sand_man
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Yeah, just bummed we have to wait until the third round for the first home match.![]()
You need to convince your employer to send you to the UK to cover the games?!! :twisted:
Yeah, just bummed we have to wait until the third round for the first home match.![]()
You need to convince your employer to send you to the UK to cover the games?!! :twisted:
Guinness PRO14 South Africa launch is on Friday in Cape Town... surely it would make sense having it here in PE or even Bloom?
At least we'll have some more info then.
DSTV hasn't shown Pro 12 on a regular basis, only Premiership and French Super 14. Will they now show Pro 12?
Nope. But probably will do the Pro 14. Let the games begin.DSTV hasn't shown Pro 12 on a regular basis, only Premiership and French Super 14. Will they now show Pro 12?
DSTV hasn't shown Pro 12 on a regular basis, only Premiership and French Super 14. Will they now show Pro 12?
The new season opens on the evening of Friday 1st September as Ulster take on Toyota Cheetahs live on BBC Northern Ireland, the game will also be screened live in South Africa with our broadcaster who will be confirmed in the coming days.
Cornal Hendricks? Hope he passes his medical with the Kings as the Bulls and Stormers were loathe to re-sign him. Also, Schalk Ferreira is going to have his work cut out in the scrum being the only prop![]()
Cape Town - Southern Kings hooker, Michael Willemse, will lead the Port Elizabeth side on their maiden PRO14 tour.
Head coach Deon Davids announced his 27-man touring squad on Monday that will open their Guinness PRO14 season with an encounter against defending champions, the Scarlets, in Wales before travelling to Ireland to take on Connacht. He confirmed the hard-working Willemse as captain for the tour.
In confirming the 24-year-old Willemse as the first Southern Kings captain in the Guinness PRO14 Championship, Davids described the decision to select the hooker as the team leader as a “natural” one.
Willemse, who was part of the Southern Kings’ Super Rugby side earlier in the year, re-joined the Eastern Cape side after having moved to the Golden Lions in July.
“I have decided that Michael Willemse will lead this group on this tour,” Davids said on Monday.
“He re-joined us and has been with us for about a week. Mike is quite familiar with our team culture and the way we play.
“I think he was one of the standout performers for us last season in the Super Rugby competition. He is one of our core group of players that are still part of our setup. He has been a natural choice for me to take up that role as captain.”