The tighthead prop, Neethling Fouché, will captain Province in a match that is a must-win one for both sides.

Apart from Fouché, eight other players that played in last week’s URC final between the Stormers and Munster, have been named in the starting XV.

They include Clayton Blommetjies, Angelo Davids, Ruhan Nel and Hacjivah Dayimani, while on the bench Ruben van Heerden and Willie Engelbrecht, also played in the final last week.

The Province coach, John Dobson, said that he welcomes the experience in his team as they seek to keep their chances of reaching the semi-finals alive.

“It has never been easy to win in Kimberley and that is exactly what we need to do to stay in the play-off race, so it will take a big effort,” said Dobson.

“We have a bit more experience available this week and it was fantastic to see the attitude of the Stormers players who want to play in this match.

“We also have players who have already given a lot in this campaign and are looking forward to seeing another committed performance in a crucial game.”

Tomorrow’s match in Kimberley kicks off at 15:00.

Griquas - 15 George Whitehead, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 Jay-Cee Nel, 12 Tertius Kruger, 11 Luther Obi, 10 Lubabalo Dobela, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Carl Els, 7 Hanru Sirgel (captain), 6 Thabo Ndimande, 5 Derik Pretorius, 4 Dylan Sjöblom, 3 Cebo Dlamini, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Kudzwai Dube.

Replacements - 16 Sean Swart, 17 Eddie Davids, 18 Cebo Dlamini, 19 Johan Retief, 20 Stephan Smit, 21 Raegan Oranje, 22 Eddie Fouché, 23 Sango Xamlashe.

Western Province - 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche (captain), 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Ali Vermaak.

Replacements - 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Cornel Smit.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport