| Home team | Pumas |
| Away team | Stormers XXIII |
| Venue | Mbombela Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 4 pm (UK) 5 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Pumas vs Stormers XXIII preview as the sides meet in round five of the Currie Cup, playing at Mbombela Stadium.
Both teams have won two of their four matches so far in the competition. The Pumas have picked up four bonus points and are sitting on 12 points, while the Stormers are one point behind their opponents on 11 points.
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Pumas vs Stormers XXIII confirmed lineups
| Pumas | Stormers XXIII | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Janeke | 1 | Kuzwayo | |||
| Van Zyl | 2 | Paulo | |||
| Swiegers | 3 | Lubbe | |||
| Scheepers | 4 | Barnard | |||
| De Klerk | 5 | Porter | |||
| Ndimande | 6 | Morabe | |||
| Van Der Merwe | 7 | Nel | |||
| Englebrecht | 8 | Mlaba | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Bursey | 9 | Ungerer | |||
| Fleurs | 10 | De Plessis | |||
| Britz | 11 | Ndhlovu | |||
| Van Niekerk | 12 | Smit | |||
| Xamlashe | 13 | Muller | |||
| Isaacs | 14 | Leotela | |||
| Swanepoel | 15 | Miller | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Campher | 16 | Rabe | |||
| Sali | 17 | Van Wyk | |||
| Banda | 18 | Kruger | |||
| Goedhals | 19 | Botha | |||
| Marais | 20 | Nyali | |||
| Fredericks | 21 | Ngobeni | |||
| Nel | 22 | Smith | |||
| Adonis | 23 | Mars | |||
Recent Form:
Pumas (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 8th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 31-33 |
| Won | 2nd August 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 15-20 |
| Loss | 25th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Lions | 52-29 |
| Loss | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 24-26 |
| Won | 23rd May 2026 | SA Cup | Griquas | 35-38 (AET) |
The Pumas have come back from losing their first two matches of the season, winning two in a row after they picked up a narrow 33-31 win over the Blue Bulls. Pumas had gone out to a 19-0 lead after 20 minutes, but conceded 21 points without scoring. The teams then traded converted tries, and with four minutes to go the Pumas scored a converted try to take a 33-26 lead. With two minutes to go, the Blue Bulls scored, but missed the kick to bring it level, and the Pumas were able to hold on.
Stormers XXIII (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 9th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 26-31 |
| Won | 1st August 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 36-28 |
| Loss | 26th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 41-3 |
| Won | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-19 |
| Won | 6th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Boland Kavaliers | 40-22 |
The Stormers XXIII lost their last game away to the Cheetahs by less than one score, having conceded a late try to Faf de Klerk. The Stormers had led throughout the game, but with just over 10 minutes to go conceded a penalty try to fall behind for the first time. They brought it back level with less than five minutes to go, but then conceded in the final play.
Pumas vs Stormers XXIII head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 30th August 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 13-39 |
| 1st September 2024 | Currie Cup | Stormers | 39-30 |
| 19th May 2023 | Currie Cup | Stormers | 22-14 |
| 21st April 2023 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 25-24 |
| 13th May 2022 | Currie Cup | Stormers | 17-23 |
The Stormers have won two of their last three games against the Pumas, although the Pumas won away to the Stormers last season. The four meetings before that had been decided by nine points or less.
