Kings pin hopes on Van Breda

THE Southern Kings sprang a major surprise when they decided that the largely untested utility back, Scott van Breda, would be their No 1 goal-kicker in their “make-or-break” Super Rugby relegation showdown against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. After Elton Jantjies won round one in the battle of the boot for the Lions last week, the 21-year-old Van Breda has been entrusted to winning round two for the Southern Kings at Ellis Park. Regular first choice flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis was ruled out by a shoulder injury and George Whitehead was yesterday named as his replacement for the vital second leg. It had been thought that Whitehead would also be the No 1 goal-kicker, but Kings director of rugby Alan Solomons said that duty would go to Van Breda. The in-form Jantjies booted 16 points in his team’s 26-19 win last week and he is looming large as a major threat to the Kings’ hopes at Ellis Park. Van Breda played in the curtain-raiser to last week’s relegation showdown between the teams at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium, when he appeared for the EP Kings when they lost to the Boland Cavaliers. In that game he slotted a penalty and a...