DHL Western Province U21 have been boosted by the inclusion of a number of Junior Springbok players for their encounter with Fidelity ADT Lions U21 at DHL Stadium on Friday.

Action will get underway at 15h45 on Friday in a match that will be played as a curtain-raiser for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash between the DHL Stormers and Cardiff.

Flyhalf Kyle Smith, props Oliver Reid and Herman Lubbe and utility backs Gino Cupido and Dominic Malgas all make their first appearance of the season having returned from Junior Springbok duty.

Zachary Porthen also features at tighthead prop having made his DHL Stormers debut against Dragons RFC last week.

Head Coach Johnno van der Walt said that while it will be great to have the Junior Springboks back in the mix, his team are under no illusion about the task ahead of the them as they face the table-topping side from Johannesburg.

“It is fantastic to have some of our top players back from national duty and we would like to see them integrate as seamlessly as possible.

“The Fidelity ADT Lions U21 have made a strong start to their campaign, so we will have to be at our best to get the win.

“It is an awesome opportunity for our team to play at DHL Stadium and we are all really looking forward to the experience,” he said.

DHL Western Province U21: 15 Dylan Miller, 14 Joel Leotlela, 13 Grant de Jager, 12 Samuel Badenhorst, 11 Siyabonga Ndlosi, 10 Kyle Smith, 9 Ezekiel Ngobeni, 8 Max du Pisani, 7 Aden de Costa, 6 Torren February, 5 Patrick Kitete, 4 Danio Botha, 3 Zachary Porthen, 2 Luca Bakkes (captain), 1 Matthew Beckett.
Replacements: 16 Armand Combrinck, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Andre Goedhals, 20 Xola Nyali, 21 Asad Moos, 22 Dominic Malgas, 23 Gino Cupido.