CURRIE CUP FINAL
Injuries will force changes on WP for Currie Cup final
Western Province shine against the Lions, but will need to make team changes against Sharks
Western Province will go into Saturday’s Currie Cup final against the Sharks with a few changes after lock JD Schickerling and centre EW Viljoen were injured in the semifinal win over the Golden Lions. Viljoen limped off in the 35th minute of their 19-5 win at Newlands on Saturday with a suspected torn hamstring, while Schickerling was carried off in the 50th minute with his ankle heavily strapped. "It doesn’t look good for EW in particular and he’ll definitely be out‚" Province coach John Dobson confirmed. WP were good value for their win over the Lions and it came on the back of a superb forward effort and great defence. For all their talk of playing ball-in-hand rugby‚ WP suffocated the Lions through solid defence and edging the set phases. They made 163 tackles and picked off two crucial Lions lineouts in a match that turned on fine margins.
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