Rugby news from Western Province:
Khan comes in for DHL WP U19:
Imad Khan will start at scrumhalf for DHL Western Province U19 against Cell C Sharks U19 at Villager RFC on Saturday.
There are four changes and three positional switches for the home side in the coastal clash, which kicks off at 12h00 on Saturday at Brookside.
Khan will form a halfback combination with FC Fourie, who shifts from scrumhalf to flyhalf this week, with Jonathan Roche at inside centre and Tom Nel moving to outside centre.
In the forward pack Eely Pieters comes in at No.8, while up front loosehead prop Chris Pittaway also makes a start having featured from the replacements bench last week.
Head Coach Nazeem Adams said that his team have benefitted from an extra week together and will be looking to put together an accurate performance.
“It was tough to lose our opening game at home last week, but we have a great chance to bounce back with another home game this weekend.
“The players have put in a lot of hard work this week, so we are looking forward to seeing how they respond,” he said.
DHL Western Province U19: 15 Bruce Campbell, 14 Iwaan Bloys, 13 Tom Nel, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Bevan Simons, 10 FC Fourie, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Eely Pieters, 7 Jan-Hendrik Gouws, 6 Paul de Villiers (captain), 5 Hennie Sieberhagen, 4 Oliver Kurz, 3 Mhleli Khuzwayo, 2 Gustav Laubscher, 1 Chris Pittaway.
Replacements: 16 Jared Hansen, 17 Ethan Wasserfall, 18 Daniel Kallel, 19 Corbin Benjamin, 20 Carlos da Costa, 21 Guy Bishop, 22 Jared Africa, 23 Graeme Waldeck.
