The EP Kings played a very close game against the Griffons in Welkom - with the Griffons leading by 5 points at half time (16-11) EP were made to work hard to eventually come out 2 point winners at the final whistle (21-19). The Regent Boland Cavaliers ran rings around the Falcons at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park (55-28) and collected one more bonus point to move one log point closer to the EP Kings, who still lead the pack by one point. These results, coupled with the Border … [Read more...] about Those Bonus Points Could be EP’s Undoing
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EP Kings Off to Welkom to Meet Griffons
Two teams at the top of the log in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, EP Kings and the Regent Boland Cavaliers, are both on the road this weekend. EP travel to Welkom to face the Tasol Solar Griffons, where they lost a year ago, while the Cavaliers are away to the Valke in Kempton Park. Both these games are scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 15:00. The unbeaten EP Kings top the First Division log with 33 points after seven games, while Boland have 31 points, also after seven games. At … [Read more...] about EP Kings Off to Welkom to Meet Griffons
EP Kings vs Border in Port Elizabeth
The way things have been going in the Absa Currie Cup First Division lately, the EP Kings and Regent Boland Cavaliers as regarded as favourites when they host the Border Bulldogs and Tasol Solar Griffons respectively this weekend. In Port Elizabeth, the EP Kings will be looking to extend their winning streak against neighbours the Border Bulldogs that stretches back to 1 August 2008 and six games, when the Bulldogs last won 28-16 in East London. The Kings top the First Division log and if … [Read more...] about EP Kings vs Border in Port Elizabeth
It Could be a Battle of the Bonus Points
Defending champions, EP Kings and the Regent Boland Cavaliers are now firmly in control in the Absa Currie Cup First Division after convincing victories on Friday. Just 2 points separate them, with the Kings on double the points of third placed SWD. The Kings crushed neighbours SWD Eagles in George by 60-24, with SP Marais contributing 24 points through four tries and two conversions. The former Paarl Boys High fullback tops the try scoring stakes in the First Division with nine and was EP's … [Read more...] about It Could be a Battle of the Bonus Points
EP Kings Still Ahead in Currie Cup First Division
With the euphoria of a great weekend's test rugby behind us it is time once again for the local rugby public to focus once more on our Eastern Province team working hard to ascend into Super Rugby from the Absa Currie Cup First Division, which is a two horse race at the moment, with the EP Kings and Regent Boland Cavaliers leading the pack at the end of the first round. The EP Kings, still unbeaten this season, had a bye this week, but the Cavaliers closed the gap at the top of the standings … [Read more...] about EP Kings Still Ahead in Currie Cup First Division
Currie Cup Games Overshadowed by Port Elizabeth Test
The EP Kings take a back seat to the Castle Tri-Nations Test in Port Elizabeth between the Springboks and New Zealand at 17:00 on Saturday, we will see six Absa Currie Cup games this weekend - four in the Premier and two in the First Division, only one of which will be played on Saturday. DHL Western Province will have to beat the MTN Golden Lions in Cape Town on Friday to avoid a similar three-match Absa Currie Cup losing streak as in 2010. The only game on Saturday is between the Toyota … [Read more...] about Currie Cup Games Overshadowed by Port Elizabeth Test
EP Kings Comfortable at the top of Absa Currie Cup First Division
Five from five for the only unbeaten team in the Absa Currie Cup First Division - that is the story of the EP Kings' season thus far as they are still well on track to defend their title. See the MyPE report on the game: EP Kings Win Bookended With Concerns The EP Kings beat the second placed team on the log, the Regent Boland Cavaliers, by 23-17 in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening to open up a gap of 7 points at the top of the standings, even though the team from Wellington have a game in … [Read more...] about EP Kings Comfortable at the top of Absa Currie Cup First Division
EP Kings Win Bookended With Concerns
Friday night's EP Kings clash against former log leaders, Boland, was to be the one game that predicted the EP Kings future progress in the first division of the Absa Currie Cup and a good showing would have given EP Kings supporters that extra boost of confidence and swagger on the journey to the Premier Division. The home game played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium did not start out very well for the EP Kings as less than two minutes after the Kings kick-off Boland wing, Cornal Hendricks … [Read more...] about EP Kings Win Bookended With Concerns
EP Kings looking to Increase Four Point Lead in Vital Clash
A mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash in Port Elizabeth is the big one in the Absa Currie Cup First Division on Friday. The EP Kings top the log in the First Division by four points, but they have played one game more than their opponents this weekend, the Regent Boland Cavaliers. These two teams have opened up a bit of a lead in the standings ahead of the other four teams. Last year, the EP Kings beat the Boland Cavaliers in all three of their matches, including a nail biter in the … [Read more...] about EP Kings looking to Increase Four Point Lead in Vital Clash
EP Kings Continue Winning Streak to Top Log
The EP Kings top the Absa Currie Cup First Division log after they won their fourth successive game of 2011 when they beat the Valke by 36-20 at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park on Friday afternoon. It was hard work for the team from Port Elizabeth though, perhaps even harder than the scoreline suggests. With a few minutes left on the clock, the Valke closed the gap to 29-20, but a last-minute try by Mathew Tayler-Smith, his second of the game, gave the EP Kings a bit more breathing space … [Read more...] about EP Kings Continue Winning Streak to Top Log
EP Kings Trail Boland by One Point
The Absa Currie Cup First Division is essentially still a two horse race as the Regent Boland Cavaliers and EP Kings stamped their authority on the competition with two more big wins. With Boland on 15 points and EP Kings on 14 points both teams have three times more points than 3rd placed team on the log, SWD Eagles. After struggling in the first half against the Valke at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday afternoon, the Cavaliers raced away in the second 40 minutes, turning a 13-3 … [Read more...] about EP Kings Trail Boland by One Point
EP Kings and Boland Cavaliers Look to Cement Winning Streaks in Absa Currie Cup First Division
Welkom is the destination for Boland, where they face the Tasol Solar Griffons. The team from the Cape winelands lost badly on their last visit to the Free State's Gold Fields (52-13), a result they would like to turn around this season. The Griffons lost their opening game this season when the Valke beat them in Kempton Park last weekend, but any team visiting the Northern Free State will tell confess that it's one of the more difficult venues to play at. The only other game in the Absa … [Read more...] about EP Kings and Boland Cavaliers Look to Cement Winning Streaks in Absa Currie Cup First Division
Mistakes, Yawning and Boredom
The quick synopsis of last night's game between the Eastern Province Kings and South Western Districts (SWD) would be: First 20 minutes - mistake riddled and lacklustre Second 20 minutes - boring Final 40 minutes - going through the motions EP Kings win 28-20 (halftime 16-11) One would think that 48 points (could have been much higher but for missed penalties in eminently kickable spots!) between the two teams showed a game full of tries and great running rugby and you would be … [Read more...] about Mistakes, Yawning and Boredom
Two Steps Forward Three Steps Back for Currie Cup Hopes
The latest news that the Currie Cup is to be contested by 6 teams from 2012 has resulted in a bit of confusion for the EP Kings' supporters. All indications were that the EP Kings would perform in the Absa Currie Cup 1st division in 2011 with a goal of gaining ascendancy to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division in 2012. "If you look at the results over the past year the Kings have been steadily improving and producing good results. This ended up with us (EP Kings) being crowned Absa Currie Cup … [Read more...] about Two Steps Forward Three Steps Back for Currie Cup Hopes
