WP make one change for Currie Cup final

Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team to take on the Sharks in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban, making just one change to his starting line-up.

The one change to the starting sidethat beat the Golden Lions 21-16 in last Saturday’s dramatic semifinal, sees Damian de Allende and Marcel Brache switch places. De Allende starting in the No.12 jersey while Brache drops to the bench for the match.

Flank Deon Fourie will captain the team, with six Under-21 players in the matchday 22, six Test Springboks and one Canadian international in the squad.

Western Province:

15. Gio Aplon, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Don Armand, 6. Deon Fourie (captain), 5. De Kock Steenkamp, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff.

Replacements: 16. Deon Carstens, 17. Brok Harris, 18. Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19. Jebb Sinclair, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Marcel Brache, 22. Joe Pietersen