Junior Springboks David Coetzer and Rikus Pretorius have been included in the DHL Western Province U21 team to face Xerox Golden Lions U21 in Johannesburg on Friday.

The duo feature among a number of changes to the DHL Western Province U21 outfit, for the encounter at Wits Rugby Stadium, which kicks off at 13h00 on Friday.

Pretorius will link up in midfield with David Kriel who moves from fullback, with Coetzer forming a halfback partnership with Vusile Dlepu.

In the forward pack captain Ben-Jason Dixon is in the second row alongside Marcel Theunissen, with No.8 Adrian Paarwater joining flanks Shaine Orderson and Gift Dlamini in the loose trio.

DHL Western Province U21 Head Coach Jerome Paarwater said that his side will have to be as accurate as possible in Johannesburg.

“We are excited about the combinations we have got in this team and there is certainly no shortage of talent.

“The challenge is to go out there and execute the gameplan, so that we are able to impose ourselves on the opposition,” he said.

DHL Western Province U21: 15 Quan Eymann, 14 Sihle Njezula, 13 David Kriel, 12 Rikus Pretorius, 11 Duren Hoffman, 10 David Coetzer, 9 Vusile Dlepu, 8 Adrian Paarwater, 7 Shaine Orderson, 6 Gift Dlamini, 5 Ben-Jason Dixon (captain), 4 Marcel Theunissen, 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Schalk Erasmus, 1 Leon Lyons.
Replacements: 16 Joshua Muller, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Marthinus Strauss, 19 Ian Kitwanga, 20 Jesse Johnson, 21 Gerardo Jaars, 22 Abner van Reenen, 23 Lyle Hendricks.