Six changes for DHL WP U20

There are six changes to the DHL Western Province U20 team for their encounter with Vodacom Bulls U20 at City Park on Saturday.

Two of the changes are in the forward pack and four in the backline, for the North-South clash, which kicks off at 13h00 on Saturday.

There is an all-new lock pairing of Imaad Phillips and Daniel Louw, with flanks Paul de Villiers and Hendrik Sieberhagen switching sides of the scrum.

In the backline there are two new wings in the form of Ebenezer Tshimanga and Eagon van der Rheeder, with Luke Burger shifting to fullback. Scrumhalf FC Fourie makes his first start, with Imad Khan set to make an impact from the replacements bench.

Head Coach Labeeb Levy said that his team will be looking to build on their opening win against the Cell C Sharks U20 in Durban last week.

“It was good to start with a win last week, but we know that we can raise our standards from what we showed in Durban, so we are not taking anything for granted.

“This is a great opportunity for us to show what we can do in our first home game of the season, but we know that we will have to be really sharp to make it two wins,” he said.

DHL Western Province U20: 15 Luke Burger, 14 Eagon van der Rheeder, 13 Melbirt van der Spuy, 12 Hofmeyr Retief, 11 Ebenezer Tshimanga, 10 Sacha Mngomezulu, 9 FC Fourie, 8 Armand Maritz (captain), 7 Hendrik Sieberhagen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Imaad Phillips, 4 Daniel Louw, 3 Corne Weilbach, 2 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 1 Lamla Nunu.
Replacements: 16 Francois Breytenbach, 17 Yannick Marais, 18 Nande Moses, 19 Jan-Daniel Cilliers, 20 Carlos da Costa, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Jonathan Roche, 23 Nic Krone.