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
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15 Mar 2013, 23:37 pm
@skopdiekan-394:
“In 1964, the Tricolores returned to South Africa for a mini-tour, losing only one of their six games and once again beating the Springboks [8–6] in the battle of Springs; a Test described until his dying day by Dr Danie Craven as the worst yet to be seen in South Africa.”
Was dit ‘n harde of ‘n vuil wedstryd Skop?
15 Mar 2013, 23:38 pm
@Peter Mkata-388:
Those were great days.
We’re slowly but surely getting it back on a local level. Last week there was a tournament in Port Nolloth where 16 “dorpspanne” took part. I reckon there were between 120-150 cars in the stadium.
@I am a stormer-395:
Yeah. With Kallis, Duminy, Morkel still in the wings, one is not that worried yet.
Maybe it is a good thing that we are not doing that well, consistently, now. Less pressure on the boys when the Championship Trophy starts.
15 Mar 2013, 23:39 pm
@nama1-396:
I must admit I’ve lost track of all the different formats the CC has been through. At times, it seemed to change almost every season.
15 Mar 2013, 23:41 pm
@skopdiekan-394: Jy wil nie daai stadium nou sien nie. Jy sal huil.
15 Mar 2013, 23:42 pm
@nama1-401:
I’m still confused as to why Vernon isn’t in the ODI side as an all rounder.
15 Mar 2013, 23:42 pm
@skopdiekan-394: My 1st Test was 7 September 1963, Boet Erasmus stadium, South Africa (22) vs Australia (6)
15 Mar 2013, 23:43 pm
@Peter Mkata-368: Indeed, my father went to Healdtown College and played rugby there & they used to play the likes of Blythswood, Clarkebury, St Johns & Fort Malan…
i’m going to the Transkei nexy week; i will get all the info i can.
15 Mar 2013, 23:43 pm
@Angostura-405: errrr
as a spectator! of course
lol
15 Mar 2013, 23:43 pm
@skopdiekan-394:
Was dit op Pam Brink waar Colin Beck se loopbaan finaal ge-eindig het nie? Ek onthou ;n wedstryd wat WP daar gespeel het waar Rob louw op ‘n stadium moes gaan heelagter speel want daar was nie meer reserwes oor nie. Spelers is van die veld af gemoer of het beserings opgedoen.
‘n lionbeker wedstryd , as ek reg onthou.
15 Mar 2013, 23:47 pm
@David-404:
He will be soon. He has made his intensions clear.
15 Mar 2013, 23:51 pm
@I am a stormer-409:
Was it his decision? I didn’t realise, I always thought it was the selectors.
15 Mar 2013, 23:51 pm
29 July 1967 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 14 – 19 France
25 July 1964 Pam Brink Stadium, Springs, South Africa 6 – 8 France
16 August 1958 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5 – 9 France
Sterk Frans spanne daai jare
Ja dit was 1964 nie 1965 nie ek was net 10 jaar oud my oom het uit JHB saam met 3 kaartjies vir die toets ek en my broer Pam Brink toe gevat om die Bokke kom sien die Fransmanne klop.. toe tree die spanne uit by voltyd en die Franse die Bokke met 8-6 gewen. Nie 5-3 nie.. ek onthou die telling was laag gewees net een drie gedruk dink ek.
@Tuna-403: Ek het daar verby gery in Desember maand nou net.. hele dorp bietjie afgedwaal van destyds nou toe.. ek het in daai stadium atletiek gehardloop toe ek onder 12 en onder 13 die 100 yds en 440 relay gehardloop teen seuns van Hugenote en ander skole in die omgewing.
15 Mar 2013, 23:52 pm
@David-399:
It might be so David but remeber when I grew up tv, radio and print were controlled by the government and they decided what we could see sport and rugby included
We knew about Naas, De Wet Ras and Gerald Bosch but unfortunately not about the players Peter is referring to
And another thing to remember is you only know and remember the players you grew up with and onwards
I know about Boy Louw but that’s about it as it was way before my time.
Danie Craven I only know as adminstrator, not as a player
My dad told me about Tom van Vollenhoven, how fast he was, and how Hennie Muller smoked a cigarette during halftime against the All Blacks
And how Uli’s dad Louis tackled Jannie Engelbrecht and broke his collarbone yet he stayed on the field and scored three tries winning the CC for WP
And how gys Pitzer hit Pullen once and they had to carry him off
But I don’t know them like I know Divan, Schalk Sr, Burger, Hugh Reece Edwards or most likely my favourite Uli
It’s a shame we don’t know the players of the era Peter referred too, but at least we will know the new generation, like Akona who has given stirling service to the Bulls
15 Mar 2013, 23:52 pm
@David-404:
Somebody explained it like this the other day.
In ODI’s, you need to vary your line and length in order for the batsman not to get use to where you are going to pitch the ball. Him being a line and length bowler, the coaching staff are afraid that if Vernon also plays ODI’s, that it may mess up his impeccable line and length at test level. They therefor decided to rather not select him for the ODI’s.
Hope it makes sense to you.
15 Mar 2013, 23:55 pm
@peter: ewe ndililo!
15 Mar 2013, 23:55 pm
@nama1-409:
Onthou julle in die middel 80′s toe WP die CC besit het en die Transvaal Mean Machine krieket?
WP was onoorwinbaar met ‘n baie goeie span en toe gaan speel hulle ‘n Lionbeker wedstryd teen Suid Oos Transvaal op Witbank(?) en hulle verloor
Ek dink die Witbankers het seker al die dop op die dorp uitgedrink daardie naweek
15 Mar 2013, 23:56 pm
@David-399:
True David. When you sit and listen to the old people telling of local derbies in the 50 and 60s in East London , PE, Fort Beaufort is a marvel to watch the liveliness/twinkle in their eyes.
For me the best was seeing one of the Watson brothers, not sure which one, playing in late 70s playing in Fort Beaufort running in socks only. How he lost his shoes is a mystery to this day to me.
15 Mar 2013, 23:57 pm
@nama1-409: Ek onthoe nie daai wedstryd nie maar die Rooi Duiwels het spoiling rugby gespeel meestal.. harde donners van Bethal en Oogies en Heidelberg TvL en sulke plekke
15 Mar 2013, 23:57 pm
@Transformation-415:
Hayi ke ndiza kulibona kungekudala igama lakho lokwenene.
15 Mar 2013, 23:59 pm
@Peter Mkata-388:
It is great to reminisce, Peter
We all have our own seperate good memories of rugby
But now we are building common (joint) new ones
16 Mar 2013, 00:00 am
@David-411:
Ok. Vernon has let the selectors know that he is not just a test specialist. Put it this way – he would love to resume his international career in the ODI format where he previously made his debut for this country. With the amount of ODI’s happening between now and October, that might happen.
16 Mar 2013, 00:00 am
@victoriabok-416:
Dis van daai wedstryd wat ek praat waar Rob Louw op die ou eind heelagter moes speel. Ek dink WP het die wedstryd met iets soos 13 man voltooi. Onthou, daai jare kon jy net twee reserwes kies. Gewoonlik ‘n haker en ‘n veelsydige agterspeler.
@Angostura
Ek dink nie ons het netnou SO TVL genoem as een van die klein unies nie.
16 Mar 2013, 00:04 am
@Angostura-420:
Agree 100%
16 Mar 2013, 00:04 am
@victoriabok-416:
Onthou jy die wedstryd teen dieselfde span toe hul haker, Richard Cooke (dink ek) TIEN vaskoppe teen Willie Kaths gehak het.
16 Mar 2013, 00:05 am
@skopdiekan-418:
Seker myners?
Dis hoe Wallis ook so sterk was, toe hulle steenkoolmyners gehad het wat gespeel het
Daardie ouens se speier behoort nie aan die gym of die apteek nie
16 Mar 2013, 00:06 am
@skopdiekan-418:
Sien 416.
16 Mar 2013, 00:06 am
@Peter Mkata-417:
Probably small size boots.
16 Mar 2013, 00:06 am
@victoriabok-401: dit was hard en vuil.. die Franse het nie die Bokke hul gewone hardloop spel laat speel en baie gevegte tussen die voorye en agtalle deur die game het uitgebars
16 Mar 2013, 00:08 am
@nama1-414:
Great bowlers make the transition between both formats of the game. Won’t be long before we see him there. Well, I think so. I hope so.
16 Mar 2013, 00:12 am
@skopdiekan-412: Hugenote is nog sterk daar in Springs. Net jammer Monnas, Vereeniging etc etc. Trek al die skool seuns na hulle toe met “offers”. HTS Springs is nie meer die skool van ouds nie. Jammerte … die derby tussen daai 2 skole het die hele drop laat stil staan op ‘n Saterdag. Maar ja die drop is verwaarloos. Maar rugby is nog sterk in daai omgewing. Ek sien Brakpan doen nie te sleg in die community cup nie… daar is baie Springs manne in daai span. Hoekom die Leeus nie meer in die Oos Rand “scout” nie maak nie vir my sin nie.
16 Mar 2013, 00:13 am
@I am a stormer-429:
Was what I thought when I heard that explanation.
We’ll have to see, I guess.
16 Mar 2013, 00:17 am
@nama1-422: SO Tvl is die huidige (Mpumulanga) Pumas – dit is nie meer ‘n klein unie in terme van status nie. Dis ‘n “Meneer” van ‘n unie, wat op ‘n goeie dag groter unies kan laat les opsê.
**
Eng busy stuffing up the Black Caps
G’nite all – nice chatting
{out}
16 Mar 2013, 00:18 am
@Angostura-432:
Night Ango
16 Mar 2013, 00:20 am
@Angostura-420:
Still have to see a province team better than this one: help to fill in
Hempies du Toit
Sean Povey
forgot
Hennie Becker
De Villiers Graaf
Rob Louw
Theuns Stofberg
Morne du Plessis
Divan Serfontein
Colin Beck/Michael du Plessis
Forgot – english fellow or surname
Willie du Plessis
Carel Du Plessis
Niel Burger
Calla Sholtz
16 Mar 2013, 00:25 am
There was a coloured guy who played centre for WP, cannot recall his name. Not Erol Tobias.
OK remembered Wilfred Cupido – what a talented guy
16 Mar 2013, 00:25 am
@Peter Mkata-434:
Henning van Aswegen
Robert Cockrell
De Villiers Visser (not Graaf)
Nick Mallet (Morne retired before Theuns came to the Cape)
Peter Whipp
John Villet
16 Mar 2013, 00:28 am
@Peter Mkata-435:
Jip. Wilfred and Faffa Knoetze must be one of the smallest, if not the smallest, centre pair ever. Both weighed in the low to mid 70kg’s, I think.
They would definitely not have been considered today.
16 Mar 2013, 00:30 am
@victoriabok-413:
I realise that. I was trying to point out that many bloggers, not just here, refuse to recognise that quality rugby and a history, existed outside of the white CC structures.
As you and Angostura mention, we can now start to appreciate what most of us have been missing.
16 Mar 2013, 00:31 am
@Peter Mkata-434: Henning van Aswegen & John Villet
G’nite
16 Mar 2013, 00:31 am
Anyway, I’m off to bed, as well. Cheers guys.
16 Mar 2013, 00:41 am
guys..victoriabok, david, peter mkata, nama….
I RESPECT ALL OF YOU EQUALLY AS PEOPLE!
thank you for the posts on this thread…this is South African rugby…
dankie mense, thank you, ndiyabulela!
16 Mar 2013, 00:41 am
@nama1-436:
True. You must be a HUGE province fan. Man those were the days. I was schooling in PE/ EC those years and province was the favourate of nearly all my friends at school. We could not stomach N -Tvl. Lol
Can remember to this day those derbies. Remember at Newlands, must have been 82/83 not sure, Naas vs Michael dup in currie cup final. Unfortunately Naas got injured against ET and Giepie Nel had to face Michael Dup. What a game.
16 Mar 2013, 00:42 am
@Angostura-439:
Correct, very good province team.
16 Mar 2013, 00:43 am
Angostura included!!!!!!!
16 Mar 2013, 00:49 am
@Transformation-444:
Sleep well Transie, I am content with the progress at Kings. We must not be relegated, we cannot afford to lose this momentum and I hope something is done to accommodate the Lions as well. SA rugby can only win through that.
16 Mar 2013, 00:50 am
@Peter Mkata-442:
I was a minority among my mates who were big Bulls fans just because of Naas and his stupid drop kicks.
Michael was great on that day. Nearly moered Giepie after the latter fell on him with his knees when he scored a try.
1982 -1986 is forever etched in the minds of most WP supporters who were old enough back then, I guess.
16 Mar 2013, 00:54 am
@Tuna-430: In my tyd was HTS nie eers aangesteld nie dink ek.. Ons het teen Hugenote en Delmas en Volkskool Heidelberg en sterk rugby skole vanaf die omgewing gespeel. Ek het Springs einde van 1968 verlaat, net een jaar by Springs BH onder 14 rugby gespeel en atletiek gehardloop voor ek Parktown BH toe getrek het waar Paul Bayvel eerste span scrumskakel gespeel toe ek nog onder 15 was en teen KES en Jeppe en Helpmekaar ens gespeel het.
16 Mar 2013, 00:56 am
@nama1-446:
Michael was a visionary. Well ahead of his peers. Pity that he could not play against the likes of o
Ollie Campbell and Lascaboura – spelling. Can only dream.
16 Mar 2013, 00:59 am
@Tuna-430: snaaks lyk vir my die ouens raak verlore toe hulle uit skool is of anderstens verdwyn hulle tussen die Vodacom cup spanne van Pumas ens.. wonder ook hoekom Lions nie meer van die sterke Oosrand spelers in hulle vorderings spanne gebruik nie.
16 Mar 2013, 01:01 am
RUGBY DAY FIXTURES – 21 MARCH 2013
Somerset Field
08h00 Cambridge High School 1st XV vs. Port Alfred High School 1st XV
09h10 Hudson Park 1st XV vs. Muir College 1st XV
10h20 Dale College 1st XV vs. Nico Malan Hoërskool 1st XV
11h30 Queens’ College 1st XV vs. Die Brandwag Hoërskool 1st XV
12h40 Grey High School 1st XV vs. Westville Boys’ High School 1st XV
13h50 Kingswood College 1st XV vs. Hoër Landbouskool Marlow 1st XV
15h00 St Andrew’s College 1st XV vs. Pearson High School 1st XV
16h10 Graeme College 1st XV vs. Selborne College 1st XV
Marais A Field Marais B Field
08h30 Graeme Invitational vs. Westville 2nd XV 08h30 Kingswood U14 vs. Marlow U14
09h20 Kingswood U15 vs. Marlow U15 09h20 Graeme U14 vs. Selborne U14
10h10 PJ Olivier 1st XV vs. Nathaniel Nyaluza 1st XV 10h10 Cambridge U14 vs. Pearson U14
11h00 Graeme U15 vs. Selborne U15 11h00 Hudson Park U15 vs. Muir U15
11h50 Cambridge U15 vs. Pearson U15 11h50 Hudson Park U14 vs. Muir U14
12h40 Dale U15 vs. Nico Malan U15 12h40 Queen’s U14 vs. Brandwag U14
13h30 Queen’s U15 vs. Brandwag U15 13h30 Dale U14 vs. Nico Malan U14
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