The Chiefs got what they wanted from their visit to Port Elizabeth’s magnificent Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, but they would not have ended their 35-24 Vodacom Super Rugby win over the Southern Kings without knowing they had been in a contest.
It was summed up by the decision to get fullback Gareth Anscombe to kick for posts when the Chiefs were awarded a penalty five minutes from time. Who would have believed before the season started that the Kings would have forced the champions to kick for a three-pointer to make sure of the victory?
The Kings were eight points behind at that stage; they had eaten the deficit down from 19.
Instead of lying down and dying like many would have expected them to once the Chiefs had taken a handy lead, the Kings fought back tenaciously, getting the big crowd behind them in the process. – supersport
