Connacht's Pete Wilkins stepped down with immediate effect earlier this week. Collie Tucker, formerly Forwards/Scrum Coach, is Acting Head Coach and has, as his first test the mini-South Africa tour. The province are placed 13th in the table and look to need four wins from their last four fixtures if they want to make the play-offs. Those games comprise this one, away to Lions, home to Edinburgh and home to Zebre. Cian Prendergast captains the side from blindside flanker and in a back row which sees Conor Oliver and Paul Boyle come into the starting team. There's a new look second row of Oisín Dowling and Darragh Murray. Jack Carty returns to out-half in place of the injured Josh Ioane. Connacht have travelled to South Africa without Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen. The Stormers are 10th in the table and, as they were not involved in the European knockouts, return from a two-week break. One point behind the three teams directly above them in the table, they will fancy their chances of making the play-offs given they have a four-match run home run to come. They make two front-row hooker Andre-Hugo Venter replacing fellow Springbok Joseph Dweba and Sazi Sandi at tighthead prop in place of the suspended Neethling Fouche. Frans Malherbe unavailable due to an undisclosed injury. Captain Salmaan Moerat returns from a foot injury. Captain Salmaan Moerat returns from a foot injury alongside Van Heerden, while Paul de Villiers makes his first start at openside flanker. Fullback Warrick Gelant and winger Seabelo Senatla slot back after stints on the sidelines, and Damian Willemse shifts to the midfield where he will partner Dan du Plessis. At No 9, Stefan Ungerer replaces veteran scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage, who misses out with Dweba. Where and when is it? DHL Stadium, Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon What time is kick-off? 3pm What TV channel is it? RTE, PremierSports Quotes corner Stormers boss John Dobson: "It has been more than two months since we played at home and we are really excited to see what this team can do on Saturday,” the Stormers director of rugby said. “We have got some key players back in the mix and the build-up has been good. We understand just how important this run of games is in the context of our season and will be going all-out to make our supporters proud.” READ MORE: Rieko Ioane's outburst after 2023 World Cup quarter-final typified unease about modern All Blacks - There is Only One F in Foley Connacht coach Collie Tucker: "We've had a good first week in South Africa and are really excited by tomorrow's opportunity. We're only three points off the playoff spots and we've a clear idea of what we need to do to win and how we go about doing it. The Stormers are a very strong side, especially at home, so it's a massive task ahead of us but we're confident in our abilities." Betting odds Stormer to 1/20 Connacht to win 1.59 DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Dan du Plessis, Damian Willemse, Seabelo Senatla, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Stefan Ungerer, Ali Vermaak, André-Hugo Venter, Sazi Sandi, Salmaan Moerat (CAPT), Ruben van Heerden, Paul de Villiers, Marcel Theunissen, Evan Roos Replacements: JJ Kotze, Vernon Matongo, Brok Harris, JD Schickerling, Louw Nel, Deon Fourie, Paul de Wet, Ben Loader Connacht: Piers O'Conor; Chay Mullins, David Hawkshaw, Cathal Forde, Shane Jennings; Jack Carty, Ben Murphy; Peter Dooley, Dylan Tierney-Martin, Finlay Bealham, Oisin Dowling, Darragh Murray, Cian Prendergast (capt), Conor Oliver, Paul Boyle Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Jordan Duggan, Jack Aungier, Josh Murphy, Joe Joyce, Matthew Devine, Santiago Cordero, Sean Jansen Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.