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DHL Western Province is heading up to Johannesburg ready for anything that the Xerox Lions or the weather might throw at them at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.
With wet weather and possible thundershowers predicted for gameday, DHL Western Province knows that they may well need to adapt their game accordingly in the Carling Currie Cup encounter.
Head Coach John Dobson said that his team have prepared for both the opposition and any impact the weather may have on proceedings this week, with two separate plans that should ensure that they are ready for whatever comes their way.
“It looks like there might be wet weather and lightning, which changes the dynamic a bit.
“We have completely planned two scenarios, our plan for the game in the normal conditions at Emirates Airline Park and then the thunderstorm, heavy rain and heavy field.
“We tried to make sure that the changes were relatively small in terms of our plan, so we are prepared for that,” he explained.
DHL Western Province captain Siya Kolisi said that his team know that they have to produce their best from this point on if they are to secure a home playoff spot at DHL Newlands.
“We want to make sure we at least get to play a home semifinal at DHL Newlands, so we want to have the best team out there each game so that we can finish this competition strong.
“It is a huge tournament, it is the oldest tournament in rugby and we want to make sure we give our best, not only for ourselves but for the faithful as well, they deserve it. So every game we want to go into it with the same mentality,” he said.