Vodacom Western Province take on the Free State Cheetahs tomorrow afternoon and a lot is being said about this clash. Can Province turn it around or will their returning Springboks make the difference? We take a closer look at the pro's and con's for both teams.Province have welcomed back a total of eight Springboks for the match and all of them are in the starting fifteen. Conrad Jantjes is back at fullback while Jean de Villiers continues his successful centre partnership with Gcobani Bobo. Ricky Januarie and Peter Grant play together for the first time since their f! inal Super 14 clash against the Lions in May while Schalk Burger and Luke Watson complete a formidable loose-trio with Francois Louw. Brian Mujati returns at tighthead prop.
One Springbok not in the match 22 is Percy Montgomery, who's struggling with a stomach bug and is being rested for the week. So, on paper, WP should walk all over the Cheetahs but the men from Bloemfontein are the defending champions and a very tough side to beat in the City of Roses. The midfield pairing of Meyer Bosman and Robert "Magic" Ebersohn will have something to prove against the Springbok midfield of de Villiers and Bobo.
A potential problem for the Cheetahs though could come at flyhalf where they've opted for regular scrumhalf Tewis de Bruyn in place of the injured Chris Rossouw. They do however have Jaques-Louis Potgieter on the bench should anything go horribly wrong in that department.
So we've spoken about all the returning Boks and how! they should win this one easily but the reality is a side doe! sn't gel in one week so expect a few mistakes from Province on their way to a messy but effective win.
Prediction: WP 28 - 19 Cheetahs
