Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) President, Cheeky Watson, left Port Elizabeth this afternoon for New Zealand, to go and address the Southern Kings touring squad following the announcement from the SA Rugby Union (SARU) relating to the foreign player issue. At a brief press conference held at the airport, Watson confirmed that the Kings would be recalling Tomas Leonardi and Virgile Lacombe from the touring squad, and would be sending Edgar Marutlulle and Devin Oosthuizen to replace … [Read more...] about Southern Kings recall two foreign players from touring squad
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Rugby is a Business open to Corruption
With the debate still raging on in lesser educated circles about whether the Southern Kings should be allowed more than two (4,6 or 10) foreign players or not, on how 'lily white' the team is or how EP have 'failed' at development, the Super Rugby team 'selection' needs to be put into perspective. Player 'selection' is really only about which franchise has the deepest pockets and the most money to attract employees (we used to call them 'players' in the old days). There is an accepted … [Read more...] about Rugby is a Business open to Corruption
WTF Southern Kings
Okay sufficient time has passed for me to try and put last night's Southern Kings defeat by Griqualand West (27-30), in their pre-season warm up at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, in perspective and for me to try and repair my shattered dreams. So far the Southern Kings have a pretty dismal 2013 record with 3 games played; a win against the Franchise XV in George and two losses - against the Lions last weekend and the Griquas on Wednesday 13 February 2013. With a background of Watson … [Read more...] about WTF Southern Kings
Southern Kings to Present Case to SANZAR
Representatives of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises will accompany the delegates of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to present a case for competition expansion in 2013 to SANZAR partners next month. Representatives of the Vodacom Bulls, MTN Lions, Southern Kings, and The Sharks will accompany SARU's SANZAR representatives on visits to their counterparts in New Zealand and Australia in mid-March. The delegation was formulated during a meeting between SARU's leadership … [Read more...] about Southern Kings to Present Case to SANZAR
