Scarra makes way for Bongi
Western Province prepare to host the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup at Newlands on Friday.
Nizaam Carr is fit again and will be on the bench against the Bulls.
Carr took over the captaincy earlier this season from injured Juan de Jongh.
He missed the victory over the Sharks with a hamstring injury.
Scrumhalf Nic Groom will again lead WP, with young Robert du Preez making his second successive start in the No.10 jersey after his impressive display last week.
Dobson said: "We’re fortunate to have Nizaam coming off the bench, from a leadership point of view, after Nic led the team well last week.
"Kurt is obviously still out, but Robert did well last week and it’s a great opportunity for him to start his first Currie Cup match at Newlands.
"Bongi, meanwhile, is deserved of a start against his old team – in a rotational switch – and we’re looking to Scarra to provide a similar impact [to Bongi’s] off the bench this week."
"We’re looking forward to this weekend, as we have a bit of momentum after the last time when we ran into a red-hot Bulls team.
"We’ve been asked about revenge and putting one over the Bulls – after last time – but it’s not about that.
"For us, rather, it’s about building on what we’ve achieved over the past two weeks and continuing on the path that we’ve followed in terms of our team’s evolution," added Dobson.
Western Province: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Huw Jones, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Nic Groom (captain), 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Chris Cloete, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Oliver Kebble, 18 Chris van Zyl, 19 Nizaam Carr , 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Demetri Catrakilis, 22 Kobus van Wyk.
Date: Friday, September 18
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19.00 (17.00 GMT)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman, Lourens van der Merwe
TMO: Marius Jonker
