The Eastern Province Kings have made slight changes to their side which thrashed Boland 44 – 10, as they are set to face the Sharks XV in their last Vodacom Cup match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. […]
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Kings to face Sharks XV
Sharks trio invited to BaaBaas #JB270
Three Sharks players have been invited to the Barbarians squad that will be facing the Wallabies at Twickenham on the 1st November. The team is to be coached by current Auckland Blues coach and All Black hero, Sir John James Patrick Kirwan, in what is sure to be an absolute humdinger of a game. […]
ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Round 8
Last weekend’s much-needed away win in Pretoria gave the Sharks a welcome boost n terms of log position; they started the round clinging desperately to fourth, yet ended it third thanks also to a no-point performance in Johannesburg from the Pumas. This weekend, against the Kings, an opportunity to consolidate that position presents itself, but the Sharks will need to be well on their guard in this potential banana peel of a fixture. […]
Whitehead returns to Kings Park
Tim Whitehead returns to the Kings starting line-up to face his old team mates as the Kings travel to Durban to face the Sharks on Saturday. […]
EP Kings feel confident ahead of Bulls rematch
Eastern Province Kings Head Coach, Carlos Spencer said he has 100% confidence in the team he has selected for this weekend’s return match against the Blue Bulls at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. […]
Sykes and Nel add muscle to Kings forwards
Steven Sykes and Darron Nel were amongst the changes in the forwards when Eastern Province head coach Carlos Spencer announced his team to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday. […]
EP Kings team to face Western Province in opener
EP Kings head coach Carlos Spencer has named his team to face DHL Western Province in their opening ABSA Currie Cup match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday. […]
Last chance for Kings to impress
Steven Sykes and Ronnie Cooke will be making their return for the Kings, after missing a couple of warm-up matches due to injury, as they are set to face the Free State Cheetahs in their last warm-up match in Cradock on Friday.
EP Kings sign Springbok prop
Eastern Province Kings CEO, Charl Crous confirmed yesterday the signings of Springbok prop CJ van der Linde and Edgar Marutlulle. […]
Elton returns for Lions
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been passed fit and will start in the all-important number 10 jersey for the Lions, against Western Province in this weekend’s Currie Cup semi-final at Newlands. […]
Helberg gets centre nod
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has opted to entrust former Bulls youngster (and cougar-bait) Deon Helberg with the vacant number 13 jersey for this week’s Currie Cup match, against the side he represented as a youngster. […]
Bees Roux gets a start
Lions coach Johan Ackermann announced his team which faces the Cheetahs in round six of the Currie Cup. […]
Plenty changes for the Lions
The Lions team to face Griquas this weekend sees a few changes are injuries strike. […]
Lions freshen up for Province
The return of Elton Jantjies to the starting lineup – and Andries Coetzee to the match 22 – are the main developments for the Lions this week, as they prepare to face Western Province on Friday night. […]
Franco back for Lions
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named his side to face the Blue Bulls at Loftus this weekend, opting to include returning Bok squad member Franco van der Merwe in his starting team. […]