Kings Snatch Late Win Over Edinburgh
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The Southern Kings scored two tries in two minutes to record just their third win the PRO14 since joining the competition.
The sensational come-from-behind win over Edinburgh is just their second win of the season.
The Kings were trailing Edinburgh 13-21 with 5 minutes left to play before Bader Pretorius opened his PRO14 account with a try from the bench before Yaw Penxe sealed the result for the home side after a sensational bit of work from Fijian Rokoua.
The Kings went from their own 22 to score the match winner in fantastic fashion.
🏉 TRY @SouthernKingsSA!
The Kings score twice in a couple of moments to go back in the lead with 3 minutes to go😳😳
Who saw that coming?🇿🇦
KIN 25-21 EDI#guinnessPRO14 pic.twitter.com/1915Rhaxha
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) January 26, 2019
There were some doubts over the legitimacy of the match-winning try but fortune favours the brave and the Kings were certainly brave to run it from their own 22 from the kickoff.
🇿🇦 The try was given, but was it forward??? pic.twitter.com/GxYhgsUPty
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) January 26, 2019
Recently the Kings became the first privately owned South African Franchise, could this be a change in fortunes for the side from the coast of South Africa?
