De Jongh leads DHL WP in Stellenbosch
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De Jongh leads DHL WP in Stellenbosch
| Centre Juan de Jongh will captain DHL Western Province in their final Carling Currie Cup match of the season against Cell C Sharks in Stellenbosch on Friday. |
| The experienced De Jongh takes the captaincy for the coastal clash, which kicks off at 16h00 on Friday at the Danie Craven Stadium. |
| Tristan Leyds is at flyhalf, with Sergeal Petersen at fullback and Ebenezer Tshimanga coming into the starting line-up on the left wing. |
| There are two changes to the forward pack, with Shaine Orderson making his first start on the flank and Lee-Marvin Mazibuko at tighthead prop. |
| DHL Western Province Head Coach Jerome Paarwater said that his team will be aiming to send their campaign on a high in Stellenbosch. |
| "The players are determined to show how much it means for them to play in this jersey and we will be giving it everything we have while also enjoying the experience on Friday. |
| "We want to finish strong and show what we are capable of, so it should be a great game against a strong Cell C Sharks side," he said. |
| DHL Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Cornel Smit, 12 Juan de Jongh (captain), 11 Ebenezer Tshimanga, 10 Tristan Leyds, 9 Thomas Bursey, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Shaine Orderson, 5 Ben-Jason Dixon, 4 Simon Miller, 3 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2 Jacques van Zyl, 1 Ali Vermaak. Replacements: 16 HP van Schoor, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Leon Lyons, 19 Hilton Lobberts, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Bobby Alexander, 22 Jonathan Roche, 23 Mnombo Zwelendaba. |
