Port Elizabeth will host round three of the HSBC Sevens World Series on 7 and 8 December after the International Rugby Board (IRB) confirmed the dates for the 2013/14 on Friday. The World Series season is set to kick off on Australia’s Gold Coast and climax in London, England. The city of Port Elizabeth will [...]

This one was sent to me by a ‘supporter’ of South African Super Ruby in an attempt to explain the South African Teams in and ‘waiting on the sidelines’ of Super Rugby (if you are the originator of the work please contact me to claim your accreditation): Super Rugby Explained Article source: http://mype.co.za/new/2013/05/south-african-super-rugby-explained/

Carl Bezuidenhout kicked 24 points to lead the Steval Pumas into their first Vodacom Cup final in their history. The flyhalf turned in a faultless kicking performance as he succeeded with five penalties, three conversions and a drop goal on route to his side’s 39-13 win over the EP Kings at the Mbombela Stadium in [...]

So I was away in Slaapstad last week and unable to attend the humiliating defeat of local guys, Southern Kings by the Waratahs. This week I was back at my post and the Kings played marvelous rugby to beat the Highlanders 34-27. That I was away when they lost could not have something to do [...]

Live coverage of the Southern Kings game against the Highlanders at 5:00 pm on 11 May. You can watch and take part here or on the newly launched Southern Kings web site. Use #skings on Twitter to have your tweets considered for inclusion in the live stream. Interested in becoming an online sponsor of the [...]

The Southern Kings had no answers for the Waratahs’ superb attacking play as they lost their first match of the season against a team from Australia, after beating the Force and the Rebels and drawing with the Brumbies earlier in 2013. The Waratahs won by 72-10 – the biggest ever victory for an Australian team [...]

Live coverage of the Southern Kings game against the Waratahs at 5:00 pm on 4 May. You can watch and take part here or on the newly launched Southern Kings web site. Use the #skings on Twitter. Interested in becoming an online sponsor of the Southern Kings live events? Contact ALAN. Article source: http://mype.co.za/new/2013/05/southern-kings-vs-waratahs/

May Super Rugby Madness has come to Nelson Mandela Bay as the Southern Kings continue to strive to make Super Rugby accessible to the people of the region. “With three home games on the cards in May, starting with the show down against the Waratahs on Saturday, the Highlanders the following weekend and our second [...]

The Southern Kings denied the Toyota Cheetahs a great opportunity to go top of the South African Conference when they held the Cheetahs to three tries in their 26-12 win over the Southern Kings at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening. Despite creating a number of scoring opportunities, a combination of good [...]

Four tries by the EP Kings were enough to see off a fiery Regent Boland Cavaliers by 27-23 in an exciting match at the Wesbank Stadium in Malmesbury on Saturday afternoon. The Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup side will now face off against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria in the quarter finals this coming week [...]

Local Eastern Province Rugby players Sergeal Petersen and Aidon Davis have both been called up to be part of the South Africa Under 20 squad to compete in the IRB Junior World Cup in France in June. “Both of these players have come through the ranks and excelled at Craven Week last year, where Aidon [...]

In Super Rugby the Southern Kings meet the Cheetahs this Saturday and predictions are for another loss and the continuation of the wooden spoon status for the Southern Kings amongst the South African sides participating. Whilst in the Vodacom Cup the EP Kings are most likely headed for honours in the South Section of the [...]

In a week where Southern Kings captain, Luke Watson came in for an immense amount of flak from haters everywhere, circumstances have put more fuel on that particular fire. Announcing the Southern Kings team to take on the Cheetahs this Saturday in Bloemfontein, Director of Rugby Alan Solomons explained his reasons for Andries Strauss assuming [...]

Depending on which side of the fence you stand the Southern Kings Bulls game on 20 April 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth was a ‘lesson in rugby’, a ‘humiliation’, a ‘stunning victory’ or one of many other emotive string of words. All through the game I observed many comments on [...]

With a week of league action left, no team will go into the Vodacom Cup playoffs unbeaten after the Sharks XV and the Steval Pumas’ impressive winning runs came to an end over the weekend. The Sharks lost to the EP Kings and The Lions beat the Pumas. The EP Kings reversed a 12-point half-time [...]