Currie Cup: Western Province refresh the pack for crucial Sharks clash

There are five changes to the Western Province forward pack for their crucial Currie Cup clash with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

Western Province require a win in their final league match, which kicks off at 19:00 on Saturday at Kings Park, in order to qualify for the play-offs.

Western Province refresh the pack

Up front there are two new props in Leon Lyons and Neethling Fouche starting on either side of hooker Andre-Hugo Venter.

Johan du Toit shifts from the loose trio into the second row, with flanks Deon Fourie and Marcel Theunissen coming into the starting line-up on the side of the scrum.

In the backline Juan de Jongh comes back in at outside centre and Ruhan Nel moves out to the right wing, with Sergeal Petersen at fullback in place of Warrick Gelant who has a minor injury niggle.

Must-win

Western Province Head Coach John Dobson said that his team is ready to put everything they have into what is a must-win game.

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“This has been a Currie Cup campaign unlike any other and we know exactly what we need to do in order to be playing in a semifinal next week.

“Having had a whole week to prepare, we have worked hard on certain areas of our game and the players will definitely be highly motivated to do the jersey proud and get the result we need in Durban,” he said.

Currie Cup Teams: Western Province against Sharks 

Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Ruhan Nel, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Johan du Toit, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Leon Lyons.

Replacements (from): 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Simon Miller, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Rikus Pretorius, 23 Tristan Leyds, 24 Justin Basson, 25 De Wet Marais.