Author: Stephen Kisbey-Green

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has announced his squad to take on Fance as part of the incoming tour in June. Coetzee headlied the sqaud with the announcemnet of a new captain, Warren Whiteley to lead a young side back to the top. Coetzee has also announced a very strong SA A side to take on the on the French Barbarians around the same time. Whiteley has proven himself to be one of the best and most humble leaders in Super Rugby over the past couple of seasons. No one is questioning his leadership ability, or his ability to join together…

The Southern Kings took part in a Sunday Super Rugby match on South African soil for the first time in over ten years when they took on the Lions at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. The Sunday afternoon fixture kicked off at 14:30 in cool autumn conditions. The Kings were looking to find their winning form yet again, after their last minute 10-19 defeat against the Brumbies the previous week. The Kings went into the clash without talismanic captain and kicker, Lionel Cronje, which would prove to make the challenge even greater for the visitors. The Kings’ discipline cost them…

Update #19 Fulltime: Lions 54-10 Kings. Match report to follow. Update #18 80′ Try for the Lions. Andries Coetzee rounds off the match with a break from deep inside his own half. Coetzee converts his own try. Fulltime: LIO 54-10 KIN Update #17 77′ Try Lions. Faf de Klerk completes a brilliant team try which started from a break by prop Corne Fourie. Andries Coetzee slots the easy conversion. LIO 47-10 KIN Update #16 Five minutes left in the match and the Kings still trail by 30 points. LIO 40-10 KIN Update #15 59′ Try for…

By Stephen Kisbey-Green In a recent SANZAAR conference, it was decided that South Africa will lose two Super Rugby franchises, while Australia will also forego one of their franchises in order for the competition to revert to a 15-team format. The Southern Kings are one of the teams that have been heavily touted as one of the two teams to be axed from Super Rugby in 2018. In light of recent performances, however, it should be made obvious that the loss of the Southern Kings will likely mean more woe and dread for South African rugby than originally thought. Admittedly, the…

On Saturday 29 April, the Southern Kings romped home to an emphatic 44-3 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in what was an exiting and clinical performance from the home side. This was the Kings’ first consecutive victory in the Super Rugby competition. The Kings led by eight points at half time after two penalties from captain Lionel Cronje and an unconverted try from Wandile Mjekevu brought the Kings to 11-3 over the visiting Rebels. The Kings turned on the class in the second half, however, as they managed to score five unanswered tries, of which four were converted. The second…

On Saturday 29 April, the Southern Kings hosted the Melbourne Rebels as part of the 2017 Super Rugby Season. The Kings, fresh off their first ever victory over the Waratahs in Sydney the previous week, were looking to make their home ground advantage count to pick up their second consecutive win against Australian opposition in this year’s competition. In cool conditions, the match kicked off under the bright lights of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with both teams showing early intent to improve their respective seasons. The Kings scored the first points of the match in the form of a…

Grey High in Port Elizabeth will once again welcome rugby teams from across the country as they host the Grey High Rugby Festival on Thursday 27 April and Saturday 29 April. The Festival will involve 20 first-team sides as well as several other age groups from schools across South Africa. Two of these first teams taking part are Grahamstown’s St Andrew’s College and Graeme College, who will both only be travelling to Port Elizabeth for their matches on Saturday. Graeme College first XV will take on the imposing Ithembelihle from Port Elizabeth in a challenging encounter on Grey’s Philip Field…

South Africa’s newest provincial rugby competition, the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, opened in spectacular fashion this weekend at Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon as part of a new initiative of playing matches on Sunday at community venues as part of a Rugby Festival. The festival, which included a local club derby, was well attended and hailed a success by all concerned, with an estimated 10,000 spectators packing the Kwazakele-venue. The first weekend produced some highly entertaining and memorable rugby action, with a number of teams flexing some early season muscle. The Eastern Province Kings were however unfortunate not to…

The Springbok Sevens managed to strengthen their lead atop the HSBC Sevens World Series standings, despite their poor showing in the weekend’s tournament in Singapore. The Blitzbokke came into the Singapore tournament after having been blown away by Fiji in the Hong Kong Cup Final by 22-0 a week earlier. The South Africans have yet to win a tournament in Hong Kong, and the Fijians proved that 2017 would not be the year for South Africa to buck that trend. The Singapore sevens tournament saw numerous upsets and a fair share of surprising results. Neither of the series leaders, South…

Action-packed family fun is expected in the first annual Amazing Events PA which will be held in Port Alfred between 14 and 17 April. The event comprises various sports and activities taking place over the three days over land, sea, beach and even the river. The event will be hosted by Umcinga Enterprises, and is focused not only on family fun, but also the upliftment, education and skills training of the residents of Port Alfred and the surrounding areas. The event will include multiple professional and amateur sporting competitions for the public to spectate and take part in, as well…