The Southern Kings are looking forward to some quality game time against the Franchise XV team at Outeniqua Park in George tomorrow evening.
Director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, said the players were looking forward to playing a full length match against the Franchise XV players in their last warm up game before the official friendlies.
“We need the game time, this is the last warm up match before the friendlies and we will be running it as a normal match, as it is vitally important to us to get a feel of the player”s performance from a conditioning perspective,” said Solomons.
Solomons said the match conditions would allow them to better evaluate their systems in both defence and attack.
“This match has a two-fold purpose, to evaluate match conditioning as well as evaluate match play,” he said.
Solomons said they would not be fielding Schalk Ferreira tomorrow, as he had taken a bit of a knock during practice. Kickoff is at 19:00
The Southern Kings Team is as follows:
15. Elric van Vuuren
11. Marcello Sampson / Siyanda Grey / Sergeal Petersen
13. Ronnie Cooke / Siyanda Grey
12. Andries Strauss (Captain) / Hadleigh Parkes
14. Sergeal Petersen / Siviwe Soyizwapi
10. George Whitehead / Wesley Dunlop (Vice Captain)
9. Shaun Venter / Johan Herbst
1. Jaco Engels / Schalk Ferreira
2. Virgil Lacombe / Bandise Maku
3. Ross Geldenhuys / Kevin Buys
6. Devin Oosthuizen (Vice Captain) / Tomas Leonardi
4. David Bullbring
5. Daniel Adongo / Rynier Bernardo
7. Wimpie van der Walt / Mpho Mbiyozo (Captain)
8. Jacques Engelbrecht /Cornell du Preez
The EP Kings will travel to the Despatch Fields on Friday to play against Despatch at 19:15, the team is:
- Starting: Fullback – Scott Van Breda, Right wing – Norman Nelson, Right centre – Siphumelelo Msutwana, Left centre – Andile Jho, Left wing – Ofentse Boloko, Fly half – Shane Gates, Scrum half – Boela Abrahams, Number eight – Paul Schoeman, Right flanker – Aidon Davis, Left flanker – Khuselo Moyakhe, Right lock – Samora Fihlani, Left lock – Wayne Van Heerden, Tight head prop – Zolani Faku, Hooker – Conraad (Boetie) Britz, Loose head prop – Mzuvukile Sofisa.
- Replacements: Madoda Yako, Mazouk Marmaan, Sphephelo Mayaba, Kuhle Sonkosi, Renier Erasmus, Dalton Davis, Thabo Mamojela, Kayle Zyl, Marlou Van Niekerk, Eben Barnard, Andile Witbooi.
