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Sep 11, 15 •
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LOG LEADERS EP Kings scored two tries in each half to keep intact their unbeaten record this season with a 29-10 win over Free State Cheetahs in the Absa U19 provincial rugby championship at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday (September...
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Sep 11, 15 •
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The Eastern Province Under-19s are still in the pound seat after picking up their eight consecutive win against the Lions at Emirates Airline Park this past Saturday. With a comfortable six point buffer between them and their closest rivals the Blue Bulls,...
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Sep 10, 15 •
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EXPERIENCED centre Tim Whitehead will lead the EP Kings rugby team as they chase their first win in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they meet the Free State Cheetahs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday (September 11)....
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Sep 7, 15 •
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The EP Kings gave the Golden Lions a good run for their money at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday evening, despite reports of unpaid wages making headlines in the build-up to the match. In their first encounter on the 8th of August at the...
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Sep 7, 15 •
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New injuries: – Cameron Lindsay – Knee injury, will see specialist on Wednesday – Ronnie Cook – Toe injury, will go for x-rays today – JP Du Plessis – Soft tissue knee injury – will treat this...
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Sep 3, 15 •
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Date: 5 September 2015 Venue:Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 19h10 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Lions 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Stokkies Hanekom, 12. Howard Mnisi (Captain), 11. Anthony Volmink, 10. Jaco van der...
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Sep 3, 15 •
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EP Kings vs Lions Saturday 5 September 2015 Lizo Gqoboka Edgar Marutlulle (Vice Captain) Simon Kerrod Tazz Fuzani Cameron Lindsay Thembelani Bholi Stefan Willemse Paul Schoeman Dwayne Kelly Karlo Aspeling Sylvian Mahuza Tim Whitehead (Captain) Ronnie...
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Sep 3, 15 •
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FRESH from their first win in the Absa U21 Provincial Championship this season, the EP Kings team are preparing for a total onslaught from the Golden Lions in their second round encounter in Johannesburg on Saturday (September 5). The Lions were completely...
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Sep 3, 15 •
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ABSA CURRIE CUP ROUND FIVE: XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS EP KINGS Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his team to face the Eastern Province Kings at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday. Ackermann has followed through with his rotation policy,...
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Aug 30, 15 •
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Photo: Stan Blumberg THE Sharks produced a strong second half performance to defeat the EP Kings 24-20 in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at the Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 29). After trailing 13-7 at the break, the...
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Aug 30, 15 •
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USING a three-minute burst of scoring by centre Somila Jho, who crossed twice during that time, a determined EP Kings U21 side registered their first win in the Absa Provincial Championship this season by defeating the Sharks 25-15 at Nelson Mandela Bay...
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Aug 29, 15 •
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THE EP Kings used the platform of two tries in the first 10 minutes of the match to extend their unbeaten run to seven games in the Absa U19 Provincial Championship with a 26-7 win over the Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on...
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Aug 29, 15 •
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It’s pretty much been an “up river without a paddle” for the newly promoted Eastern Province Under-21s in this year’s ABSA Under-21 Competition. Having won the B Division since 2012, and not quite able to get one past their neighbours...
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Aug 29, 15 •
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The last time these two teams met a fortnight ago, it was a case of “close, but no victory cigar” for the EP Kings as the Cell C Sharks held on to an eight point win in their Round 2 encounter at Kingspark in Durban. The team from Port Elizabeth...
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Aug 28, 15 •
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EASTERN Province face one of their toughest challenges of the season when they meet the high-riding Border side in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial tournament at NMMU’s Missionvale Campus in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 29). With fine attacking...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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Date: 29th August 2015 Venue: NMB Stadium, Port Elizabeth Kick-off: 17h0o SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen EP Kings: 1. Lizo Gqoboka 2. Martin Ferreira 3. Tom Botha 4. Steven Sykes 5. Cornell Hess 6. Luke Watson (Captain) 7. Thembelani Bholi 8. Tim...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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EP KINGS coach Brent Janse van Rensburg has welcomed the return of experienced skipper Luke Watson to the team for their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division clash against the Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 29). The...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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THE EP Kings U19 side may be sitting on top of the log, but coach Mzwandile Stick has sent out a warning to his team that there is still much to be achieved when the second half of the Absa U19 Provincial Championship kicks off this weekend. Under the...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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ORC Griquas No8 Carel Greeff and Eastern Province Kings lock and captain, Steven Sykes, can be considered for Absa Currie Cup action this weekend following the outcomes of their SARU Judicial Hearings on Wednesday. The hearings took place via teleconference...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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ORC Griquas number eight Carel Greeff will appear before a SARU disciplinary committee on Wednesday after being cited for a dangerous tackle in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs last Friday in Kimberley. Greeff...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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New injuries: – Tim Whitehead – concussion, symptoms cleared, will follow gradual return to play protocol until Thursday, if he comes through, he will be cleared Basil Short – recovered from foot injury, has a spider bite- RTP +- 1 Week...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Friday night’s Round 3 ABSA Currie Cup match between the EP Kings and Steval Pumas lived up to the expectation of going down to the wire, as only two points separated the teams after the final whistle. The teams exchanged early penalties, before...
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Aug 21, 15 •
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PUMAS flyhalf JC Roos struck five penalties to give his team a narrow 15-13 win over the EP Kings in a nail-biting Absa Currie Cup encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday (August 21). The match ended in thrilling style as the...
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Aug 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings vs Steval Pumas Teamsheets #CurrieCup
Date: 21 August 2015 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Kick-off: 19h00 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen EP Kings: 15 Scott van Breda, 14 Siyanda Grey, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 JP du Plessis, 11 Luther Obi, 10 Karlo Aspeling, 9 Enrico Acker,...
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Aug 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Forced changes to the EP Kings team ahead of Pumas clash
Luke Watson and Stefan Willemse have been withdrawn due to leg injuries. Unfortunately they have not responded to treatment as the team management had hoped they would and have thus been replaced so as to not risk them the remainder of our Currie cup...
