"We've had a good look at their pre-season and last couple of games and there will be no complacency among our camp,'' Smith said. ``I think they missed one tackle out of 107 in the weekend which is phenomenal and just says a wee bit about what they're playing for.
"They've been waiting a long time to get a province in this competition and they're not letting it go. They're tough and resilient and physical. They won't be too difficult to the Stormers, I think.''
Smith conceded the Stormers shocked the defending champions with their intensity at Cape Town.
"We went into the Stormers game knowing what to expect, knowing we had to steel up and handle that physical barrage but I think the intensity of it surprised a few of the players. They knew it was coming but the intensity at Newlands was a bit of a shock I think and we were clearly rattled at halftime.''
Smith said he was proud of the way his team regrouped despite being on the back foot for most of the game to almost steal an unlikely win at the end.
"The signs are positive but we're going to get the same this week,'' he said.
Hooker Mahonri Schwalger (knee cartilage) and prop Ben Tameifuna (family bereavement) have been replaced by Rhys Marshall, who played in the Chiefs' first two matches, and Michael Kainga, a wider training group member.
Smith said Schwalger's knee injury wasn't likely to be too serious.
