Western Province are on guard for the physical challenge posed by the Griffons when the teams clash in the Currie Cup at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
In a thrilling encounter last week, the Griffons showed plenty of heart to outplay the fancied Vodacom Bulls and claim a dramatic 32-28 victory in Welkom.
Willemse rose through the WP age-group ranks before making his way to the northern Free State, while the sizable September has announced himself as a blockbuster talent in midfield, and caught the eye with a massive hit on Cheetahs veteran Frans Steyn in round 2.Speaking in the build up to Saturday’s encounter in Cape Town, WP interim head coach Labeeb Levy told reporters: “Griffons are not a bad rugby team.
“Jaco Willemse used to play for us and is probably the size of [former Bok lock] Kobus Wiese with all his strengths.
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