The Southern Kings silenced the Loftus faithful on Saturday when they beat the three time Super Rugby champions, the Bulls, with a penalty kick on full-time to a clinch a memorable 31 – 30 win in Pretoria. [...]
Posts tagged with: Lionel Cronje
Kings of the Fortress
10 Jul 17 09:33 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 13 Comments
Strong SA A team for French BaaBaas
14 Jun 17 11:27 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 54 Comments
A very strong South Africa A team has been selected by Johan Ackermann to face the French Barbarians on Friday afternoon with seven Springboks in the match 23. [...]
Bok A squad for French Barbarians announced
23 May 17 14:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 19 Comments
The South African A squad to face the French Barbarians was also announced and will once again be coached by Johan Ackermann. [...]
Third Bok training group announced
15 May 17 15:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 6 Comments
The third Springbok training camp for the year has been announced with 8 Sharks players included in the group of 39 players. The players will gather from next week Sunday for 2 days ahead of the June test series against France. [...]
From jesters to Kings
9 May 17 07:59 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 54 Comments
The Southern Kings took a lot of flak back in 2016 when they returned to the Super Rugby playing field with an interesting jersey design from kit manufacturer BLK. The Kings revealed an abstract version of a beaded design symbolic to the Eastern Cape. [...]
Cronje returns to Kings Park
16 Mar 17 14:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
The Kings have named a team to face the Sharks this weekend containing five changes from the unit that went down to the Stormers in their previous fixture. Flyhalf Lionel Cronje, a man who is no stranger to Durban having played for the Sharks in Super Rugby two years ago, will spearhead the challenge and look to get one over younger rival Ben Janse van Rensburg. [...]
Disappointing start for Kings
25 Feb 17 20:25 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 8 Comments
The visiting Jaguares set the record straight against the Southern Kings in windy conditions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, when they met in the opening round of this year’s Super Rugby competition. [...]
Kings’ forces arrive
4 Nov 16 14:04 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 19 Comments
The Southern Kings have started to announce some of their new signings for the upcoming Super Rugby season that kicks off at the end of February. [...]
Pietersen at pivot for vital clash
10 Sep 15 10:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 148 Comments
Joe Pietersen moves to flyhalf in the most significant change to the Sharks side for this weekend’s clash against Western Province. [...]
What they had to say: Sharks vs Pumas, Round 5
7 Sep 15 08:52 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 27 Comments
Hi Sharks fans. I can’t say it was convincing, but a win is a win. I had some friends around for the rugby on Saturday and the one guy remarked that he’d prefer we hit rock bottom and lose, just so that there will be changes to coaches, etc. Just interesting to get an independent view. [...]
Sharks win in the Bay
29 Aug 15 19:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 89 Comments
The Sharks were forced to dig deep to record a 24-20 win against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth this evening. [...]
Two rounds in and where do we stand?
18 Aug 15 10:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments
I’ve been to-ing and fro-ing regarding the publication of player ratings articles for this Currie Cup. They’re generally well received by readers as an easily-digestible snippet of opinion as to how individuals performed in a given game, but have also proved to be unpopular in certain quarters, since it is hard to accurately represent all the nuances of a particular performance in a simple (and often arbitrary) numerical score. [...]
Sharks take the points
17 Aug 15 09:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 91 Comments
The Sharks picked up a vital bonus-point Currie Cup win against the EP Kings in Durban on Saturday afternoon, in a game that was at times even closer than the 33-25 scoreline would suggest. [...]
Sharks go down in opener
7 Aug 15 19:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 68 Comments
Despite a strong second half fightback that saw them outscore their hosts by two tries to zero, the Sharks have conceded a 33-24 defeat to the Pumas in Nelspruit. [...]
Sharks v Pumas: the stats that matter
7 Aug 15 10:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
Let’s have a look at a few interesting statistics about the Sharks team named to face the Pumas in this evening’s Currie Cup opener. [...]