NORTH VS SOUTH
Kings and Cheetahs ‘bring new challenge’ to PRO14
Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes the addition of two South African teams to the PRO14 will be a boost for the tournament and an inspiration for northern hemisphere sides with the prospect of a new challenge. The Southern Kings and Cheetahs have been included in the expanded tournament‚ which features top clubs from Wales‚ Ireland‚ Italy and Scotland. It starts on September 1. Davies‚ named Lions’ player of the tour after the drawn series against the All Blacks‚ plays for defending PRO14 champions the Scarlets who host the Kings in their opening game in Llanelli on September 2. "I don’t know a lot about the Southern Kings but I do know they had some good results in Super Rugby‚" Davies admitted. "Going to Sydney and beating the Waratahs was a great result. "They play a counterattacking style and I’m sure our analysts … will be doing a lot of work right now‚ to make sure we have a good look at them. "You want to test yourself‚ so the way the likes of the...
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