DHL Western Province U19 faces Golden Lions U19 at City Park in Athlone on Friday at 12:00 (SA Time).
There are four changes to the starting line-up for the encounter with the Johannesburg side. The only change in the backline sees scrumhalf Cameron Whitson return to the fold, while there are three changes to the forward pack.
Flank CJ Gordon comes into the starting XV, having featured off the replacements bench last week while hooker Nic van Schalkwyk and No.8 Sasha Kadira-Anyata make their first appearances of the campaign.
Head Coach Rito Hlungwani said that his team is determined to make a big impression on their home turf.
“We were obviously very disappointed with the defeat in Pretoria last week, but we have kept the changes to a minimum as we look to build these combinations up.
“We are back at home and will need to raise our standards significantly across the board. It is a big challenge, but one that the players have embraced this week,” he said.
DHL WP U19: 15 Shaywan Blankenberg, 14 Dale Martin, 13 Benito Goeda, 12 Matthew Malherbe, 11 Jameel de Jongh, 10 Dominic Malgas, 9 Cameron Whitson, 8 Sasha Kadira-Anyata, 7 CJ Gordon, 6 AJ Fourie, 5 Danio Botha (captain), 4 Tamer Mousa, 3 Alfie Holm, 2 Nic van Schalkwyk, 1 Pedri de Wet. Replacements: 16 Christian de Villiers, 17 Temitope Akinde, 18 Cruzz Davey, 19 Nicus van Coller, 20 Sean van Zijl, 21 Lachlan Whiteing, 22 Enslin Claasen, 23 Graham Thompson.
