Lots of fiery pre-game posturing and fighting talk from promoters before the game on Saturday 4 June 2011 created a raft of expectations within the minds of the media and die hard Eastern Province Rugby supporters. It was only when the Longhair and I arrived at the game and we saw the 'nowhere near 30 000' spectators that I sat down and analysed the hype. Essentially Saturday's game was a practise match for 26 Southern Kings players who had had no game time for 6 weeks and were going off to … [Read more...] about Lets Pick the Kings ContiPartners Premier XV Game Apart Shall We?
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Southern Kings vs Contipartners Premier XV
Top class rugby returns to Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 4 June when the Southern Kings take on the Contipartners Premier XV, a team consisting of top flight South Africans playing their rugby abroad. This match will be the Eastern Cape side's final warm-up match before their participation in the 2011 Nations Cup in Romania, to be held from 10 June in Bucharest. The Contipartners Premier XV consists of numerous overseas-based players with strong roots from within the Kings … [Read more...] about Southern Kings vs Contipartners Premier XV
