Solly satisfied with Kings’ ‘trials’

Solly satisfied with Kings’ ‘trials’

17 Feb 2012

Kings coach Alan Solomons says their pre-season matches were all about giving players from across the region the chance to stake a Super Rugby claim.

The South-Eastern Cape franchise has fielded two different teams over the past three weeks against the five South African Super Rugby sides. The Kings team made up of EP players lost 16-12 to the Bulls and 38-13 to the Stormers in PE, and will play the Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday night. The Kings side drawn only from Border and SWD, the other two provinces in the franchise, went down 33-20 to the Cheetahs in East London before being thrashed 88-0 by the Lions in George.

‘To play five South African franchises in 20 days is a huge ask, in fact it’s physically impossible to do it with one side,’ Solomons told keo.co.za. ‘Having a combined Border-SWD team helped to break up that schedule. More importantly, it gave us the chance to see all the players in the region play against top quality opposition, which enables us to assess them better. That’s what we wanted to achieve from these five games, nothing more.’

Border players dominated the Border-SWD Kings side and while they were humiliated by the Lions, Solomons says he was pleased with their performance against the Cheetahs.

‘[Border centre] Dwayne Jenner did really well in that game and he’s going to play for us against the Sharks on Friday with Jaco Bekker being out. I was also impressed by [Border flank] Roy Bursey, a young boy from Selborne College who spent a year at the Sharks Academy. [Border flank] Gareth Krause and [SWD No 8] Michael Vermaak also played very well.’

Solomons, though, is realistic and admits the Kings will have to bring in players from outside the region if they are to be competitive in Super Rugby next year.

‘We will be going on a recruitment drive, targeting South Africans in Europe who will be out of contract in June at the end of the current northern-hemisphere season, as well as players from other South African provinces, especially those who hail from the Eastern Cape.’

Southern Kings (to play Sharks) – 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 Marcello Sampson, 13 Dwayne Jenner, 12 Wayne Stevens, 11 Norman Nelson, 10 Shane Gates, 9 Falie Oelschig, 8 Vleis Engelbrecht, 7 Mpho Mbiyozo, 6 Boetie Britz, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Darron Nell (c), 3 Clint Newland, 2 Hannes Franklin, 1 Jaco Engels.
Subs: 16 Bobby Dyer, 17 Zane Killian, 18 Andre Schlechter, 19 Wayne van Heerden, 20 Reynier Bernardo, 21 Thembelani Bholi, 22 Siya Mangaliso, 22 Danie Faasen, 23 Earl Rose, 24 Matthew Tayler-Smith, 25 Kieran Goss.

By Simon Borchardt, in Port Elizabeth


401 Comments

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  • 151.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:36 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-145:

    shut it Omar.

    we had very fortunate escapes when batting.

    the kiwis cricket cheating is not in the same league as their rugby cheating.

    When Paddy O’Brien becomes head of the ICC test Umpire Panel then you can start worrying.

  • 152.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:37 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-147: Back up your facts. I want graphs, pie charts and a slide show of infographics.

  • 153.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:38 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-147:

    now you are being very embraboer Omar.

    do you still get christmas cards from Pietman and the Klan?

    you are what we call in the trade a Porchmonkey.

    And not to be trusted.

    How is that for subtle?

  • 154.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:40 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-147:

    Aint you married to a white chick?

    Is she racist to?

  • 155.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:40 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-153: Porchmonkey? Is that the same as a house n…….?

  • 156.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:40 am

    More racist ‘than’

    2012 -1994 = 18 years and still they cannot even sing the national anthem; it is matters like these that we will have to address before we can expect blessing ( I use that word quite deliberately)

    So in a sense we get what we deserve when we get cheated by the Kiwis;

    It will help if we can undo the work of those who inaugurated the Voortrekker Monument in 1949 and now again in 2012 (both centenary celebrations); nationalism (that is self-exaltation but on national level) will get us nowhere

    So how do I put this in simple terms? We need to repent from it, that’s in essence what it boils down to. And when that happens, you emancipate yourself from a situation where you are continually cheated; it wont stop them from trying to cheat you but ‘the bounce of the ball’ will begin to go your way

    I guess you can figure out why the ‘bounce of the ball’ will go your way

  • 157.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:43 am

    @the peanut gallery(peanut)-150:

    I see that statement resonated with you.

  • 158.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:44 am

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-155:

    leave ET out of this.

  • 159.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:45 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-151:

    But they cheat nevertheless; I think we agree on that.

    They have made it an art form. It is always a case of ‘ dont worry about it, let’s get on with the game’

  • 160.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:46 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-158: :mrgreen:

  • 161.clm: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:47 am

    i am also satisfied solly.great work you and the watsons are doing down there in the ec. keep it up.

  • 162.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:47 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-156: Come on, your people have an even worse anthem track record. Funny that no one ever mentions this though.

  • 163.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:48 am

    @>^..^< katman(katman)-152:

    Racism 1994: 1050 kilograms (B)

    Thus (B) > (A)

  • 164.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:49 am

    @clm(clm)-161: Yep, they’re coming on in leaps and bounds. Two years ago that 88-0 would have been 100-0.

    10 Kudus to them.

  • 165.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:50 am

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-160:

    What is the green face?

    I failed emoticon 101.

    Have you had bad sushi?

  • 166.the peanut gallery: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:51 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-157: ya, i’m definitely more racist now than before your post….

  • 167.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:53 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-153:

    My apologies if I upset you, but you should know by now that ‘that’s how I roll’

    Here’s a tip: simply expect it and it wont upset you that much; reflect on that

  • 168.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:54 am

    @Mr Black(Mr Black)-154:

    What does my marital status have to do with this?

    Are you attracted to me?

  • 169.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:54 am

    How’s your wife feeling about all this hatred you have towards other white people?

  • 170.clm: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:55 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-147: i understand the cape is the most racist city in south africa.when i was in the cape nearly a year ago i discovered that all kind of whites have moved down there…vrystaters,gauties and whatever.they all want to be close to the madam.

  • 171.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:55 am

    @>^..^< katman(katman)-164:

    he’s never been with a kudu.

    their legs are too long.

  • 172.clm: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:56 am

    @clm(clm)-170: should read cape town

  • 173.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:56 am

    @>^..^< katman(katman)-162:

    My people are the South African people; I merely highlighted a slice of the pie chart

    Face it katman, after 18 years you still, yeah still dont know the national anthem

  • 174.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:57 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-165: Closet thing to a Cape Flats smile.

  • 175.Sherriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:58 am

    I mean we kill 1 boer a month (after 100′s of years of them treating their workers like cr@p) and the whole AWB goes crazy! you bring it up every 5 minutes. If a black oke is killed, then its nothing! You guys need to accept that quotas like habana and de jongh are here to stay, if they deserve it or not! and they should totally ban “Die Stem” at rugby matches! Die stem reminds me too much of my mother opening her legs for bread money!

  • 176.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:59 am

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-174:

    good.

    because bad sushi can be terrible.

    :lol:

  • 177.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:59 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-156:
    Do they sing the ‘Die Stem’ in the squatter Camps?
    I didn’t check, did you?
    ;)

  • 178.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:59 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-173: How does not knowing the national anthem translate to racism?

  • 179.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 11:59 am

    @Sheriff(Sheriff)-173: I was, of course, referring to the 3 million odd coloured folk in SA, who generally couldn’t be bothered with either half of the anthem. Yet no one rounds up lynch mobs for them.

  • 180.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:00 pm

    Here’s post 163 again: before 1994 we had 1000 kilograms of racism whereas after 1994 we had 1050 kilograms of racism;

    ( tried to a nice mathematical formula as it captures it so nicely but the wordpress filters would not allow)

    As racism is negative and not positive, we are worse off now (reflect on it, it’s quite abstract)

  • 181.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:01 pm

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-171: Ja, even a standard poodle is a tall order for our Capo.

  • 182.Bod: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:01 pm

    Theres a pearl of wisdom for you

    Dont know the words of an anthem = you are a racist

    ‘Strewth…..

  • 183.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:02 pm

    @Sherriff(suffer_guy)-175: Count the r’s.
    Fake.

  • 184.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:03 pm

    @Sherriff(suffer_guy)-175: So you place yourself (“we”) on the side that’s doing the farm killings?

  • 185.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:03 pm

    Sheriff is indeed married to w white woman.

    I seen ‘em with my own eyes

  • 186.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:03 pm

    @clm(clm)-170:

    It’s hard to say, you will have to determine the mass in kilograms

    But yeah, the Cape is right up there

  • 187.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:04 pm

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-183: Ah, should have known.

  • 188.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:04 pm

    @Dawn(Dawn)-185: He brings much tender to their marriage.

  • 189.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:06 pm

    He ain’t that hot though

    Sort of a cullart Keo

  • 190.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:06 pm

    @Sherriff(suffer_guy)-175:

    You previous nick shows so I guess you cannot really pose as me

    Dont do this as it shows you lack the courage to state your views

  • 191.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:07 pm

    @>^..^< katman(katman)-188: :capeflatssmiley:

    WordPress really needs one.

  • 192.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:07 pm

    @Hondo(Hondo)-177:

    They probably do

  • 193.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:07 pm

    @Dawn(Dawn)-189: He rich?

  • 194.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:09 pm

    Don’t look rich.

  • 195.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:10 pm

    @Dawn(Dawn)-189:

    you mean he looks like langers?

  • 196.clm: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:10 pm

    suffer guy….moet nou nie n doooooos wees nie.

  • 197.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:10 pm

    Where is Tac. These wannabe revolutionaries work on my gat.

  • 198.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:10 pm

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-191: duidelik

  • 199.charo: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:11 pm

    boots n all is hardly worth watching these days.

    matthew pearce is a nice enough bloke but not exactly sparkling.

    wish darren scott could come back and liven up the show.

  • 200.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    17 Feb 2012, 12:11 pm

    @Taahirah(Taahirah)-178:

    I find it shocking that I have to explain this.

    By not singing the full anthem, those who do so, make a public statement that they do not support the idea that we are all equal in SA

    They dont really believe we are equal; they work very hard to use the resources at their disposal to convey that message

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