Thursday, 18 October 2012

Kings to prove themselves worthy of Super rugby

So the Southern Kings will play the Cheetahs in a promotion-relegation game tonight. Is this fair? Yes by all means it is fair; the Kings have earned the right to fight for a place in the Premier division next year. They won their division convincingly and were unbeaten in fact and have every right to compete for position unlike their entry into Super Rugby. If they beat the Cheetahs and gain entry into the Premier division and do well next year then and only then have they earned the right to play Super rugby. I’m interested to see how the next 2 games play out as they play both home and away. The Cheetahs playing to save pride and to save a lot of jobs and sponsorships will have the clear advantage because they will simply play their style of rugby and the Kings will have to keep up. However the Kings have just as much to lay for as they need to prove to everyone that they belong at the top with the big boys. They will come out guns blazing because they have nothing to lose and everything to gain where as the Cheetahs have everything to lose. It should be an interesting night in Bloemfontein.

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