Abrasive lock Eben Etzebeth will make his Super rugby debut for the Stormers against the Hurricanes in their opening game at Newlands on Saturday night.

Etzebeth, 20, was a surprise inclusion in the Stormers' run-on XV named yesterday after an ankle injury ruled out Reinhardt Elstadt.

The Stormers' side is a mixture of experience and youth.

Nick Koster was named ahead of Duane Vermeulen at No8, where he was considered a strong contender for the Springboks last season until an injury ruled him out of the World Cup. Vermeulen will pack down at blindside flank.

With outside centre Juan de Jongh still nursing a cheekbone injury, Coetzee predictably decided to use Bryan Habana in that role.

The Hurricanes have taken a huge knock after they lost the services of eight All Blacks players at the end of last season, but Coetzee said that the new faces were all gifted rugby players.

TEAM: Joe Pietersen, Gerhard van den Heever, Bryan Habana, Jean de Villiers, Gio Aplon, Gary van Aswegen, Dewaldt Duvenage, Nick Koster, Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Burger (captain), Andries Bekker, Eben Etzebeth, Brok Harris, Tiaan Liebenberg, Steven Kitshoff. Replacements: Scarra Ntubeni, Frans Malherbe, De Kock Steenkamp, Siya Kolisi, Louis Schreuder, Burton Francis, Marcel Brache.