There have been some last-minute changes to the DHL Western Province XV for Saturday’s pre-season friendly against the Pumas at Drakenstein Correctional Centre at 16h15.

Brandon Thomson will start at flyhalf (in place of Kurt Coleman), Sikhumbuzo Notshe (in place of Rayn Smid) will start at No.8 and Sti Sithole and Ali Vermaak trade places between the bench and the starting line-up.

Lock Jean Kleyn and Hamiltons loose forward Chris Cloete come onto the bench with the DHL WP XV matchday squad reduced from 26 players to 24 for this friendly hit-out.

The revised DHL WP XV for Saturday (v Pumas, friendly) is as follows:

15. EW Viljoen
14. Kobus van Wyk
13. Huw Jones
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Tshotsho Mbovane
10. Brandon Thomson
9. Godlen Masimla
8. Sikhumbuzo Notshe
7. Josh Katzen
6. Taps Tsomondo
5. Jan de Klerk
4. Wilhelm van der Sluys
3. Wilco Louw
2. Michael Willemse (captain)
1. Sti Sithole

Replacements (from):
16. Chad Solomon
17. Ali Vermaak
18. Jean Kleyn
19. Justin Benn
20. Chris Cloete
21. Jano Vermaak
22. Ernst Stapelberg
23. Kyle Lombard
24. Jarryd Sage

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni