JP du Plessis attacks the line, steps inside and is well tackled

Astle wins the line out for the Kings against his old employer

Penalty Kings as du Preez does not release

Daniel du Preez keeps it tight with a pick and drive

The Kings boot it out and the sharks win their first line out

The Sharks get us started with a deep kick

Both sides observe a moments silence

The sides are out in the beautiful sunshine as they prepare for kick off

Welcome to Port Elizabeth as the Kings have their second bite of the Super Rugby cherry in 2016.
The Kings have had a challenging preparation to this tournament to say the least with financial issues and player exits due to non payment. They eventually got the squad together in January for preseason.
The Sharks have had 2 great warm up games with wins against Toulon & Toulouse testing a number of players and combo's.

All that is behind the teams now and the competition starts now. Stay with Ultimate Rugby for full coverage of this game and the rest of the Super Rugby tournament

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