The Southern Kings have selected a strong squad to take on the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George tomorrow, with Steven Sykes being selected to captain the side.
Southern Kings Head Coach, Deon Davids, said he had selected Sykes based on his experience and because he had shown leadership in the group.
“We gave Edgar (Marutlulle) and Schalk (Ferreira) leadership opportunities during the session against NMMU Madibaz last week, and want to see how Sykes will manage the role,” he said.
“It is important that you have a few leaders available to you in the group,” he said.
Davids said he was looking forward to the hit out against the SWD Eagles, who had put in a stellar performance against the DHL Stormers last week, having lead the game up until the 50th minute.
The SWD Eagles are known for their strong structures and match fitness.
Davids said his aim for the pre-season preparations was to ensure that each player received enough game-time before they face the Cell C Sharks in their Vodacom Super Rugby opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the 27th of February.
“This week we will be focusing more on specific combinations of players, as well as improving on areas identified during last week’s hit out against the Madibaz,” he said.
“This will be an important game for us, especially from a match fitness perspective, as it will be our first full length match,” he said.
The Southern Kings:
15 Jurgen Visser 14 Luzuko Vulundlu 13 JP du Plessis 12 Stefan Watermeyer 11 Michael Makashe 10 Elgar Watts 9 Ntando Kebe 8 Jacques Engelbrecht 7 Thembelani Bholi 6 Chris Cloete 5 Steven Sykes (c) 4 Schalk Oelofse 3 Jacobie Adriaanse 2 Edgar Marutlulle 1 Schalk Ferreira
Substitutes:
16 Vukile Sofisa 17 Martin Bezuidenhout 18 Tom Botha 19 Tazz Fuzani 20 JC Astle 21Cornell Hess 22 CJ Velleman 23 Stephan Willems 24 Junior Pokemela 25 Leighton Eksteen 26 James Hall 27 Theuns Kotze 28 Shane Gates 29 Siyanda Grey 30 JP Jonck
Southern Kings Head Coach, Deon Davids, said he had selected Sykes based on his experience and because he had shown leadership in the group.
“We gave Edgar (Marutlulle) and Schalk (Ferreira) leadership opportunities during the session against NMMU Madibaz last week, and want to see how Sykes will manage the role,” he said.
“It is important that you have a few leaders available to you in the group,” he said.
Davids said he was looking forward to the hit out against the SWD Eagles, who had put in a stellar performance against the DHL Stormers last week, having lead the game up until the 50th minute.
The SWD Eagles are known for their strong structures and match fitness.
Davids said his aim for the pre-season preparations was to ensure that each player received enough game-time before they face the Cell C Sharks in their Vodacom Super Rugby opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the 27th of February.
“This week we will be focusing more on specific combinations of players, as well as improving on areas identified during last week’s hit out against the Madibaz,” he said.
“This will be an important game for us, especially from a match fitness perspective, as it will be our first full length match,” he said.
The Southern Kings:
15 Jurgen Visser 14 Luzuko Vulundlu 13 JP du Plessis 12 Stefan Watermeyer 11 Michael Makashe 10 Elgar Watts 9 Ntando Kebe 8 Jacques Engelbrecht 7 Thembelani Bholi 6 Chris Cloete 5 Steven Sykes (c) 4 Schalk Oelofse 3 Jacobie Adriaanse 2 Edgar Marutlulle 1 Schalk Ferreira
Substitutes:
16 Vukile Sofisa 17 Martin Bezuidenhout 18 Tom Botha 19 Tazz Fuzani 20 JC Astle 21Cornell Hess 22 CJ Velleman 23 Stephan Willems 24 Junior Pokemela 25 Leighton Eksteen 26 James Hall 27 Theuns Kotze 28 Shane Gates 29 Siyanda Grey 30 JP Jonck
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