Sharks head coach Gary Gold said he was happy with the way his team showed character and courage to come back after trailing 0 – 13 for the better part of the first half when they played the EP Kings at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. [...]
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Gold happy with team’s character against Kings
What they had to say: Sharks vs EP Kings, Round 4
Hi Sharks fans. What a let down of a Bok Squad announcement. Poor Xola Ntshinga had to keep asking the ‘crowd’ to applaud the players and the whole affair was somewhat of an anti-climax. I won’t get into player selection as that’s been discussed at length elsewhere. All I will say is that I feel for Marcell Coetzee and I hope he is the first player called up when injury strikes. [...]
Sharks win in the Bay
The Sharks were forced to dig deep to record a 24-20 win against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth this evening. [...]
EP Kings to face Sharks
Eastern Province 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 match against the Cell C Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Enforced Kings changes for Pumas clash
EP Kings head coach, Brent Janse van Rensburg has had to make injury enforced changes to his side for their upcoming match against the Pumas at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening. [...]
EP Kings to face Lions
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Rugby returns to the shores of the Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, when the Eastern Province Kings face old foes the Golden Lions from Johannesburg at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Disappointing campaign comes to an end
The Cell C Sharks XV’s Vodacom Cup campaign came to a disappointing end when they lost to the Eastern Province Kings at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. [...]
Vodacom Cup: EP Kings vs Sharks XV
The Sharks XV will be down in Port Elizabeth tonight where they will face the Eastern Province Kings at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in their final match in this year’s Vodacom Cup competition. [...]
Kings to face Sharks XV
The Eastern Province Kings have made slight changes to their side which thrashed Boland 44 – 10, as they are set to face the Sharks XV in their last Vodacom Cup match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. [...]
Deja vu as Blitzbokke win South African leg
In a repeat of last year’s final, the Blitzbokke reclaimed the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series when they beat New Zealand 26 – 17 in front of a 36 504 strong crowd in Port Elizabeth last night. [...]
Whitehead returns to Kings Park
Tim Whitehead returns to the Kings starting line-up to face his old team mates as the Kings travel to Durban to face the Sharks on Saturday. [...]
Wholesale changes for Kings
Coming off a 28 – 13 loss against the Vodacom Blue Bulls, Eastern Province Kings Head Coach Carlos Spencer decided to make wholesale changes, some forced through injury other purely rotational, for their first cross-conference match against the Free State Cheetahs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Away win for Sharks u19
The Sharks under 19 side recorded a tough 15 – 7 win against the Eastern Province under 19s in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening. [...]
Bragman to pull under 19 strings
Joshua Bragman, a young flyhalf from Hartlepool in the UK, who has played colts rugby for the Newcastle Falcons, will operate in the flyhalf position for the Sharks under 19 side this weekend, as they face the EP Kings down in Port Elizabeth. [...]
Xerox Golden Lions to face EP Kings
The Xerox Golden Lions will travel to Port Elizabeth this weekend to face the Eastern Province Kings in their fourth round Currie Cup match, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. [...]