With all of the team announcements taking place recently for warm-up games between the Stormers and the Lions, and the Cheetahs and The Southern Kings, I was hit by a glaring omission…Where is the Kings team? Why haven’t we heard anything from Port Elizabeth? So having some free time on my hands I decided to do a little bit of digging. [...]
Posts tagged with: Eastern Province
Palace rebellion in the land of the Kings
25 Jan 12 15:29 by StevieS | EP Kings, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Reader Submissions | 53 Comments
Kings lose two hearings in a row
Eastern Province Kings fullback Mzwandile Stick was on Thursday suspended for three weeks, after he attended a judicial hearing following his red card offence during a Vodacom Cup match against the Golden Lions. [...]
Luke Watson joins the Kings
Springbok looseforward Luke Watson today announced via twitter that he will be leaving Bath RFC and will be joining the Eastern Province Kings .
1st Division Finals
Before the Sharks and Western Province go head-to-head in the domestic showpiece in Durban on Saturday, two other very important games will take place – the final legs of the Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. [...]
EP Kings start the mind games
The Pumas issued a blunt “hands off our captain” directive at the Eastern Province Kings, ahead of their two-match Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. [...]
PE, Dbn to host 2011 Tri-Nations tests
Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium has secured a major coup… It will host a Tri-Nations Test next year – the first time in 40 years that the All Blacks will play in the ‘Friendly City’. [...]
Time to adopt the Kings
The Eastern Province Kings are on the up, having brought in a top coach in Alan Solomons and a fair few class players. Their goal is to win the Currie Cup first division and secure promotion to the premier division next year and the Sharks should explore ways in which to work more closely with their near-neighbours, to the mutual benefit of both unions. [...]
Sharks XV get the job done
A hard-fought 27-25 victory over Eastern Province down in Port Elizabeth on Friday night has set the Sharks XV up nicely as they now occupy second position on the Vodacom Cup log heading into the final round-robin game. A surprise victory by the Pampas XV over Free State has really set the cat amongst the pigeons in the South Section, however. [...]
ALL the weekend warm-up results
So the S14 Warm-ups have kicked off this weekend. Let’s see who upset who and who thumped who. [...]
Cheetahs name strong side for warmup
His goal-kicking ability won utility back Tewis de Bruyn the right to start at flyhalf when the Cheetahs tackle the Mighty Elephants of Eastern Province in a pre-season match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Sharks fuelling EP revival
The Eastern Province Mighty Elephants are currently third on the Currie Cup first division log – better than they have done in living memory. Am I the only one who has noticed more than a few familiar names in their squad this year? [...]
A few snippets from the Tank
News is a little thin on the ground, but it seems there has been a little movement on the player front. Nothing too significant at this stage, but maybe worth picking up on, since it’s pretty quiet out there otherwise. [...]
Kings ready to ‘rule’ Super Rugby
The Southern Kings, the new South African franchise, is ready to launch their bid to become the 15th team in Super Rugby. [...]
Meyer sought by Southern Kings
Heyneke Meyer is being lined up as the coach for the new South African rugby franchise, the Southern Kings. [...]
Trev’s Back!
This is not an April Fool’s joke. Trevor Halstead will be at inside center for the Sharks XV this weekend when they take on Eastern Province! [...]
