Boland Cavaliers coach Hawies Fourie has made four changes to his team for Sunday’s Currie Cup match against the Pumas in Wellington.
James Tedder returns at fullback for Domenic Smit, who drops to the bench, while David Brits falls out of the match 23.
In the pack, former Pumas flank Kwanda Dimaza will make his Currie Cup debut for Boland, while there are two changes in the front row, where hooker Llewellyn Classen and loosehead prop Mthokozisi Gumede will both make their first starts of the campaign.
Gumede replaces Alistair Vermaak, who suffered an achilles injury in the 41-3 win against the Stormers XXIII.
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Former Pumas prop Darnell Osuagwu could also make his Boland debut after being named on the bench.
Fourie explained the changes to his pack.
‘Kwanda Dimaza comes in for Khwezi Mafu; it’s just a straight swap between the two of them. The rest of the guys [in the back and second rows] stay the same.
“So, we have gone with a bit of continuity on the weekend, and we gave opportunities to Llewellyn to start and Darnell to come off the bench; he has impressed us since joining us from the Pumas and we look forward to seeing what he can bring.
“Kwanda was in the starting lineup for most of the SA Cup games, except for three weeks where he was out with a concussion. He’s quite a big unit, very good in the lineouts, and has a very good skill set.’
BOLAND CAVALIERS – 15 James Tedder, 14 Xavier Mitchell, 13 Lunathi Nxele, 12 Jurick Lewis, 11 Jayden Bantom, 10 Chris Smit, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Thurlow Marsh (c), 7 Kwanda Dimaza, 6 Gift Dlamini, 5 Marlyn Williams, 4 Jeandré Leonard, 3 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 2 Llewellyn Classen, 1 Mthokozisi Gumede.
Bench: 16 Darnell Osuagwu, 17 Dewald Maritz, 18 Heiko Pohlmann, 19 Johnré Stopforth, 20 Taine Booysen, 21 Chriswill September, 22 Ashlon Davids, 23 Domenic Smit.
Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images
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