Preview: SA First Division

Published: Friday, 22. July, 2011 in category Southern Hemisphere

In South Africa's First Division provincial competition Boland Cavaliers and the EP Kings will be looking to build on their victories from the first round when they hit the road for the first time this season.

Both games are on Friday.

Welkom is the destination for Boland, where they face the Griffons.

The team from the Cape winelands lost badly on their last visit to the Free State's Gold Fields (52-13), a result they would like to turn around this season.

The Griffons lost their opening game this season when the Falcons beat them in Kempton Park last weekend, but any team visiting the Northern Free State will tell confess that it's one of the more difficult venues to play at.

The only other game in the First Division this weekend is the Eastern Cape derby between the Border Bulldogs and the EP Kings in East London.

The Kings have been the pace setters in the First Division since last year, when they won the title.

They beat the Bulldogs twice last season and will probably go into the game as favourites after their victory last weekend over the SWD Eagles in PE.

Fixtures:

Friday, 22 July

Griffons v Boland Cavaliers
(North West Stadium, Welkom - Kick-off: 15.00)
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Border Bulldogs v EP Kings
(Buffalo City Stadium, East London - Kick-off: 19.00)
Referee: Sindile Mayende