{"id":4152,"date":"2011-09-09T01:06:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T23:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/ep-kings-off-to-welkom-to-meet-griffons\/"},"modified":"2011-09-09T01:06:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T23:06:30","slug":"ep-kings-off-to-welkom-to-meet-griffons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ep-kings-off-to-welkom-to-meet-griffons\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Kings Off to Welkom to Meet Griffons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two teams at the top of the log in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, EP Kings<\/a> and the Regent Boland Cavaliers, are both on the road this weekend.<\/p>\n

EP travel to Welkom to face the Tasol Solar Griffons, where they lost a year ago, while the Cavaliers are away to the Valke in Kempton Park. Both these games are scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 15:00.<\/p>\n

The unbeaten EP Kings<\/a> top the First Division log with 33 points after seven games, while Boland have 31 points, also after seven games. At this stage of the season, these two teams look set to finish in the top two positions on the log, thereby securing themselves home ground advantage in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

In the first game of the weekend, on Friday afternoon in the Buffalo City Stadium, the Border Bulldogs will be looking to win their first game against the SWD Eagles since 19 September 2008, when the team from East London won by 37-33.<\/p>\n

In the EP Kings<\/a> last three games in Absa Currie Cup First Division against the Griffons the EP Kings<\/a> have a 2-1 record:<\/p>\n