Juan de Jongh returns as WP make minimal changes for Bulls showdown

Western Province have called on experienced centre Juan de Jongh for their Currie Cup meeting with the Bulls at Loftus on Wednesday.

Kick-off is at 20:00

De Jongh, who returns from an injury layoff, will start at outside centre in one of three changes to Jerome Paarwater's team that lost to the Pumas recently. 

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The other change in the backline comes in the form of Tim Swiel who starts at flyhalf. In the forwards, Sazi Sandi will pack down at tighthead prop.

"It is very helpful to have the same combinations in place, especially with a player of Juan’s experience coming in as well."We will give it a full go up at Loftus and the players are looking forward to the challenge," he said. 

Western Province

15 Tristan Leyds, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Cornel Smit, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Timothy Swiel, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Nama Xaba (captain), 5 Connor Evans, 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Kwenzo Blose

Substitutes: 16 Lukhanyo Vokozela, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Simon Miller, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Bobby Alexander, 22 Kade Wolhuter, 23 Mnombo Zwelendaba

Blue Bulls

15 James Verity-Amm, 14 David Kriel, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Morne Steyn (captain), 9 Keagan Johannes, 8 Muller Uys, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Jaco Labuschagne, 5 Janko Swanepoel, 4 Rynhardt Ludwig, 3 Robert Hunt, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima

Substitutes: 16 Joe van Zyl, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Sebastian Lombard, 19 Raynard Roets, 20 Werner Gouws, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Juan Mostert, 23 Richard Kriel