Yaqeen Ahmed is set to start at flyhalf for the Stormers against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Friday night.
According to IOL Sport, the 20-year-old will make his Stormers debut in the opening match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.
Ahmed is expected to partner 22-year-old scrumhalf Imad Khan in a youthful halfback pairing against the world’s second-ranked team.
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The selection comes with several experienced Stormers playmakers unavailable. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is expected to return for the Springboks against Argentina on Saturday, while Jurie Matthee remains sidelined through injury.
Before helping the Junior Boks defend their Junior World Championship title, Ahmed attended a Springbok alignment camp and started for South Africa A against Zimbabwe.
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Yaqeen Ahmed is set to start at flyhalf for the Stormers against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Friday night.
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