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Aug 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Western Province fighting to keep hold of Senatla
The Western Province Rugby Union, however, is confident of holding onto the player who’s contract with them is due to expire at the end of October. WP are reportedly also interested in signing Sevens player Tim Agaba who until recently was at the EP...
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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Snyman bolster Vodacom Blue Bulls
The Vodacom Blue Bulls will take on the EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld Friday evening bolstered by the return of RG Snyman at lock. Snyman, one of the stars for the Vodacom Bulls in the Super Rugby season, came off the bench last weekend in the defeat to the...
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Aug 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup season fires into full swing
The Currie Cup will be in full swing this weekend with the Xerox Golden Lions, EP Kings and Griquas kicking off their Premier Division campaigns, while the six First Division teams will be in action in the opening round of their tournament. The EP Kings will...
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Aug 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on North-South derby kicks off Currie Cup Premier Division
The Currie Cup Premier Division will get underway with a bang on Friday with the Vodacom Blue Bulls taking on DHL Western Province in a thrilling North-South battle at Loftus Versfeld, which is expected to set the tone for the competition. The Premier...
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Jun 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings v Cell C Sharks XV Teamsheets #CurrieCup #KINvSHA
Date: 3 June 2016 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Kick-off: 19h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen EP Kings: 1 Liam Hendricks 2 Martin Bezuidenhout 3 Louis Albertse 4 Tazz Fuzani 5 Cornell Hess 6 JP Jonck 7 Sintu...
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Jun 2, 16 •
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1 Liam Hendricks 2 Martin Bezuidenhout 3 Louis Albertse 4 Tazz Fuzani 5 Cornell Hess 6 JP Jonck 7 Sintu Manjezi 8 Jacques Engelbrecht 9 Franswa Ueckermann 10 Garrick Mattheus 11 Lindelwe Zungu 12 Riaan Esterhuizen 13 Somila Jho 14 Athi Mayinje 15 Michael...
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May 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team ready for WP clash
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on DHL Western Province in Cape town on Saturday. Kempson has made seven changes to his starting line up, including one positional change. Sintu Manjezi will again captain the side,...
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May 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Back-to-back wins for Kings
The EP Kings might not have had the best start to the Currie Cup Qualifiers, but coach Robbi Kempson and his squad of which many are still representing Eastern Province at junior level picked up two wins in their last two matches. The first two games of the...
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May 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team for Blue Bulls clash
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on Vodacom Blue Bulls in the curtain raiser match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the fifth round of the 2016 Currie Cup competition on Saturday. Kempson has once again made a...
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Apr 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team for Namibian Welwitschias match
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in the fourth round of the 2016 Currie Cup competition in Namibia on Saturday. Kempson has had to make a number of changes to his squad as a...
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Apr 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby assumes administrative control of EPRU
SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday that it had assumed administrative control of the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU). Mr Monde Tabata, an independent member of the SA Rugby Executive Committee, has been appointed to the role of administrator. ...
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Apr 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced for Border match
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on the Border Bulldogs in the third round of the 2016 Currie Cup competition on Saturday. Kempson has made three changes to his starting lineup, with Jeremy Ward returning from the...
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Apr 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced for Boland match
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on the Boland Caviliers in the second round of the 2016 Currie Cup competition on Saturday. The game will be played at the Boland Cavaliers Stadium, Wellington on Saturday, 16...
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Apr 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced for SWD Eagles match
EP Kings Currie Cup Head Coach, Robbi Kempson, has announced his team to take on the SWD Eagles in the first round of the 2016 Currie Cup competition on Saturday. The game will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on as a curtain raiser to the Southern...
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Apr 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings announce their squad ahead of Currie Cup campaign
The Eastern Province Kings have announced their squad for the upcoming first round of the Currie Cup competition. Forwards Brandon Brown, David Murray, Gerrit Huisamen, Greg Jackson, Hayden Tharatt, JP Jamieson, Kevin Kaba, Lusanda Badiyana, Nicolaas...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings confirm provisional liquidation order
EP Rugby can confirm that a provisional liquidation order has been granted by Judge Eksteen in the Port Elizabeth High Court this morning. The provisional court order means EP Rugby Ptyu Ltd have until the 10th of May to address the current financial...
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Dec 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Brent Janse van Rensburg has resigned from his post as coach of the EP Kings
EASTERN Province rugby confirmed on Wednesday (December 2) that coach Brent Janse van Rensburg had resigned from his post with the EP Kings. Janse van Rensburg joined the EP Kings as their defence coach at the start of 2015 and was promoted to head coach of...
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Nov 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU steps in to assist the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Tuesday agreed to assist the Eastern Province Rugby Union by taking control of the Southern Kings franchise in Vodacom Super Rugby. The action followed through a decision taken by the Executive Council of SARU some...
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Nov 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY STATEMENT
Ongoing situation at the Eastern Province Rugby Union The Eastern Province Rugby Union has noted that there have been a number of issues raised in the media over the past few days, and acknowledge and apologise for our lack of proper communication on these...
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Nov 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Access Management responds to NMBRA allegations #EPKings
November 10, 2015: Access Facilities and Leisure Management Pty (Ltd) acknowledges having read the statement issued by the Nelson Mandela Bay Ratepayers Association titled EP Kings cash crisis is true and real on 09 November 2015. Firstly, Access...
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Nov 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF MR VERNON STUURMAN, EXECUTIVE MEMBER, EPRU
The Eastern Province Rugby Union has noted media reports on allegations made by the Ratepayers Association and AfriForum Port Elizabeth of money being paid to Access Management to fund the EP Kings. As the finance referred to is said to have come from...
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Nov 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Rugby players released from contracts
AS the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise continue their planning for the return to the southern hemisphere competition in 2016, Eastern Province rugby released a list of players on Monday (November 2) whose contracts have not been renewed as from November...
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Oct 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Perfect ending for unbeaten Xerox Golden Lions
Xerox Golden Lions captain, Jaco Kriel, and coach, Johan Ackermann, paid tribute to the team spirit of the Johannesburg side who beat DHL Western Province 32-24 at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday to clinch the Absa Currie Cup and finish the season unbeaten....
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP KINGS U19 TEAM FOR FINAL
THE EP Kings have named an unchanged starting line-up for the Absa Provincial Championship U19 rugby final against the Blue Bulls in Johannesburg on Saturday (October 24). The only change to the squad comes on the bench where scrumhalf Sibusiso Ngcokovane...
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province through to u19 Final
Eastern Province continued on their impressive run in this year’s Under 19 tournament as they eliminated the Free State in Friday’s first semifinal at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to advance to the final of the ABSA Under 19 Competition. They...
