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Only One Point Southern Kings – Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve

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The Southern Kings have had an awesome Super Rugby season - the best ever in this century. Playing only for pride in front of 10 015 spectators against the Cheetahs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth last night, both teams played their last games in Super Rugby for the foreseeable future. Coming off of a high with two monumental wins - albeit by ONE point each - against the Jaguares in Argentina and the Bulls at Loftus Versveld the Southern Kings, with six wins to the … [Read more...] about Only One Point Southern Kings – Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve

Kings Flip the Bird to Super Rugby with win over Bulls

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#JustSaying - Ace Port Elizabeth Photographer, Michael Sheehan and I called it - a win for the Southern Kings at Loftus Versfeld. All the points in the Southern Kings 31-30 win over the Bulls on 8 July 2017 at Loftus Versveld After Round 18 in Super Rugby the Southern Kings have achieved the sweetest of 'doubles' - beating a South African Team in their home ground - the Bulls 31-30 at Loftus Versveld on Saturday 8 July - after securing their first win against a SA Team - the Sharks 35-32 - … [Read more...] about Kings Flip the Bird to Super Rugby with win over Bulls

Southern Kings officially bid Super Rugby Farewell

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The Southern Kings cace the Bulls tonight in one of their last matches in the Super Rugby competition. Won't it be a supreme bird flipping moment if the Kings beat the Bulls in their home ground? And then go on to beat their partners in exit - The Cheetahs at home on 14 July 2017? Nevertheless the Southern Kings are excited about the opportunities which can potentially unlock new commercial markets following a strategic SANZAAR decision to revamp the Vodacom Super Rugby … [Read more...] about Southern Kings officially bid Super Rugby Farewell

Southern Kings excited about new playing frontiers

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The Southern Kings will embrace the chance to explore new playing opportunities in view of the strategic SANZAAR decision to revamp the Vodacom Super Rugby competition, the franchise and SA Rugby announced on Friday. The announcement was made just before a Special General Meeting of SA Rugby in Cape Town to formally confirm South Africa’s four participants in the competition in line with a SANZAAR decision to reduce the competition’s participants from 18 to 15 teams from next season. The … [Read more...] about Southern Kings excited about new playing frontiers

The Greatest Historic Win for the Southern Kings – Were you there?

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Post match press conference after the Southern Kings historic first win (35-32) against a South African team - the Cell C Sharks - in the Super Rugby competition. All the armchair pundits said it time and time again; "The Southern Kings are no-hopers with no sponsors, no stars and no ability!" What they conveniently forgot was that the Eastern Province has seen great rugby talent being bought out of the region for too many years to count. What happens when you are nasty to the one that feeds … [Read more...] about The Greatest Historic Win for the Southern Kings – Were you there?

Whichever way you look at it chances for the Southern Kings are slim

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SANZAAR will be dropping two South African Teams and one Australian team from Super Rugby in 2018. The current log has the Blue Bulls and Southern Kings guarding the bottom on 6 points each. Australia's Rebels are bottom of their log with one point. It seems fairly logical that the teams that finish at the bottom of the log will be the ones to be given their marching orders. As of today those three teams are: Rebels, Blue Bulls and Southern Kings. Questioning the logic that the top four … [Read more...] about Whichever way you look at it chances for the Southern Kings are slim

Southern Kings Super Rugby Fixtures 2017

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The full list of Southern Kings fixtures is as follows: Warm-up Matches February 4: Border Bulldogs vs Southern Kings, East London (17h15 kick-off) February 11: Southern Kings vs SWD Eagles, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (17h15 kick-off) Vodacom Super Rugby: February 25: Southern Kings vs Jaguares, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (17h15 kick-off) March 4: Sunwolves vs Southern Kings, National Stadium, Singapore (10h55 kick-off) March 11: Southern Kings vs DHL Stormers, Nelson … [Read more...] about Southern Kings Super Rugby Fixtures 2017

Winning the Ironman whilst playing Super Rugby – REALLY?

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It was a really busy sporting weekend for at least one athlete in Port Elizabeth this past weekend who, according to The Citizen, won the Standard Bank Ironman whilst playing a game of Super Rugby in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium... on a bicycle! Maybe it was the strange helmet that American Ben Hoffman was wearing that caused the confusion? The report in The Citizen - Hoffman, Lehtonen win Ironman SA titles: American Ben Hoffman and Finnish athlete Kaisa Lehtonen dominated the Ironman … [Read more...] about Winning the Ironman whilst playing Super Rugby – REALLY?

The Kings Army will feel vindicated

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The Vodacom Bulls out scored the Southern Kings six tries to none in a Round 7 Vodacom Super Rugby match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Former Boland Cavaliers, Leopards, Southern Kings, Sharks, Southern Kings and now Bulls player - 27 year-old SP (Sarel Petrus) Marais, a Kings Army supporters favourite - crossed the line twice against his former (twice) team in the game which kicked off at 17H15 on 9 April in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Southern Kings' flyhalf, … [Read more...] about The Kings Army will feel vindicated

Southern Kings team for Sunwolves duel [Video]

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Southern Kings coach Deon Davids named his team today for their Super Rugby encounter against the Sunwolves in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Saturday's game is probably the only chance that these two bottom of the log teams will get to win a game in Super Rugby. Davids and Captain Steven Sykes are betting on a home crowd to carry them through to getting some vital points to lift them above the Sunwolves and give the team a vital boost. Davids has made two changes to his starting XV from … [Read more...] about Southern Kings team for Sunwolves duel [Video]

Southern Kings 2016 Fixtures

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The Southern Kings make their return to Super Rugby on 27 February 2016 and will play EIGHT home games at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth out of a total of THIRTEEN playoff games. If we advance to the semis and finals we can expect more.... The Southern Kings fixtures for 2016 are (SA times): Saturday, February 27: Kings v Sharks, NMB Stadium, Port Elizabeth, 15h00 Saturday, March 12: Kings v Chiefs, NMB Stadium, Port Elizabeth, 15h00 Saturday, March 19: Crusaders v … [Read more...] about Southern Kings 2016 Fixtures

Bernardo and Gates could be lost to Cheetahs Super Rugby

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Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates have both been called up to take part in the Free State Cheetahs wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Bernardo and Gates had both joined the Cheetahs extended training squad, and had started training with them as of today. "Both of them will train with the extended squad from today through to the 13th of December, which is when the Cheetahs are expected to finalise their squad for the 2014 Super … [Read more...] about Bernardo and Gates could be lost to Cheetahs Super Rugby

Southern Kings optimistic over 2016 inclusion

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The news that a sixth Super Rugby team from South Africa will take part in the tournament from 2016, boded well for the future of the Southern Kings, said Eastern Province rugby CEO, Charl Crous. "The inclusion of a sixth team from South Africa into the Super Rugby tournament from 2016 has always been on the cards, and is not something new, but it great to hear that these issues are already being discussed at top level," said Crous. Crous said these discussions provided more certainty over … [Read more...] about Southern Kings optimistic over 2016 inclusion

Vote Now – Will the Kings be in Super Rugby in 2014?

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With a crushing loss against the Sharks on Saturday the Southern Kings now play the first of their promotion / relegation matches against the Lions on Friday the 26th of July 2013, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with kickoff at 19:10. Vote in our poll and tell South Africa (and Port Elizabeth) if you think that the Southern Kings will still be in Super Rugby next season: [poll id="32"] … [Read more...] about Vote Now – Will the Kings be in Super Rugby in 2014?