Currie Cup Rugby
Western Province
vs
Date: 31 July, 2009
Time: 17:00 GMT , 13:00 EDT, 3:00 AEST
Venue:Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Western Province should take the spoils as they host the Platinum Leopards on Friday night. Joe Pietersen starts at fullback for the home side while Gio Aplon starts on the left wing with Tonderai Chavangha on the right - Sireli Naqelevuki is out with injury. Conrad Hoffman gets a rare start in the No. 9 jersey while Duane Vermeulen makes his long-awaited debut on the blindside flank, replacing Pieter Louw.
The aforementioned Watson captains the side while possibly the only man in South Africa rooting for an All Black victory, Chris Jack, starts on the bench, with his spot taken by Hilton Lobberts. In the front row JD Moller gets a start at loosehead prop.
The Leopards will find the going tough in Cape Town and as yet they have yet to register a point in their three games their latest loss seeing them go down 19-40 to the Lions.
The Western Province team:
15. Joe Pietersen,14. Tonderai Chavhanga,13. Juan De Jongh,12. Peter Grant,11. Gio Aplon,10. Willem De Waal,9. Conrad Hoffmann,8. Luke Watson (C),7. Duane Vermeulen,6. Francois Louw,5. Anton Van Zyl ,4. Hilton Lobberts,3. Brok Harris,2. Tiaan Liebenberg,1. JD Moller
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