White rolls out Springbok artillery for Quins
The man who masterminded the Springboks' 2007 World Cup win named three Du Plessis in his starting line-up (lock Jacques, prop Jannie and hooker Bismarck) along with four fellow South Africans, lock Paul Willemse, No.8 Pierre Spies, flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis and centre Frans Steyn, his understudy Robert Ebersohn named on the bench.
Only three French players make the starting XV: fullback Benjamin Fall, wing Marvin O'Connor and flank and captain Fulgence Ouedraogo, with four more among the replacements.
Two Georgians, a Fijian, three Australians and a sole New Zealander make the matchday 23 in an indication of the globalisation of the French Top 14 thanks to rich owners such as Montpellier's Mohed Altrad.
"The team's very motivated for tomorrow, very motivated to win a trophy," Ouedraogo said of his club's first ever European final appearance against Quins, who have won the Challenge Cup three times (2001, 2004, 2011).
"We'll leave no stone uncovered in our bid to win this match. We're all determined to win a title. Jakes's been there and done it before."
White said his team selection had been simple for Friday's Final at Lyon's Grand Stade.
"The important thing is the scrum and line-out because I think there'll be a lot of restarts," said the South African, known for his tactics based around a clever kicking game, aggressive rucking and an abrasive defence.
"Every team gets to a position where they get to their first final as a group and one message I share with the players is that every championship team started where we are.
"When you look at the success story of Leicester City in the last couple of weeks, it's incredible to think they too, a couple of months or a couple of years ago, were nobody.
"It's a massive game for us, I can't underplay this."
White added: "There's a lot of excitement and players are impatient to begin. It's about how we handle this pressure.
"You can't lose focus and have to concentrate on what you know you can do well."
For Harlequins, centre George Lowe and winger Tim Visser have recovered from knocks and return to the backline that sees captain Danny Care link up with All Black Nick Evans at halfback inside Wales centre Jamie Roberts.
In a changed front five, England prop Joe Marler - back from a two-week suspension - Joe Gray, Wales' Adam Jones, Wallaby James Horwill and Sam Twomey start, with Luke Wallace returning to the openside flank.
The match will be coach Connor O'Shea's last before he joins Italy - No.8 Nick Easter saying: "There are many reasons to perform and win on the weekend and he is certainly one of them.
"If we can bring a fourth trophy in six years that's an incredible time Conor has had here and we have had with him."
Teams:
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 George Lowe, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care (captain), 8 Nick Easter, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Chris Robshaw, 5 Sam Twomey, 4 James Horwill, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Dave Ward, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Mat Luamanu, 20 Jack Clifford, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Ross Chisholm.
Montpellier: 15 Benjamin Fall, 14 Timoci Nagusa, 13 Anthony Tuitavake, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Marvin O'Connor, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic White, 8 Akapusi Qera, 7 Pierre Spies, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo (captain), 5 Paul Willemse, 4 Jacques Du Plessis, 3 Jannie Du Plessis, 2 Bismarck Du Plessis, 1 Mikehil Nariashvili.
Replacements: 16 Mickael Ivaldi, 17 Yvan Watremez, 18 Davit Kubriashvili, 19 Sitaleki Timani, 20 Kelian Galletier, 21 Benoit Paillaugue, 22 Robert Ebersohn, 23 Jesse Mogg
Date: Friday, May 13
Venue: Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon
Kick-off: 21:00 (20:00 BST; 19:00 GMT)
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Agence France-Presse