{"id":22413,"date":"2013-09-04T20:05:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/ep-kings-vs-swd-eagles\/"},"modified":"2013-09-04T20:05:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:05:46","slug":"ep-kings-vs-swd-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ep-kings-vs-swd-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Kings vs SWD Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The EP Kings<\/a> team that will take on the SWD Eagles in their next ABSA Currie Cup First Division clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday evening remains relatively unchanged from the team that beat the Leopards 44 to 26 in Potchefstroom.<\/p>\n

Ath the announcement attended by EP Kings<\/a> head coach David Maidza, Captain Tiger Mangweni and Scrumhalf Nicholas Vergall (who had a snippet of good news for jaded scribes<\/em>) \u2013 Maidza, said the only change to the starting line up from the game against the Leopards last week was that of Darron Nell, who was being rested following a slight niggle with his ankle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThabo Mamojele comes up from the bench to take Nell\u2019s place, while Siyabonga \u201cTiger\u201d Mangweni takes over the captaincy,\u201d said Maidza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThabo has really been doing well as a substitute and has been playing well the whole season,\u201d said Maidza.<\/p>\n

Maidza said Wayne van Heerden would come up to the bench for Mamojele, while Kayle van Zyl would come up to the bench in place of Dwayne Kelly, as part of normal squad rotation.<\/p>\n

Maidza said they were expecting a tough game against the SWD Eagles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know it is going to be a tough game, they always bring their A game and I doubt that that will change this weekend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Maidza said that while the SWD Eagles did tend to leak tries, they were a competent side and strong on attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have looked at various aspects of their game and will be looking to utilise the opportunities that are presented to us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mangweni said the team would also be focusing on maintaining discipline during the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscipline has been a key focus for us the past two weeks, with or without the ball, and the results have shown, and we are doing much better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mangweni said the team was motivated following their two consecutive wins, but the focus remained on the game ahead, rather than the possibility of securing a semi final.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are taking each game as it comes; we\u2019re not looking at that yet. We must just do our best and deal with the game at hand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The EP Kings team to play SWD Eagles at the NMB Stadium in Port Elizabeth<\/a> on Friday 6 September 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n