LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Super Rugby
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Kings
Force
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 23 February 2013 - 19h10 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 23 February 2013 - 19h10 |
| Venue | : | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Referee | : | Lourens van der Merwe |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Kings | Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Pek Cowan (23min) | |
| Penalties | Demetri Catrakilis (44min), Demetri Catrakilis (52min), Demetri Catrakilis (65min), and Demetri Catrakilis (70min) | |
| Conversions | ||
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
The Force poach the ball from the back of the scrum and launch another assault on the Kings' line but they spill the ball forward and the final whistle goes! The Kings open their Super Rugby campaign with a win! |
79 |
The Force chip away but the Kings' defence holds firm. Great defence by the newcomers who will feed the scrum following a knock-on. |
77 |
The Kings defend the driving maul and almost secure a turnover but knock on in the process. |
75 |
The Force pile on the pressure and sets up a five-metre line-out after Sykes gives away another penalty. |
72 |
Catrakilis pins the Force inside their 22. They run it back with Sykes conceding a penalty for a late tackle. |
70 |
A massive scrum by the Kings earn them a PENALTY and sees Catrakilis add three more to their tally. |
68 |
The Kings win good ground with some aerial ping pong and surge into the 22. Herbst takes too long to get the ball out and squanders a great opportunity. |
65 |
The Force are pinged at scrum time and Catrakilis' PENALTY gives the Kings a nine-point cushion. |
64 |
Petersen steps and offloads to Strauss but the former Cheetah can't hold on. McMeniman returns from the bin. |
62 |
A comedy of errors by the Force end in Cummins hacking the ball into touch 15 metres from his own line. |
59 |
The Kings capitalise on their numerical advantage with Petersen handing off Tupou to score his second TRY! Catrakilis can't add the extras. |
57 |
The Force milk a penalty and bizarrely opt for the line-out. It backfires as they lose the set-piece. |
55 |
The Kings cough up possession to momentarily let the 14-man Force off the hook. |
53 |
McMeniman is YELLOW CARDED for a nasty stiff arm on Cooke. |
52 |
PENALTY! It's very scrappy at the moment. Cottroll is caught obstructing play and Catrakilis edges the Kings in front. |
49 |
The Force gain solid ground as Marais shanks a kick straight into touch. |
47 |
The Force work their way up to the attacking 22 but a knock-on undoes their hard work. |
44 |
Faulkner falls over the ball and Catrakilis makes him pay with a well struck PENALTY! |
43 |
Catrakilis stabs a kick forward for Petersen to chase but it's just too long and it's an easy dot down for the Force. |
41 |
The final 40 minutes of Round Two is underway with just five points in it and Bulbring is taken out in the air by Mafi. |
40 |
The Force try to score before half-time but Charles' throw-in isn't straight so that's half-time. |
38 |
Errors are creeping into the Force's game so the Kings will have another chance to hit back. Strauss hits it up and tries to link up with Petersen who drops the ball. Strauss reacts and plays the ball from an offside position. |
36 |
A knock-on by the Force give the Kings a great scoring opportunity. They've been starved off possession. Petersen carries it up but is penalised as he doesn't release the ball. |
33 |
The Kings play field position and Marais executes a brilliant touchfinder in the Force's 22. |
31 |
Things go from bad to worse for the Kings with Watson limping off injured. |
29 |
TRY! The Force hit the front due to patient phase play that opens space for Mafi to run it in in the corner. Christie takes over the goal-kicking but shanks his effort. |
23 |
TRY! Strong scrumming win the ball back for the Force, who stretch the Kings through several phases and finally Cowan scores with a pick and go. Godwin again makes a meal of his kick at goal and it stays 5-5. |
21 |
The ref calls for the Force to use it from a driving maul. The visitors roll on and scores but Van der Merwe disallows the try on the five-second rule. Controversial call. |
18 |
The Force hold off a wave of Kings' attacks and are rewarded with a penalty and opt for the line-out. |
14 |
Sloppy defence by the Force sees Petersen pounce to score the Kings' first ever TRY! Mafi failed go field a charged down grubber, Petersen snatched the ball from his grasp and swan dived over! Catrakilis slips and misses the conversion |
12 |
The Force go off their field. Catrakilis lines up a 49-metre penalty but misses to the right. |
9 |
The Force are dominating possession and look dangerous with ball in hand. A turnover by the Kings results in a nett gain for the hosts following an exchange of kicks. |
7 |
Christie cops a high tackle from Buys, which sees Godwin attempt to open the scoring but he hooks a straight forward penalty. |
5 |
The Force concede a penalty at the first scrum so Catrakilis kicks downfield. The flyhalf gives possession away with a grubber from the line-out. The visitors kick and tackle Sampson into touch. |
2 |
The Force immediately run the ball. Now Christie kicks and the Kings counter but the visitors spill the pill. |
0 |
Catrakilis gets proceedings underway! |
-5 |
Equally, the Force will be confident of opening their South African tour on a high following the return of their big-name players in skipper Hodgson, McCalman and Cummins. We are minutes away from kick-off. |
-10 |
After months of talking and controversy, it’s put up or shut up time for the debutants. They have some experienced heads, none more so than captain Watson, and will fancy themselves at home against the Force. |
-15 |
Welcome to our live coverage of this historic clash between the Kings and the Force in Port Elizabeth. |
Kings
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | George Whitehead |
| 14 | Marcello Sampson |
| 13 | Ronnie Cooke |
| 12 | Andries Strauss |
| 11 | Siyanda Grey |
| 10 | Demetri Catrakilis |
| 9 | Shaun Venter |
| 8 | Cornell du Preez |
| 7 | Luke Watson |
| 6 | Wimpie van der Walt |
| 5 | David Bullbring |
| 4 | Steven Sykes |
| 3 | Kevin Buys |
| 2 | Bandise Maku |
| 1 | Schalk Ferreira |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | SP Marais |
| 21 | Shane Gates |
| 20 | Nicolas Vergallo |
| 19 | Devin Oosthuizen |
| 18 | Daniel Adongo |
| 17 | Grant Kemp |
| 16 | Virgile Lacombe |
Force
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Jayden Hayward |
| 14 | Patrick Dellit |
| 13 | Ben Jacobs |
| 12 | Kyle Godwin |
| 11 | Nick Cummins |
| 10 | Sias Ebersohn |
| 9 | Alby Mathewson |
| 8 | Ben McCalman |
| 7 | Chris Alcock |
| 6 | Matt Hodgson |
| 5 | Sam Wykes |
| 4 | Toby Lynn |
| 3 | Kieran Longbottom |
| 2 | Heath Tessmann |
| 1 | Pek Cowan |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Sam Norton-Knight |
| 21 | Junior Rasolea |
| 20 | Brett Sheehan |
| 19 | Richard Brown |
| 18 | Rory Walton |
| 17 | Tetera Faulkner |
| 16 | James Hilterbrand |