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    Kings pick all-SA starting XV to play the Force

    Cape Town - The Kings have picked an all-South African starting team for their Super Rugby opener against the Force in Port Elizabeth.

    The run-on team includes three Springbok players in centre Andries Strauss, hooker Bandise Maku and captain Luke Watson.

    Kenyan forward Daniel Adongo and Kiwi utility back Hadleigh Parkes were named on the bench as the only foreign players in the match-day squad.

    The Kings' three other foreign players were not considered due to injury. Argentine scrumhalf Nicolas Vergallo is struggling with a muscle injury in his lower body, while his compatriot, flank Tomas Leonardi, is struggling with a chest injury. Also, French hooker Virgile Lacombe will be sidelined for a few more weeks with a back injury.

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    The Kings recently included all five of their imports in a 35-man squad released to SANZAR, ignoring the South African Rugby Union's rule which allows only two foreign players.

    The clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium kicks off 19:10 RSA time on Saturday evening.

    Teams:

    Kings:

    15 SP Marais, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 5 Steven Sykes, 4 David Bulbring, 6 Cornell du Preez, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira.

    Substitutes: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jaco Engels, 18 Daniel Adongo, 19 Jacques Engelbrecht , 20 Johan Herbst, 21 George Whitheead, 22 Hadleigh Parkes.

    http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super...ng-XV-20130219

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    Buddha handy

    On paper we should smash them but being their first ever game and a big intimidating crowd behind them it won't be easy!

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    Their number 7 sure sounds scary..

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    And now they have footage of our formations and set piece moves too!

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    Force by 30.

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    coz Stone Cold says so

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    Watch out for tainted food. Let's just get 4 try bonus point please.

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    The Kings will be shaking hands before kickoff to introduce themselves

    It looks like a railway picnic side

    Force by a shizenhausen load of points and a BP

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    Bookies aren't giving anything away. Just wish we could beaten them last week as they won't have those odds again after our first showing!

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    May the FORCE be with you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Piet Van Ziel View Post
    The Kings will be shaking hands before kickoff to introduce themselves

    It looks like a railway picnic side

    Force by a shizenhausen load of points and a BP
    Just as long as daddy bought team for his boy to play for. Cant' wait for Brumbies to play Kings.

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    Kings, Watson under no illusions

    February 20 2013 at 02:17pm By SAPA



    Port Elizabeth – Any doubt about Southern Kings' status in their debut Super Rugby season was emphatically removed on the eve of their campaign.

    Kings captain Luke Watson admitted at their first team announcement they were unfancied to perform against the top Super Rugby sides.

    “Underdogs for this game? I think we will be the underdogs for the whole season,” Watson said.

    Like any Super Rugby rookie team, the Kings will not be aiming to win the competition. Rather, their chief priority will be to avoid excess humiliation and try and avoid a promotion-relegation playoff against the wounded Lions at the end of the season.

    They would have to finish fourth in the South African conference, which would be a considerable achievement given that several of their players have not been exposed to the standards of Super Rugby before.

    Their entry into the tournament comes with many still questioning their right to be there and they can expect little sympathy should things come unstuck.

    Southern Kings president Cheeky Watson said they had been dealt with a deck stacked against them, while Kings director of rugby Alan Solomons recently emphasised the tricky task they faced once they had been given the green light.

    “The recruitment process was bedevilled when the decision to let the Kings play Super Rugby was only made on August 16,” Solomons said.

    “That made it difficult to recruit players in Europe and, domestically, it also made it challenging.”

    Facing criticism on the lack of black representation in the franchise, Solomons believed many talented players from the region – the Ndungane twins, Lwazi Mvovo and Siya Kolisi – were forced to join other franchises because of the Eastern Cape's lack of opportunity.

    Since Solomons linked up with the Kings, they had followed a policy of 'keep them home, bring them home', and he was hoping this would stem the exodus of promising young players from the region.

    The franchise is ostensibly made up from Eastern Province, Border and South Western Districts players, although the team management have spread their net much wider in a bid to come up with a competitive unit.

    The Kings understand they have been given only one chance and will be banking on strong crowd support as well as a cohesive team ethic to give themselves any hope of success.

    “Playing Super Rugby is not a victory for the Southern Kings. It is a victory for the whole of the Eastern Cape,” Watson said.

    “It has been a hard-fought battle by rugby administrators who have had to walk a long road to bring Super Rugby to the region.

    “It has taken years and years and a lot of effort, and it is very important that people in this region celebrate the occasion of being involved in top-class rugby.”

    The Kings face the Western Force in their first ever Super Rugby match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. – Sapa

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    The Force will be p*ssed off that they were chosen as the Kings' first opponent too as the impression must be that they were picked to give the Kings the biggest opportunity for a first-up win.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beige View Post
    they were picked to give the Kings the biggest opportunity for a first-up win.
    Exactly, and with a full stadium behind them they should be up forit.Hopefully our boys aren't thinking they only have to go through the motions. That would set up an ambush, leave them 0 from 2 and probably the only team to lose to the Kings in Super Rugby.
    Force by plenty.
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    With the way the boy's looked after the game last week, I don't think they will leave anything to chance.

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    Good. However we have seen fickleness like that in our boys before. Hopefully a new coaching regime has managed to make the required mental toughness stick.

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    C'mon the

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    I guess we will all know the answer by the end of the game.

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