With the recent announcement that Super Rugby will be ‘culling’ two South African franchises in 2018, the Southern Kings have hit back hard by winning their last two matches and with a campaign to fill the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to capacity when the Kings meet the Sharks on Saturday 13 May in Port Elizabeth.
Here Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip gets behind the drive to #FillOurStadium and introduces the new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium manager – Mpho Mokonyana.

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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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