SIX CHANGES FOR DHL WP FOR CITY PARK CLASH

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DHL Western Province coach John Dobson has made six changes to his starting XV for their clash with the Down Touch Griffons at City Park on Saturday.

The match was originally scheduled for Faure Street in Paarl, but has been moved due to weather and pitch concerns, whilst the kick-off time has also changed to an hour earlier to 15h00 on Saturday with entry R20 at the gate.

Following their bye last week, Dobson has made three changes to the backline and three changes to the forward pack that did duty in their 43-34 victory over the Leopards in Potchefstroom.

Sibahle Maxwane gets an opportunity out on the left wing, and there is an all-new halfback pairing in Robert du Preez and Godlen Masimla who have both recovered from their respective injury concerns.

Up front there are two new flanks in Jurie van Vuuren and Eital Bredenkamp, with Luke Stringer and Beyers de Villiers moving to the replacements bench, and in the front row hooker Chad Solomon makes his return after a spell on the sidelines due to injury.

Dobson said that after a deserved break his team are determined to build on the strong foundation they have established and finish the campaign strong.

“The week off was good for everyone, and now we are fully focused on pushing through and finishing on top.

“We have been boosted by some quality players coming back into the mix, and the challenge will be for them to settle in as quickly as possible against a Griffons side that have scored the most tries in the competition and are pushing hard for a place in the Currie Cup Premier Division,” he said.

DHL Western Province: 15 Grant Hermanus, 14 Khanyo Ngcukana, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Jaco Taute, 11 Sibahle Maxwane, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Kobus van Dyk, 7 Jurie van Vuuren, 6 Eital Bredenkamp, 5 Chris van Zyl (captain), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Chad Solomon, 1 Alistair Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Cullen Collopy, 17 Kyle Whyte, 18 Luke Stringer, 19 Beyers de Villiers, 20 Justin Phillips, 21 Brandon Thomson, 22 JP Lewis.