We had some bad news come out of the Kings camp yesterday, “the darling of PE rugby” as he’s become affectionately known in the Kings circles will miss Saturday’s clash with the Bulls at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The 18 year old Sergeal Petersen sat out training today with a muscle strain and on further assessment it was decided to withdraw him from the team for Saturday’s clash.
Marcello Sampson comes off the bench and will wear the no.14 jersey. The no.21 jersey vacated by Sampson will be worn by Scott van Breda who will also be on debut for the Southern Kings.
Scott van Breda will be the 4th player to represent the Southern Kings having come through the Academy. The 21 year old Scott van Breda spent most of his high school years at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town. He moved to Kingswood College in 2010 where he was part of a very good Kingswood 1st XV. A star in the junior ranks, he’s comfortable at fullback or outside centre and has on the odd occasion been deployed on the wing.
A reliable fullback with a good tactical kicking game and solid under the high ball, his awareness of space make him a danger when attacking the line, strong on his feet, it allows the supporting players and in particular the outside backs to run off him. One of the better playmakers you’ll see at centre these days.
He’s a deadly accurate goal kicker and he has done most of the goal kicking in the EP Junior ranks and more recently in the Vodacom Cup. He’s got a good temperament, already capped at senior level for the EP Kings both at Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup level, Scott is a well-balanced young player who I have no doubt will take this opportunity with both hands.
Congratulations to Scott on the call up to the Super Rugby side, a reward to a player who’s earned his shot at this level through consistently good performances. We wish him all the best for Saturday. Once more we must commend what the Academy does in producing these young player, well done to Robbie Kempson and the Academy staff for producing yet another future star of the Kings.
Ludumo Nkabi
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