Western Province coach John Dobson is looking to unleash his “exciting” backs when they face defending champions the Cheetahs in a Currie Cup Pool A encounter this Saturday.
Opening their campaign in the midst of a Cape Town storm last weekend, WP went down 30-25 to archrivals the Blue Bulls at home.
Because of the wet weather, Province couldn’t unleash their gevaarmanne out wide.
But Dobson wants to see them fly this weekend, saying: “It’s going to be a much different-looking game to the Bulls match, and it’ll be good for us, and for our exciting players like [centre] Wandisile Simelane and [fullback] Luke Burger…
“A tough fixture but still a good opportunity for the team, and for those players who need more minutes on the field to help step up their conditioning.”
Meanwhile, the Cheetahs made a fantastic start to the competition klapping Griffons 82-20 last Saturday.
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