Chiefs cut down courageous Kings

Chiefs cut down courageous Kings

15 Mar 2013

The Chiefs won in Port Elizabeth but the Kings continue to win respect through courage and conviction.

Super Rugby’s 2012 champions were made to fight for the 35-24 bonus point victory and their decision to twice kick for posts in the last three minutes was acknowledgement of the Kings’ effort.

The Chiefs led 18-13 at half-time and stretched the lead to 32-13 on the hour before the Kings produced an inspired 10 minutes to reduce the deficit to just eight points.

Many predicted humiliation for the Kings pre the season and in the last two weekends the Kings have played last season’s finalists and won huge favour with their commitment.

Home ground advantage and the emotion of playing in front of a passionate crowd has aided the Kings, but they really are struggling for quality players and already they have a handful of frontline players to injury.

It didn’t get any better on Friday when stand-in captain Darron Nell got hurt in the warm-up. Lock Steven Sykes took over the captaincy and he also left the field in the 60th minute. The Kings, in three matches, have had three captains. The attrition rate will only get higher for a team who have already won the hearts of the Kiwis and Australian neutrals because of their passion and refusal to be intimidated.

A week ago the Kings kept the 2012 finalists, the Sharks, tryless but they were always going to be stretched against the more creative Chiefs backs, for whom winger Leila Masaga scored a hat-trick.

Chiefs fullback Gareth Anscombe kicked well and Liam Messam celebrated his 100th Super Rugby appearance with victory. But the greatest roar again belonged to teenage winger Sergeal Pietersen who scored through an intercept.

Demetri Catrikilis also impressed as did No 8 Jacques Engelbrecht.

The Kings leave for New Zealand on Sunday and while they will struggle in the month overseas the side has exceeded expectation in the opening month of tournament in beating the Force and losing to the Sharks (by nine points) and the Chiefs (by 11 points).

By Mark Keohane


481 Comments

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  • 51.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:46 pm

    What a neat try.

  • 52.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:46 pm

    Geez, the Chiefs mean business
    They can cut anyone to pieces with ball in hand

  • 53.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:47 pm

    2 forward passes… No try

  • 54.Captain Sam Vimes: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:48 pm

    Forward Forward and Forwaard!! wow what a brave brave call………………

  • 55.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:48 pm

    2 shocking calls by the tmo…. Disgraceful stuff… Wtf …

  • 56.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:48 pm

    Fark, fwd pass but well spotted. Beautiful try that never was.

  • 57.victoriabok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:48 pm

    @nortierd-46:

    The Varsity cup is higher profile so they probably get the best young players and the rest goes to the Vodacom teams

  • 58.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:48 pm

    Ouch, awarded? Fark, wtf TMOs are for?

  • 59.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:49 pm

    RSA TMO!

  • 60.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:49 pm

    @suffer_guy-53: Another TMO blunder!

  • 61.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:49 pm

    Williams to Cruden is forward and then the return pass from Cruden to Williams.

    The 1st one is maybe difficult too see but the 2nd one the 22m line is a guide. Cruden pass the ball while he is outside of the 22m and Williams catches it inside the 22m line.

  • 62.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:49 pm

    More guts and courage in this no name Kings outfit than in all the big bucks bonanza rip off artificially bloated collection of mercenary humping teams in the soccer playing metropolitan centres of Thekwini and Tswane

  • 63.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:49 pm

    Johann Meuwesen say goodbye to your job.

    What a farkwit.

    I suppose that is what the Chiefs need to win.

  • 64.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:50 pm

    2nd mistake by the TMO.

  • 65.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:50 pm

    @nama1-61: Agree, 2nd pass was clearly fwd, 1st looked ok if marginally.

  • 66.Angostura: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    TMO Meeuwesen: the SARU Cabal must’ve given him & Japhta very specific instructions

  • 67.lightie: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    @skopdiekan-62:

    Is any of that drivel really needed?

    Home town refs eh? Wait a second…

  • 68.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    Nat n@@i wiliams never passes

  • 69.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    The Greek has really improved in leaps and bounds- a year ago he had no appetite for tackling- that is one of the reasons why AC never used to back him and had him at flyhalf no 5 or 6 in the Stormers pecking order. If he stayed he probably would have been number 2 today behind Jantjes- he is certainly streets ahead of Peter Grant in just about every aspect of the game.

    It is going to be a long second half for the Kings.

  • 70.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    @skopdiekan-62:
    Hey, Los vir Pretoria :-D
    Steve Hofmeyr gaan jou moer as hy uitvind jy noem dit Tswane

  • 71.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    Every call is a rubbish call according to Bob the ***.

  • 72.Ashraf Ismail: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:51 pm

    Is this TMO drunk??how do you miss two forward passes?

  • 73.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:52 pm

    It is very difficult to pick up forward passes on the box because of the parallax problem. Check out the slope of the lines of the 22 and you will see that the ball, although appearing to go forward, did not.

  • 74.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:52 pm

    Blind TMO, Masaga was in touch.

    WOW these officials are useless.

  • 75.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:52 pm

    Looking like the TMO plus the other officials out stuff the Kings momentum and resolve to kingdom come already in first half

  • 76.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:52 pm

    Great, great defence by the Kings.

  • 77.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:53 pm

    @skopdiekan-62: Ag jou knaters man

  • 78.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:53 pm

    @AiDoc-73:

    Huh?

    Is jy ook gesuip?

  • 79.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:54 pm

    @Angostura-66:
    Halo Hondo. :lol:

  • 80.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:54 pm

    The Chiefs are astounded at that decision. The Kings player knocks on and then gets the loose-head feed.

  • 81.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:54 pm

    Both passes may have floated forward with momentum as most passes do but both were flat or backwards out of the hand.
    Massive defence. Is it sustainable?

  • 82.Puma: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:54 pm

    That try by the Chiefs should never ever been allowed. Two forward passes that that the useless tmo can’t see and allows the try. USELESS if we have a tmo that do his job. Last week agains the Sharks it was so marginal the forward pass and it was not allowed these two passes was way way forward and the try is allowed. Almost speechless by that decision to allow the try.

  • 83.Puma: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:55 pm

    @Puma-82: Should read – Usless if we have a tmo that CANT do his job.

  • 84.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:55 pm

    tin bu dong

  • 85.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:56 pm

    If I were Alan Solomons, I’d be through the farkin roof.

    Half has been pretty much equal. Chiefs haven’t been significantly better and have benefited from poor officiating. Shocking officiating actually.

    What the hell is Meuwesen paid for?

    Time they start fining the officials. He doesn’t deserve a penny for his work today.

  • 86.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:56 pm

    If the Kings can keep them out for the last three minutes, they can come back after halftime more rejuvenated. But I fear if The Chiefs score now, the 2nd half would be one way traffic.

  • 87.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:56 pm

    @AiDoc-73:
    Parallax?
    Thought it was an Afrikaans term for a lazy prostitute :-)

  • 88.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    SERGEALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

  • 89.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    Mooi my b…..

  • 90.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    @John Galt-81: Thank you for educated rugby viewers. Well spotted. Boks lost a game to the Aussies in the same manner a couple of years back.

  • 91.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    @John Galt-81:

    No, they weren’t. They were forward.

    There we go KINGS!!! Back in it.

  • 92.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    Sergeaaaalllll!!!!

  • 93.Ashraf Ismail: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:57 pm

    SERGEAL!!!!What a boytjie

  • 94.victoriabok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:58 pm

    @skopdiekan-62:

    > metropolitan centres of Thekwini and Tswane

    And more guts than found in the metros-exual // Hui! Gaeb

  • 95.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:58 pm

    Live by the sword, die by the sword
    Danger of Chiefs rugby
    Well done Seargal

  • 96.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:58 pm

    Speedster!! Thats justice after the pathetic call by the TMO

  • 97.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:58 pm

    Wtf? Why do all good teams start playing utterly sh*t rugby as soon as they set foor in PE?

  • 98.Puma: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:59 pm

    Man how can a tmo get it so wrong when he has the damn screen right in front of him to look over and over? Not acceptable that at all.

  • 99.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:59 pm

    @nortierd-87: Bwahahahahaha. Dis kak snaaks!!!!!!

  • 100.Angostura: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 19:59 pm

    @nama1-76: TRY!!!!
    SARU may’ve planned for the Kings to fail, but they don’t know the script – they’ve planned to succeed

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