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Kings cut at the knee

Knee injuries seems to be common among the Kings players – five players have already undergone surgery and will be put for a number of weeks – and lock Steven Sykes has now added his name to that list.

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Aidon Davis (six months), Gary van Aswegen (two weeks), George Whitehead (two months), Cameron Lindsay (nine months) and Luke Watson (pre-season) have all already had knee surgery and a call on Sykes' availability for the final round clash with Western Province will be decided later in the week.

Other than Sykes, there are a further five players who emerged with injuries following their 27-48 defeat at the hands of the Blue Bulls.

Martin Ferreira (dead leg), Tom Botha (elbow), Dwayne Kelly (hamstring strain), Tim Whitehead (AC joint) and Luther Obi (ankle sprain) will all be treated and monitored during the week.

Shane Gates is currently undergoing his final phase of rehab after suffering a fracture of his right foot's fifth meta-tarsal while Siyanda Grey will return to action in about five weeks as he recuperates from a hamstring tear.

The Kings head to Cape Town for their final 2015 Currie Cup match to face Western Province on Friday, October 9.

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