Wellington, March 4 NZPA - The Highlanders will field an unchanged starting team to face the Stormers in their Super 14 rugby match at Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZT).

With no injuries to contend with, coach Glenn Moore has rewarded the men who forged a hard-fought but deserved 31-24 defeat of the Cheetahs last weekend, their first success of the season.

The only change comes on the bench, where Bronson Murray is named ahead of Chris King as reserve prop.

Despite Mat Berquist's return to fitness, Moore is persisting with Michael Hobbs at first five-eighth, the surprise packet of their early-season efforts crossing at Bloemfontein last weekend to record a fourth try in three matches.

Kenny Lynn and Jason Shoemark are retained as the midfield, meaning no room again for Taranaki second five-eighth Jayden Hawyard.

Team: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Kenny Lynn, Jason Shoemark, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Michael Hobbs, Jimmy Cowan (captain), Adam Thomson, Alando Soakai, John Hardie, Tom Donnelly, Josh Bekhuis, Clint Newland, Jason Rutledge, Jamie Mackintosh. Reserves: Jason Macdonald,

Bronson Murray, Hayden Triggs, Tim Boys, Sean Romans, Mat Berquist, James Paterson.