Kings sneak in against the Valke MyZA

Scott van Breda. Photo: Gallo Images

The EP Kings were made to sweat as they edged to a 30-23 (half-time 17-20) victory over the Valke in an Absa Currie Cup First Division rugby match at NMB stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

The result was in the balance for the final 10 minutes and the game could have gone either way with the Valke producing a fighting performance which actually saw the bottom-of-the-log team leading at the break.

The Kings will be relieved to have edged closer to securing a home semifinal berth but it was hardly a convincing performance from a team placed second on the standings.

There were lost lineouts, handling errors and some poor judgment calls but in the end they got the four log points.

The Valke deserve credit for the way they spoiled to great effect in the first half and they were also solid on defence after conceding two early tries.

The Kings applied some serious pressure in the final 10 minutes and although they struggled to break the Valke defence they did go further ahead to secure the win through a Scott van Breda penalty. – MWP

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