Personnel | ||
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Captain | JJ Smuts | |
Coach | Eric Simons | |
Team information | ||
City | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
Founded | 2018 | |
Dissolved | 2021 | |
Home ground | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
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