The Eastern Province Kings have a lot to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs.
The Eastern Province Kings have a lot to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs.
This follows the Kings' 53-14 first-leg defeat in Bloemfontein last Friday. This week they'll try to overcome this huge stumbling block at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
With a log-point system in operation for the series, and the Cheetahs having picked up a full haul of five points and the Kings none, it means that for the Kings to win promotion to the Premier Division next year they would not only have to beat the Cheetahs by 40 points or more, but also make sure they denied the visitors a try-scoring bonus point in the process.
The Kings earned the right to play in the promotion-relegation series after Alan Solomons' men topped the First Division log at the conclusion of the competition's round-robin matches.
