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Head coach Carlos Spencer says the EP Kings season starts now and that they've put 5 successive losses in the Currie Cup Premier division behind them.
Spencer was speaking this afternoon at the team announcement for Friday night's clash against the Blue Bulls at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Spencer has made five changes to the starting 15 which lost 49-14 to Western Province last week.
CJ van der Linde comes in at tight head prop and Paul Schoeman at 8th man. Devon Oosthuizen will play his first match of the season at flank.
Gary van Aswegen is back from injury at flyhalf and Shane Gates returns from the bench at inside centre.
There are four new faces on the bench this week in props Simon Kerrod and BG Uys, lock Darron Nel and winger Ntabeni Dukisa