After last weeks near victory against the Sharks in Durban, the Southern Kings were feeling buoyant and expecting of a good showing against the Lions in Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 25 March 2017. The Southern Kings once again opened the scoring in the first minute when Andisa Ntsila charged down Lions fullback, Andries Coetzee's kick for clearance to score a try. The Lionel Cronje conversion was good and expectations from the home crowd soared for … [Read more...] about Bitten By a Shark, Mauled by a Lion
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First Time Captain to Lead Southern Kings Against Lions
Southern Kings pivot, Lionel Cronje, who has been vice-captain of the side from the start of the campaign, will take charge as captain of the side in the absence of season captain, Schalk Ferreira against the Emirates Lions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Stadium (15h05 kick-off). Ferreira sustained a biceps injury last weekend against the Cell C Sharks and underwent surgery on Tuesday, ruling the loosehead prop out of action for the next three months. Head coach Deon Davids made the … [Read more...] about First Time Captain to Lead Southern Kings Against Lions
Main Man to Swim from Nqura to Port Elizabeth Port
Port Elizabeth ultra distance adventure swimmer Kyle Main will attempt a crossing from The Port of Coega to the Port Elizabeth harbour, as part of the attractions at the People's Port Festival on 25 and 26 March managed by Magnetic Storm on behalf of Transnet. Having earned a reputation for undertaking pioneering swims under harsh conditions, Main, a swim coach based at Virgin Active Greenacres and former national swimming champion, will take a straight line between the two … [Read more...] about Main Man to Swim from Nqura to Port Elizabeth Port
aQuelle ORS ends on Sunday
The 12th season of the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series, Africa's largest family beach event which is unique to Nelson Mandela Bay, concludes this Sunday morning when round 10 kicks off at 9am Drawing an average of between 400 and 500 participants on mostly alternate Sunday mornings throughout the whole of summer, the Series is truly a family affair with no fewer than 7 simultaneously running events taking place which are suitable for all members of the family. The Series kicks off each October … [Read more...] about aQuelle ORS ends on Sunday
Free Entrance to Warriors Game
The Warriors will play their last round robin Momentum One Day Cup match at St George’s tomorrow, Thursday 23rd March, when they take on the Bizhub Highveld Lions and Cricket Eastern Cape is once again inviting scholars and students to attend the match for free. Free tickets for this match will only be available at the St George’s Park ticket office and scholars and students can collect a free ticket from the ticket office from 8:00 am tomorrow. The match gets underway at 2pm. A 13 man … [Read more...] about Free Entrance to Warriors Game
Great Day at the Office for Venter and De Jager
Mother nature smiled favourably upon the 115 swimmers who took part in Tuesday's Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge at Pollok Beach. Near perfect beach conditions greeted the swimmers as the choppy water conditions from the day before's onshore winds subsided throughout the morning swim. Africa's toughest Indian Ocean Swim didn't quite live us to its nasty reputation with warm and great swimming conditions favouring a fast swim with Pearson High School Head Boy Ian Venter finishing under the 1 hour … [Read more...] about Great Day at the Office for Venter and De Jager
Biceps Injury for Schalk Ferreira
Southern Kings captain, Schalk Ferreira, is the side’s only injury casualty from the weekend’s match against the Cell C Sharks in Durban. In a hard-fought encounter at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday, where the Southern Kings suffered a narrow 17-19 defeat to the Cell C Sharks, the Eastern Cape side also lost the influential captain through a biceps injury. Southern Kings doctor, Konrad von Hagen, confirmed that Ferreira would undergo scans late on Monday to assess the full extent of … [Read more...] about Biceps Injury for Schalk Ferreira
Where the Southern Kings are beating everyone else is …
In terms of transformation. In the match day 23 squads across the two Super Rugby rounds‚ 40 players of colour were named in the squads. In the first round‚ 22 players of African origin were picked. The Southern Kings (eight and nine)‚ Stormers (eight and eight) Bulls (seven and seven) and Cheetahs (eight and seven) have led the way. The Lions (four and four) and the Sharks (five and five) have been the worst offenders. Now, if only the Southern Kings can work out a way to keep … [Read more...] about Where the Southern Kings are beating everyone else is …
If only the Southern Kings had kept Curwin Bosch in Port Elizabeth
Sure, it is nice to think that one man can make a difference to a team but allow me to live in that hazy dream world in which the Southern Kings are actually .... relevant! In the Super Rugby game played between the Southern Kings and the Cell C Sharks at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban on 18 March 2017 the responsibility for pulling the Sharks out of the kak and into a winning position fell to young 2016 Junior Springbok Player of the Year, Curwin Bosch - who has the enviable reputation of … [Read more...] about If only the Southern Kings had kept Curwin Bosch in Port Elizabeth
Good Entry for Africa’s Toughest Indian Ocean Swim
A surge of last minute entries now sees over 100 of South Africa's bravest swimmers ready to tackle the Eastern Cape’s richest open water swim on Tuesday morning. Billed as the toughest Indian Ocean Swim on the planet, over 70% of the field have opted for the wetsuit category whilst the remainder will attempt the ocean swim in a costume only. The Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge is a daunting 5km ocean sea which sees participants going 2.5km straight out to sea to round the nautical bellbuoy … [Read more...] about Good Entry for Africa’s Toughest Indian Ocean Swim
Attend the PEoples Port Festival and Win
The PEoples Port Festival is being held in the Port of Port Elizabeth on the weekend of 25 and 26 March 2017. Entrance is FREE to all the exhibitions, movies, displays and entertainment (See Mafikizolo and Mobi Dixon for free) - you only need food and beverage money. And, the Algoa Bay Yacht Club just upped it a notch - enter our free draw below and you could win a meal and drinks for two at the highly rated Chartroom Restaurant. ABYC, NSRI and PEDSAC members who enter this … [Read more...] about Attend the PEoples Port Festival and Win
Premier PE Interschools Rugby Date to Diarise
Premier Interschools is again featuring some of the top schoolboy teams in the country in 12 matches stretching from the 25th March to the 26th August. Some of the oldest and fiercest rivalries will be on show over the span of 23 weeks to come with some 14 different schools on show. There will also be a new edition of an Interschools match on show for the first time this season. The No 1 schoolboy team for the last two years, Paarl Boys’ High, will again be showcased in three tough encounters … [Read more...] about Premier PE Interschools Rugby Date to Diarise
Warriors vs Knights at Home
The Warriors will take on the VKB Knights in a Momentum One Day Cup match to be played at St George’s Park tomorrow. The game gets underway at 14:00 with gates opening at 13:00. The squad is as follows: Colin Ackermann Colin Ingram Andrew Birch Gihahn Cloete Aya Gqamane Jerry Nqolo Lesiba Ngoepe Jon-Jon Smuts (Capt) Yaseen Vallie Basheer Walters Kelly Smuts Anrich Nortje Sisanda Magala … [Read more...] about Warriors vs Knights at Home
One local player invited to U18 high performance camp in Wellington
Waqar Solaan, a Centre from Port Elizabeth's Grey High school, is the only local player to be in included in a squad of Fifty under-18 players within SA Rugby's Elite Player Development (EPD) system who will assemble in Wellington on Friday for a five-day training camp geared toward equipping them with the necessary skills to excel on the field with an eye on the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship. The camp, which follows on the U16 and U17 High Performance camps hosted in October last year, … [Read more...] about One local player invited to U18 high performance camp in Wellington
Kings Winger Alshaun Bock to make Vodacom Super Rugby debut
The Southern Kings are eager to rectify any errors from previous matches when they take on the Cell C Sharks in a Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday. Kick-off is at 19h30. The match against the Sharks will be a momentous occasion for winger, Alshaun Bock, who will make his Vodacom Super Rugby debut on the left wing at the age of 34. "There were some difficult times which included a two-year break when I did not play any rugby. After SWD Eagles offered me a … [Read more...] about Kings Winger Alshaun Bock to make Vodacom Super Rugby debut
