Experienced Blitzbok Justin Geduld will start in midfield for DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup encounter with the Cheetahs in Cape Town on Saturday.
The clash with the defending champions from Bloemfontein kicks off at 7.10pm on Saturday.
There are two changes to the starting backline that did duty in the win against the Griffons last week, with Jurie Matthee returning at flyhalf and Geduld starting at outside centre.
There are two changes to the forward pack as Hendre Stassen returns from injury and JJ Kotze starts at hooker in a rotational switch with Scarra Ntubeni.
Flank Sibusiso Sangweni and the Junior Springbok duo of scrumhalf Asad Moos and centre Joshua Boulle are set to make their DHL Western Province debut from the replacements bench.
John Dobson said that this is another good chance to continue developing against what will be a strong Cheetahs side.
“We have managed to keep some good continuity in combinations while bringing in some fresh faces, so we would like to see the team build further on last week’s performance.
“We are playing at DHL Stadium and want to make the most of the opportunity to prove what we can do against the defending champions,” he said.
Western Province: 15 Luke Burger, 14 JC Mars, 13 Justin Geduld, 12 Damian Markus, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Willie Engelbrecht (c), 7 Divan Fuller, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Gary Porter, 4 Hendre Stassen, 3 Corne Weilbach, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Vernon Matongo.
Subs: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Mhleli Khuzwayo, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Andre Goedhals, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Asad Moos, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 Joshua Boulle.
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