There are a number of changes to the DHL Western Province U21 team that will face Lions U21 in Johannesburg on Friday.
Captain Simon Miller’s team will be looking for their second win of the campaign when they take on the hosts at Emirates Airline Park at 12h00 on Friday.
Miller is the only player in the tight five who started the match against Vodacom Bulls U21 in Paarl last week, with props Rhynhardt Rijnsburger and Matthew Coenraad, hooker Lukhanyo Vokozela and lock Edrich Viljoen all coming in.
There are also two new flanks in Armand Maritz and Paul de Villiers, while in the backline flyhalf Jonathan Roche and centre Philasande Ngcobo make their first starts of the season.
Head Coach Nazeem Adams said that while there were some challenges around player availability this week, his team is focused on the task at hand.
“We want to make a big step-up from the standards we saw last week and the players are all motivated to do so.
“We know it will be a big challenge up in Johannesburg, but this team is determined to be as accurate as we can in all areas,’ he said.
DHL WP U21: 15 Duran Koevort, 14 Ebenezer Tshimanga, 13 Philasande Ngcobo, 12 Ruben Labuschagne, 11 Paschal Ekeji, 10 Jonathan Roche, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Arman Maritz, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Simon Miller (captain), 4 Edrich Viljoen, 3 Matthew Coenraad, 2 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 1 Rhynhardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16 Keagan Blanckenberg, 17 Lamla Nunu, 18 Bryan le Roux, 19 Dian Basson, 20 Romuald Ntumba, 21 Conwill Conradie, 22 Jaque Rosseau, 23 Bruce Campbell.