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PE in the news: South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings set to join Pro12

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South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings set to join Pro12: Southern Kings play their rugby at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth This would be the first major change to the Pro Rugby competition since the introduction of Italian sides in 2010. Welsh and Scottish sides first combined in a league in …
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Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies insisted nothing had been finalised but welcomed the future prospect of South African sides joining the Pro12 competition.

“I can’t tell you probably any more than has already been stated,” Davies told BBC Wales Sport.

“There are discussions going on, which people are aware of, between the Pro12 and South African rugby union and the franchises down there.

“There is a desire from the South African teams I think to join the Pro12 and I think the Pro12 would like them to join.

“The Pro12 itself is a cross border competition already and this just extends this.

“It makes for a promising and exciting future, if it did happen.

“At the moment it looks like the two teams from Super Rugby that will not be in the competition next year will join (the Pro12).

“I suspect there will be interest further afield from South African teams as well.

“It just expands the tournament and I think it’s an opportunity to develop the game within the northern hemisphere.

“There is still a lot of work to be done in terms of the legal complexities with issues such as broadcasting, commercial and most important, player welfare with all the travelling that has to be done and the logistics associated with that.”

Hotel owner ‘skipped out on R1m bill’: The controversial foreign owner of Port Elizabeth’s iconic King Edward Hotel has been accused of allegedly failing to pay more than R1-million worth of bills for renovation work on the hotel. Port Elizabeth attorney Lunen Meyer confirmed yesterday that …
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Attorney applies for case against Panayiotou co-accused to be dropped: Port Elizabeth – The attorney representing Sinethemba Nenembe and Zolani Sibeko in the Christopher Panayiotou trial has asked that the case against them be dropped, as the State had failed to implicate them in the crime. Attorney Peter Daubermann …
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New cyber attack shuts down largest terminal of Los Angeles Port: A majority of Maersk’s APM Terminals are now fully operational, though major hub terminals in Port Elizabeth, NJ and Rotterdam, NL remain offline today, Thursday, June 29th. According to the statement the APM Terminals closure does not affect any of the …
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Bay hits six with ‘people’s cricket’: Picture: Judy de Vega Describing it as a “people’s franchise”, Port Elizabeth’s new T20 Global League franchise owner Ajay Sethi unveiled his plan yesterday to galvanise fan support while also nurturing cricket development from grassroots to …
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Cyber-attack: Some Maersk terminals working ships, but not trucks: Among the APM locations affected by the attack are Port Elizabeth in New Jersey, Pier 400 in Los Angeles, and Miami, Fla. APM is short for A.P. Moller, the terminal operating division of A.P. Moller-Maersk headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Maersk is …
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Short- and long-term options for ailing supply: Further, the municipalities of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth are considering desalination, and “while this is an assured source of water for coastal areas, it is costly,” says Townshend. He says, in dry areas, especially in the Karoo, there are flash …
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Cyberattack Fallout Engulfs FedEx, Shuts Terminals and Email: The company’s APM Terminals unit closed its Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey Wednesday and suspended gate operations Thursday. Other companies were forced to resort to old-school business practices after taking corporate email offline to contain …
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Maritzburg Confirm Lentjies’ Move To Chippa: Read: Thanda Expecting Konqobe Back Despite Him Signing For Chippa The Team of Choice confirmed on Thursday that Lentjies will make the switch from Maritzburg to Port Elizabeth ahead of the new season. Lentjies confirmed that he and the club opted against …
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