The Kings’ request to the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to allow them more than two foreign players in Super Rugby has been rejected.
Sport24
The Eastern Cape franchise has five overseas players on its books – three more than the allowed number for South African teams in Super Rugby. They are fullback Hadleigh Parkes, scrumhalf Nicolas Vergallo, utility forward Daniel Adongo, hooker Virgil Lacombe and loose forward Tomas Leonardi. They were all recently included when the Kings announced their Super Rugby squad.
The Kings’ request was rejected by SARU at the end of last year, but the men from Port Elizabeth were still hoping on a change of heart from the country’s rugby administrators. Their president, Cheeky Watson, said two weeks ago they were “still talking to various role players”.
However, it appears that SARU’s decision was made final at a meeting on Friday, with an official announcement regarding the matter expected to be made on Monday.
The Kings will play in the Super Rugby competition at the expense of the Lions. It will be the first time a team from that region has played Super Rugby since 1994 when Eastern Province played in the old Super 10 series.
The Kings start their campaign against Australia’s Western Force in Port Elizabeth on 23 February.
grootblousmile wrote:
@ xkreniwp:
geniet dit, ek het die heel naweek my kleinkind saam ons gehad toe ons na my skoonouers toe was. Maar hy was darem n plesier, baie goed manierd. So al het ek nou nie my kinders kon tem nie het hulle tog genoeg geleer om hul kindertjies ordentlik en met goeie maniere groot te maak.
What I don’t understand is:
Surely it should the Springboks first
Then any team but the Kings
Then the WP / Stormers
Then the Sharks
The Puke and Cheeky
Then whoeber………….
How can you put YOUR COUNTRY and your province on the same level.
33 @ Loosehead:
YOU might have it different… different strokes for different folks.
If the Bulls had to play the Springboks (won’t ever happen I suppose), I would have a very tough choice whom to support… and would personally probably lean towards supporting the Bulls.
How’s that for forthright honesty about the support situation from me.
Of course, everybody would differ and might scoff at me for my allegiance, but hey, see the worry in my eye!
34 @ grootblousmile:
The funny thing here is that I know fokkol about soccer, and have no interist in it at all. Yet SOUTH AFRICA were playing Morocco tonight, and I watched a bit of the 2/2 yawn fest, and then I noticed that it was on SS4, andthere was a game from Ingerland on SS3 (which is the premier soccer channel) and that got me thinking about this thread. I hate the current Springbok game plan and tactics, yet I support them as they represent my country. I may bitch and moan (a bit), yet the Boks come first.
If the Boks played against the Freestate, Shimla’s, Milnerton / Harlequins or Durbanville, I would support the Boks even though they are playing HM’s shit style of rugby.
35 @ Loosehead:
And I think that any of the above mentioned teams (except the Freestat who can’t even beat the Lions) could beat the shit that that is being dished up by the Boks under HM. Not that I would support them against Hm’s Boks.
Loosehead wrote:
Most of the time, the Bulls and Springboks are the same team…. *just kidding*
@ superBul: Ja, dis lekker as die kinders by die huis is, maar bl*ksem hulle kan my party dae grys hare gee….
xkreniwp wrote:
…AND you know how them ladies run around without clothing…
37 @ xkreniwp: The sad thing is that you are right.
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