There's a new King on the throne

The Eastern Province Kings named Darron Nell as their third captain of the season, ahead of their Currie Cup Round Eight encounter with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.


Nell stands in for fellow lock Steven Sykes, who took over when Luke Watson was ruled out of the rest of the season with concussion.


Sykes has been sidelined with a knee injury, suffered in the loss to the Free State Cheetahs last week.


Nell leads a pack which, due to injuries, shows several changes from the eight that featured against the Cheetahs.


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