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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  • 151.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:17 pm

    Chiefs are rattled. They did not expect this kind of contest from the Kings.

    Just keep it up Kings.

  • 152.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:17 pm

    Chiefs playing really kak tonight.

  • 153.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:18 pm

    @KWAGGA ROBERTSE-124:

    So that would make it a forward pass?

    I understand what you are saying but I find it difficult to justify those.

    At what stage does it then become a forward pass? As long as the player is moving forward it isn’t?

  • 154.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:18 pm

    @Tacitus-152:
    How do you rate the Kings game so far?

  • 155.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:19 pm

    Please dont ask the tmo

  • 156.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:19 pm

    @skopdiekan-139:
    If Bakkies is far from a computer his ears will be burning now
    He will come in all guns blazing when he sees that comment….as well as the anti ref and cheating Chiefs comments

  • 157.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:20 pm

    Kings are surprisingly good defensively. That’s about all I can say about them. Well coached, clearly.

  • 158.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:21 pm

    @hendrikp-153: Hendrik my span het al paar games so verloor waar ek die ****** dak wil afbreek. Kyk na die speler se hande, solank dit agtertoe of reguit sywaarts toe beweeg is dit n legal pass. Stem ook nie saam maar ek was al n paar keer aan die verkeerde kant van die snotklap

  • 159.Angostura: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:21 pm

    that lad is a very defender

    **

    sigh: try Chiefs, well deserved this time

  • 160.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:22 pm

    Klaar moeg…..Solly – bring on the replacements now already boet……Cheifs just played with these okes like a cat with a mouse……made them lekker tired, now its time to eat…….

  • 161.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:22 pm

    It had to come.

    @Tacitus-157:
    What do you make of the pack?

  • 162.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:22 pm

    Chiefs can also score up-the-jumper tries.

  • 163.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:22 pm

    I support the kings… But… They will be moered overseas… Its easy defending for 80 mins in front of 40 000 fans… Different story in a foreign country, no hot water, k@k food, poor cannibals all over, jet lag etc…

  • 164.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:22 pm

    The Chiefs aren’t as good as their reputation makes them out to be.

  • 165.Angostura: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:23 pm

    @Angostura-159: that lad Sergeal is a very brave defender

  • 166.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:23 pm

    Chiefs to bring on whoopass right about now

  • 167.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    @KWAGGA ROBERTSE-166: Nou sit die kak wit in die blom

  • 168.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    Bonus point try.

    Masaga!!! Hat trick.

  • 169.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    Ja…..hier kom groot kak nou……..welcome to Super rugby Kings. First you have had to play this season.

  • 170.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    And razzle dazzle tries too!

  • 171.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    Gonna be a Cricket score

  • 172.Atlas: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:24 pm

    Like I said last time
    The no names are impresive
    Good for them
    Will be nice if some Kings players get bok mention (atleast bok kamp)
    sorry Trans and Grant. No Luke
    But Chiehs to win

  • 173.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:25 pm

    @Tacitus-164:
    ???

  • 174.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:25 pm

    Floodgates begin to open.

    Not the end of the world. Kings show they can play.

  • 175.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:25 pm

    Bonus point job well done. Shame it involved a controversy, even if it is a local TMO’s brain explosion, so can’t blame them.

  • 176.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:25 pm

    Farksakes die mannetjie skop n dooie jakkals aan die draf……..

  • 177.Cheetahs01: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:25 pm

    Chiefs are so poor tonight but the Kings deserve respect for the way they’ve played thus far in the tournament.

  • 178.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:27 pm

    Not only are the Kings moeg from all those tackles in the first half, but their replacements are pretty kak. Double disaster…….

  • 179.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:28 pm

    That weird looking chinaman new zeelander isnt having his best of games

  • 180.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:29 pm

    I remember Masaga doing that kak dance of his at the Loftus final in 2009 after his opening try.

    It seemed to piss the Bulls off, because after that they dished up a 61-17 snotklap. I was at the game, and again at the airport the next day when the Chiefs were also waiting for their flight home.

    Seldom have I seen such a dejected bunch of giants hanging around in an airport terminal. Was something to behold.

  • 181.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:29 pm

    Ok sergial cant play soccer …

  • 182.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:29 pm

    Nearly Again for Sergeal. :lol:

  • 183.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:29 pm

    Haauw…darrie bal is nie die rond….hy gaan nie reguit…..hoekom…..

  • 184.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:30 pm

    As talented Petersen is, he ain’t Messi.

  • 185.SWABok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:30 pm

    Esh…was going to check the web for a live stream but seems not worth it with the PE boys getting pomped…

  • 186.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:31 pm

    @Dusky-169:
    So, the Sharks didn’t make them play last week? :lol:

  • 187.SWABok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:32 pm

    Esh…was going to check the web for a live stream but seems not worth it with the PE boys getting pomped.

  • 188.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:32 pm

    @Tacitus-164:
    I disagree with that Tac
    The Chiefs are the real deal
    These guys are a well balanced team who produce home and away
    They are a class act IMO

  • 189.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:33 pm

    Give a penalty try……

  • 190.SWABok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:33 pm

    Howzet manna

  • 191.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:33 pm

    If this was the Lions the score would’ve been 60-13 by now.

    No floodgates or “pomping” to speak of at this stage.

    Here come the Kings.

  • 192.Atlas: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:34 pm

    Nice

  • 193.14261774: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:34 pm

    Other S15 might not be afraid of the kings but I’m sure the Lions are starting to worry

  • 194.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:34 pm

    @nama1-186: Nope. The Sharks were useless last week. You know that as well as I do.

  • 195.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:34 pm

    i think the myth of NZ rugby superiority has been blown well and truly out of the water tonight.

    take away their filthy cheating and you see them for whay they are…

    ordinary

  • 196.victoriabok: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:34 pm

    @SWABok-187:

    http://www.vipbox.tv/rugby/129281/1/super-rugby:-southern-kings-vs-waikato-chiefs-live-stream-online.html

  • 197.polaris: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:35 pm

    Sofar, vs Chiefs the Kings have conceded exactly the same number of tries as Stormers (even including that TMO’s debacle) and scored just one less.

  • 198.nama1: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:35 pm

    TRYYYYYYY KINGS.

    32-18 in the 60th minute and people are talking about “floodgates” and the kings getting “pomped.”

    Kale kak.

  • 199.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:35 pm

    @nama1-186: If the Sharks play like that again, they will take 50 from the Brumbies.

  • 200.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    15 Mar 2013, 20:36 pm

    basically it comes down to the referees willingness to prove to them that they are in fact just that.

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