golden lions

Forgive me for being cynical ..... The search for the crowd (official attendance 9034) began again on Saturday 30 August at the EP Kings vs Golden Lions rugby match played in Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It is with a heavy heart that I beg for a winning team - the years of being positive about Eastern Province Rugby are beginning to take their toll on all the scribes who I have been attending rugby matches with since the days of the Boet Erasmus Stadium. We have all flown … [Read more...] about The number 41 crops up for the EP Kings again

The Eastern Province Kings team that will take on the Xerox Golden Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this weekend was announced today. Head Coach Carlos Spencer said they had not yet finalised who the captain would be, what with Luke Watson who is expected to be out for the next four weeks following a concussion sustained during the game between the EP Kings and the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus on Saturday. Aidon Davis would take up Watson's spot at 8th man on Saturday. Spencer said BG … [Read more...] about EP Kings team to take on Golden Lions on Saturday

It was with a sense of trepidation that I opened the release from the EP Kings Golden Lions Currie Cup game played on Saturday 16 August at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. I confess that I am a coward who was afraid to watch the game - afraid of witnessing a huge drubbing of a team that I firmly believe needs to catch a break. Alas and alack all we seem to be doing every new season is 'start again'. The EP Kings seem to be caught in a vicious downward spiral of no sponsor, no continuity and no … [Read more...] about 41 Points separated the EP Kings and Golden Lions

The Eastern Province Kings will be taking an unchanged team, bar one, to face the Xerox Golden Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this Saturday afternoon. EP Kings Head Coach, Carlos Spencer, announced just one change to the team, which will once again be led by Luke Watson, with Steven Sykes coming onto the bench in place of Darron Nel. Up Front Lizo Gqoboka will once again start at loosehead prop, Edgar Marutlulle at hooker and Tom Botha at tighthead prop, while Steven Cummins and David … [Read more...] about EP Kings team to take on Xerox Golden Lions