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EP Kings Chance to Take Top Position on Log

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Only two games take place in the Absa Currie Cup First Division this weekend, with the EP Kings travelling to Kempton Park where they will be looking to take over first place on the log from the Regent Boland Cavaliers on Friday.

The EP Kings face the Valke at Barnard Stadium on Friday afternoon and the Cavaliers, currently in first position on the log with a full house of 15 points, have a bye this weekend.

EP put up a big score in their last match against the Tasol Solar Griffons and while the East Rand is not the easiest place to visit, they will still go into this match confident of getting the win.

The Tasol Solar Griffons host the SWD Eagles on Saturday afternoon in a replay of last year’s Absa Currie Cup First Division semi-final. The team from the Southern Cape beat their Northern Free State counterparts in all three matches last year.

SWD, First Division runners up last year, had to work very hard for victory in Welkom in 2010 though, when they scraped through by 18-14 after the Griffons scored two converted tries late in the match.

Last year in the Absa Currie Cup First Division:

  • 7 August: EP Kings won 38-3 in Port Elizabeth
  • 17 September: EP Kings won 50-35 in Kempton Park

Your Weekend’s Rugby:

  • 5 August: Valke vs EP Kings, kick-off at 15:00 at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park. Referee – Andrew Lees (Australia)
  • 5 August: Platinum Leopards vs Ford Pumas, kick-off at 19:00 at Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom. Referee – Lourens vd Merwe
  • 5 August: GWK Griquas vs The Sharks, kick-off at 19:10 at GWK Park, Kimberley. Referee – Pro Legoete
  • 6 August: Tasol Solar Griffons vs SWD Eagles, kick-off at 15:00 at North West Stadium, Welkom. Referee – Jason Jaftha
  • 6 August: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs DHL Western Province, kick-off at 15:00 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein. Referee – Sindile Mayende
  • 6 August: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs MTN Golden Lions, kick-off: 17:05 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria. Referee – Jaco Peyper

EP Kings Team to play the Falcons:

  • 15. SP Marais, 11. Marcello Sampson, 13. Jaco Bekker, 12. Matthew Tayler-Smith, 14. Norman Nelson, 10. George Whitehead, 9. Falie Oelschig (Vice-Captain), 1. Jaco Engels, 2. Hannes Franklin, 3. Clint Newland, 6. Darron Nell, 4. Barend Pieterse. 5. Ross Kennedy, 7. Luke Watson (Captain), 8. Jacques Engelbrecht
  • Replacements: 16. Frank Herne, 17. Ronnie Uys, 18. Wayne van Heerden, 19. Mpho Mbiyozo, 20. Danie Faasen, 21. Louis Strydom, 22. Morgan Newman

A new addition at centre is 25 year old, Morgan Newman, who has previously played for the Cheetahs and Maties Rugby in Stellenbosch.

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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." See more articles by Alan.