{"id":3497,"date":"2011-08-02T11:30:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/ep-kings-trail-boland-by-one-point\/"},"modified":"2011-08-02T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T09:30:27","slug":"ep-kings-trail-boland-by-one-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ep-kings-trail-boland-by-one-point\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Kings Trail Boland by One Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Absa Currie Cup First Division is essentially still a two horse race as the Regent Boland Cavaliers and EP Kings<\/a> stamped their authority on the competition with two more big wins. With Boland on 15 points and EP Kings<\/a> on 14 points both teams have three times more points than 3rd placed team on the log, SWD Eagles.<\/p>\n

After struggling in the first half against the Valke at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday afternoon, the Cavaliers raced away in the second 40 minutes, turning a 13-3 lead at half time into a comfortable victory by 52-10. They scored seven tries in the process.<\/p>\n

On Friday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, the EP Kings<\/a> were simply too good for the Tasol Solar Griffons. The home team scored 11 tries, including a hattrick by Marcello Sampson, as they crushed the Northern Free Staters by 67-26.<\/p>\n

In the final First Division game, also on Friday, the SWD Eagles beat the Border Bulldogs by 46-35 in yet another high scoring match, at Outeniqua Park in George. Both teams recorded try scoring bonus points.<\/p>\n

Weekend scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regent Boland Cavaliers 52 (13) Valke 10 (3)<\/strong><\/p>\n