DHL Western Province have been forced into a late team change ahead of today’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Steval Pumas at DHL Newlands, with flanker Chris Cloete missing out.

Cloete has a calf niggle and will be replaced in the No.6 jersey by Sikhumbuzo Notshe.

Notshe’s place at No.7 will be filled by Jurie van Vuuren, with former DHL WP age-group star Justin Benn coming on to the bench in what will be his Absa Currie Cup debut for Province.

DHL WP are already without fullback Cheslin Kolbe, flanker Rynhardt Elstadt, hooker Scarra Ntubeni and loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff for today’s clash at DHL Newlands.

Today’s match between – a non-televised affair – will get underway at 15h00.

The revised DHL Western Province team for Saturday (v Pumas, home) is as follows:

15. Dillyn Leyds
14. Kobus van Wyk
13. Johnny Kotze
12. Huw Jones
11. Seabelo Senatla
10. Robert du Preez
9. Jano Vermaak (Absa Currie Cup starting debut for DHL WP)
8. Nizaam Carr (captain)
7. Jurie van Vuuren
6. Sikhumbuzo Notshe
5. Ruan Botha
4. Jan de Klerk (Absa Currie Cup starting debut for DHL WP)
3. Wilco Louw
2. Bongi Mbonambi
1. Oli Kebble

Replacements:
16. Michael Willemse
17. Ali Vermaak
18. Jean Kleyn
19. Justin Benn (On Absa Currie Cup debut for DHL WP)
20. Nic Groom
21. Demetri Catrakilis

22. Jaco Taute

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni