have all played for them is massive."

Did Alex Sanderson give all three a game because the Du Preez massive will be out in force?

The three Du Preez brothers will start in the same team for the first time this season.

Back row Jean-Luc du Preez will start at number six alongside twin Dan at number eight, while older brother Rob will co-captain the side from fly-half.

Lock Hyron Andrews, prop WillGriff John, winger Arron Reed and centre Sam Bedlow are also recalled to the starting XV.

Sale Sharks: Carpenter; Roebuck, James, Bedlow, Reed; R du Preez (co-capt), Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, John, Van Rhyn, Andrews, JL du Preez, T Curry (co-capt), D du Preez.

Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, Harper, Beaumont, Bamber, Thomas, Ma'asi-White, B Curry.

Some serious rugby is coming in the Investec Champions Cup today, so get ready!

First we are in Cape Town as Sale Sharks face United Rugby Championship side Stormers.

Stormers are without a win in the competition, with Sale looking to kick on after their impressive win over Racing 92 last time out in Europe.