In the opening 5 minutes of the match, the Kings have conceded a try, lost a tighthead and had their ball stolen at the lineout. Very poor opening exchanges from the home side.

The Lions steal the ball at the lineout and are on the attack near the Kings 22m line.

The Lions get a tighthead and clear the ball down field.

Vorster loses the ball forward in his own 22m area. Kings scrum.

The Lions score from the kickoff, they attack from within their own 22m area and after some brilliant offloads in the tackle, keeping the bal alive, it's Kwagga Smith who goes over for the try after Mnisi sets him up.

Whitehead gets the match underway.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the EP Kings vs. the Lions in the Currie Cup opening weekend. It's a grudge match first up. The Kings have a new head coach in the form of Brent Janse van Rensburg who will look to change the Kings fortunes after a disappointing Vodacom Cup. The Kings will need to significantly improve to compete at Currie Cup level and Super Rugby thereafter. The Lions come into the Currie Cup after a very successful Super Rugby campaign and will be hoping to secure a bonus-point victory.

Grudge match first up. Ouch.