Youthful Currie Cup squad for WP

Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has released his Currie Cup squad that includes seven players who are still eligible for the Under-21 team.

 

These seven players include the likes Sithembiso Sithole, Jean Kleyn, Jurie van Vuuren, Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Robert du Preez who are all uncapped at Currie Cup level, but apart from Du Preez all have them have had Super Rugy game time.

 

Star wing Cheslin Kolbe is also  still Under-21.

 

Injured players, Steven Kitshoff and Ryno Eksteen, will take no part in the  Currie Cup, but new wing signing William Ambaka Ndayara has been named in the group along with Dillyn Leyds who is set to return to Cape Town from the Western Force.

 

Western Province will get their Currie Cup campaign underway against the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday, August 8.

 

The Province captain will be announced on Monday, August 4.

 

Western Province Currie Cup squad: Justin Ackerman, William Ambaka, Ruan Botha, Manuel Carizza, Nizaam Carr, Demetri Catrakilis, Pat Cilliers, Stephan Coetzee, Kurt Coleman, Damian De Allende, Juan De Jongh, Jean De Villiers, Robert Du Preez, Rynhardt Elstadt, Eben Etzebeth, Tazz Fuzani, Gerbrandt Grobler, Nic Groom, Brok Harris, Pat Howard, Oliver Kebble, Rohan Kitshoff, Jean Kleyn, Cheslin Kolbe, Siya Kolisi, Dillyn Leyds, Tiaan Liebenberg, Frans Malherbe, Godlen Masimla, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Siya Ntubeni, Neil Rautenbach, Michael Rhodes, Louis Schreuder, Seabelo Senatla, Sithembiso Sithole, Rayn Smid, De Kock Steenkamp, Jaco Taute, Michael Van der Spuy, Chevandre Van Schoor, Jurie Van Vuuren, Kobus Van Wyk, Alistair Vermaak, Duane Vermeulen, Michael Willemse, Devon Williams.