Kings ponder captain for Lions
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The Kings have announced their team to take on the Lions on Saturday with no captain named while Luke Watson sits out with a concussion.
Head coach Carlos Spencer said they had not yet finalised who the captain would be, what with Luke Watson being out with a concussion, but said Aidon Davis would take up Watson’s spot at No.8 on Saturday.
Spencer said Bennie Geldenhuys Uys came in for Lizo Gqoboka, who was being rested following a long three games.
“[Lizo’s] gone through quite a high workload in terms of pre season and the last few weeks and Bennie Geldenhuys has been working hard and deserves this opportunity,” he said.
Spencer also announced that Gary van Aswegen would sit the game out as he had been battling with a groin injury for the last two or three weeks and it was important to manage him and allow him to recover.
Tim Whitehead, who had sustained a knock to the knee on Saturday, had made a huge improvement over the past few days and Spencer said they would make a call on his availability on Thursday.
“If he doesn’t come through Ronnie Cooke will move to centre, with Siyanda Grey moving to wing, from the bench,” he said.
Spencer said he felt the players had come a long way since their game against the Lions at Ellis Park.
I definitely believe [we can turn it around] I thought we made huge strides on the weekend [against the Bulls] and thought we made a huge step up,” he said.
“We do realise it is going to be a challenge but the guys are looking forward to it.
"It’s just a matter of carrying what we did last week into this week and improving another five or 10 percent,” he said.
Eastern Province Kings: 15 Scott van Breda, 14 Ronnie Cooke / Siyanda Grey, 13 Tim Whitehead / Ronnie Cooke, 12 Shane Gates, 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Kevin Luiters, 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Paul Schoeman, 6 Thembelani Bholi, 5 Steven Sykes, 4 David Bulbring, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 Bennie Geldenhuys Uys.
Replacements: 16 Mike van Vuuren, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Shaun McDonald, 19 Stefan Willemse, 20 Tobie Botes, 21 Siyanda Grey / Dwayne Jenner, 22 Ntabeni Dukisa.
Date: Saturday, August 30
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, Lusanda Jam
TMO: Jason Jaftha
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