Springboks Dillyn Leyds, Wilco Louw and Scarra Ntubeni have been released from the national squad and will join DHL Western Province in preparation for the Currie Cup encounter with Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday.

All three players featured in the Springboks’ victory against Argentina on Saturday, with Ntubeni making his Test debut off the replacement bench where he was joined by Louw and Leyds in the starting line-up on the wing.

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All three will be available this weekend as DHL Western Province look to secure a place in the semifinals in what will be their final league game.

Currently in fifth place on the standings, DHL Western Province can guarantee a semifinal place with a bonus-point win in Bloemfontein this weekend.

A win without a bonus point would mean that other results would have to go their way, with the Cell C Sharks currently one point ahead in fourth place.

There is a possibility that DHL Western Province could still secure a home semifinal at DHL Newlands, but it would require a bonus-point victory by more than seven points to move past the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and would also require the Tafel Lager Griquas to beat the Xerox Golden Lions and the Vodacom Blue Bulls to beat the Cell C Sharks.

With five teams battling it out over four semifinal places this weekend, DHL Western Province are firmly in the hunt for a Currie Cup play-off place.

Currie Cup final league round fixtures:

Saturday, August 24

Tafel Lager Griquas v Xerox Golden Lions
(Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley – Kick-off: 15h00)

Toyota Free State Cheetahs v DHL Western Province
(Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein – Kick-off: 17h15)

Vodacom Blue Bulls v Cell C Sharks
(Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria – Kick-off: 19h00)