A mammoth task awaits Wildeklawer Griquas on Saturday when they take on Vodacom Western Province in a Currie Cup fixture at GWK Park in Kimberley at 3 pm. Coach Dawie Theron believes that his charges have the ability and the confidence to create an upset by beating the highly fancied Province side. Although still dogged by injuries to key players, especially in the front row, Hans van Dyk, Bees Roux, Louwtjie Louw, Regardt Dreyer and now Dean Hopp, Theron said that the guys have been working very hard during the week, both mentally and physically, to iron out their weak points and overcome their line out blues with new hooker, James van der Walt, who has only been with the team for a short while. With Griqua’s  draw against Boland last week, Theron believes this is the start of better things to come and Griquas are looking for their first Currie Cup win for this season and they would love to do it against Western Province on Saturday.

Teams: Wildeklawer Griquas; Riaan Viljoen, Egon Seconds, Jaco Bekker, Herkie Kruger (c), Gavin Passens, Conrad Barnard, Sarel Pretorius, Heinrich Stride, Staphan Gerber, Frans Viljoen, Jacques Lombaard, Wayne van Heerden, Ruaan du Preez, James van der Walt and Albertus Buckle. Replacements; Rohan Kitshooff/ Bees van Dyk, Steph Roberts, Cilliers Coetzer, Gareth Krause, Tobie Botes, Lafras Uys and MJ Mentz.

Vodacom Western Province; Gio Aplon, Tonderai Chavhanga, Morgan Newman, Gcobani Bobo (c), Wylie Human, Willem de Waal, Alastair Siegelaar, AJ Venter, Francois Louw, Pieter Myburgh, Ross Skeate, Adriaan Fondse, Brok Harris, Deon Fourie and Wicus Blaauw. Replacements; Simon Westraadt, Schalk Ferreira, Nico du Plessis, Justin Melck, Paul Delport, Isma-eel Dollie and PJ Vermeulen.