DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the MTN Golden Lions at DHL Newlands (kick-off 14h00).

Notable selections include:

Damian de Allende moves up from the bench and starts in the No.11 jersey, in for the injured Gio Aplon (ankle), with WP Under-21 star Pat Howard joining the replacements.

Tyrone Holmes starts at No.7 after serving a one-week suspension last week. As a result, Don Armand returns to No.4 lock, with Wilhelm van der Sluys dropping to the bench (No.18) and JJ Gagiano falling out of the matchday 22, after making his debut for DHL WP last week.

Coetzee has stuck with the same all-WP Under-21 front row combination of Steven Kitshoff, Scarra Ntubeni and Frans Malherbe, that started against GWK Griquas last weekend. The coach has again opted for two props on the bench in Deon Carstens and Brok Harris, with captain Deon Fourie (on the flank) providing hooker cover.

Berton Klaasen will provide further backline cover on the bench, in for the injured Gary van Aswegen.

The DHL Western Province team to take on the MTN Golden Lions is as follows:

15. Joe Pietersen
14. Gerhard van den Heever
13. JP du Plessis
12. Marcel Brache
11. Damian de Allende
10. Demetri Catrakilis
9. Louis Schreuder
8. Jebb Sinclair
7. Tyrone Holmes
6. Deon Fourie (captain)
5. De Kock Steenkamp
4. Don Armand
3. Frans Malherbe
2. Scarra Ntubeni
1. Steven Kitshoff

RESERVES:
16. Deon Carstens
17. Brok Harris
18. Wilhelm van der Sluys
19. Helmut Lehmann
20. Nic Groom
21. Berton Klaasen
22. Patrick Howard

Referee: Marius Jonker