{"id":3153,"date":"2011-07-18T09:14:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T07:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/mistakes-yawning-and-boredom\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T07:14:54","slug":"mistakes-yawning-and-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/mistakes-yawning-and-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes, Yawning and Boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The quick synopsis of last night\u2019s game between the Eastern Province Kings and South Western Districts (SWD) would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First 20 minutes \u2013 mistake riddled and lacklustre<\/li>\n<li>Second 20 minutes \u2013 boring<\/li>\n<li>Final 40 minutes \u2013 going through the motions<\/li>\n<li>EP Kings win 28-20 (halftime 16-11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One would think that 48 points (could have been much higher but for missed penalties in eminently kickable spots!) between the two teams showed a game full of tries and great running rugby and you would be wrong. Both teams ended the game with only one try apiece (Winger Norman Nelson for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\" target=\"_blank\">EP Kings<\/a> and Howard Noble for SWD) and SWD missed the easy conversion of their try.<\/p>\n<p>Flashes of brilliance from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\" target=\"_blank\">EP Kings<\/a> Norman Nelson \u2013 who benefited from a kick ahead by Siyanda Grey and some brilliant running to score \u2013 combined with steady kicking from Louis Strydom (4 penalties) and George Whitehead (3 penalties) ensured an uninspiring win for the local outfit in their first match of the tournament against last years second placed team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The EP scrum is looking powerful<\/li>\n<li>EP won<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Points of concern:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handling<\/li>\n<li>Relatively poor attendance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Celebrating his return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\" target=\"_blank\">EP Kings<\/a> side Jacques Potgieter definitely put his body on the line and was the deserved recipient of man of the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorers (EP Kings, 28 \u2013 SWD, 20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EP Kings:<\/strong> Try \u2013 Norman Nelson. Conversion (Louis Strydom). Penalties (4 Louis Strydom and 3 George Whitehead).<\/li>\n<li><strong>SWD Eagles:<\/strong> Try \u2013 Howard Noble. Penalties: (3 \u2013 Cecil Dumond and 2 Elrick van Vuuren).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Friday the Eastern Province Kings travel to East London to take on Border at the Buffalo City Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The remaining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/S_,045_From_Saddles_to_Synthetics\/Sports_Control_Bodies\/eastern_province_rugby_14406.html\" target=\"_blank\">EP Kings<\/a> ABSA Currie Cup First Division Fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>29 July: Eastern Province Kings vs Tasol Solar Griffons at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 19h00<\/li>\n<li>5 August: Valke vs Eastern Province Kings at the Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park at 15h00<\/li>\n<li>12 August: Eastern Province Kings vs Boland at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 19h00<\/li>\n<li>26 August: SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province Kings at Outeniqua Park, George at 17h05<\/li>\n<li>2 September: Eastern Province Kings vs Border at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 17h05<\/li>\n<li>10 September: Tasol Solar Griffons vs Eastern Province Kings at the North West Stadium, Welkom<\/li>\n<li>16 September: Eastern Province Kings vs Valke at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 19h00<\/li>\n<li>23 September: Boland vs Eastern Province Kings at the Boland Stadium, Wellington\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0at 15h00<\/li>\n<li>7 October: A1 vs A4<\/li>\n<li>8 October: A2 vs A3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Twitter Reactions:<\/p>\n<p><!-- tweet id : 91974887475908608 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#bbpBox_91974887475908608 a { text-decoration:none; color: }#bbpBox_91974887475908608 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }]]><\/style>\n<p><span>EP kings 28-20 SWD. Good start kings<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29623_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 15 July 2011 10:58 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/QSgrasrootrugby\/status\/91974887475908608\" target=\"_blank\">15 July 2011 10:58 pm<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/blackberry.com\/twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">Twitter for BlackBerry\u00ae<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=91974887475908608\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=91974887475908608\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=91974887475908608\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=QSgrasrootrugby\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/b9bd3_Athi_3_016_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><!-- end of tweet --><br \/>\n<!-- tweet id : 91969536139591680 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#bbpBox_91969536139591680 a { text-decoration:none; color: }#bbpBox_91969536139591680 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }]]><\/style>\n<p><span>Big congrats 2 @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=lukewatson6\" class=\"twitter-action\">lukewatson6<\/a> and the EP Kings boys!Great start 2 the currie cup! SWD killed the game a bit but we&#8217;ll take the win!<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29623_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 15 July 2011 10:37 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Road_Kill23\/status\/91969536139591680\" target=\"_blank\">15 July 2011 10:37 pm<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/blackberry.com\/twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">Twitter for BlackBerry\u00ae<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=91969536139591680\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=91969536139591680\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=91969536139591680\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=Road_Kill23\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/b9bd3_188467_10150115575297423_681402422_7072055_7629267_n_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><!-- end of tweet --><br \/>\n<!-- tweet id : 91944551727632384 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#bbpBox_91944551727632384 a { text-decoration:none; color: }#bbpBox_91944551727632384 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }]]><\/style>\n<p><span>Well done boys @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=EPKings\" class=\"twitter-action\">EPKings<\/a>! RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=RugbyFifteen\" class=\"twitter-action\">RugbyFifteen<\/a>: Absa Currie Cup 1st Division:  EP Kings 28 (16) vs SWD 20 (11)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Rugby\" title=\"#Rugby\">#Rugby<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CurrieCup\" title=\"#CurrieCup\">#CurrieCup<\/a><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29623_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 15 July 2011 8:57 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AndersoC79\/status\/91944551727632384\" target=\"_blank\">15 July 2011 8:57 pm<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/ubersocial.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">UberSocial for BlackBerry<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=91944551727632384\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=91944551727632384\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=91944551727632384\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=AndersoC79\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/b9bd3_321565329_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><!-- end of tweet --><br \/>\n<!-- tweet id : 91939615723880448 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#bbpBox_91939615723880448 a { text-decoration:none; color: }#bbpBox_91939615723880448 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }]]><\/style>\n<p><span>Kings win, 28-20, vs SWD<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29623_bird.png\" \/><a title=\"tweeted on 15 July 2011 8:38 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AccountantPE\/status\/91939615723880448\" target=\"_blank\">15 July 2011 8:38 pm<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/blackberry.com\/twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">Twitter for BlackBerry\u00ae<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=91939615723880448\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-reply-action\" title=\"Reply\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=91939615723880448\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-retweet-action\" title=\"Retweet\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=91939615723880448\" class=\"bbp-action bbp-favorite-action\" title=\"Favorite\"><span><em><\/em><strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=AccountantPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/b9bd3_IMG00001-20110203-0832_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><!-- end of tweet --><br \/>\n<!-- Start WP Socializer - 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