A change of venue was life-giving for the Southern Kings, who recorded an impressive victory against the Glasgow Warriors at the Nelson Mandela University Stadium yesterday.
The Kings tightened up from last week's disappointing loss against Ulster at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to register their first win of the 2018/19 Pro14 campaign, collecting a bonus point in the process.
Things did not start very well when fullback Masixole Banda missed a straightforward penalty in the fourth minute, but the hosts scored three tries in 13 minutes to steal a serious march on the Warriors.
The Kings' first try came from Yaw Penxe in the sixth minute, who was on the end of a regulation but flowing backline move that caught the visitors short on defence.
Martin du Toit's 10th minute try needed the television match officials to check the grounding but it was a well deserved try.
The Kings were patient in their build-up and allowed themselves to pick their moment to exploit a gap when it availed itself.
With the hosts also applying defensive pressure, it came as no surprise when Rudi van Rooyen's 19th minute try was a direct result of their defensive excellence.
The Warriors were reasonably dangerous when they went forward, but the Kings were resolute, even when they were down to 14 men in the 27th minute when Penxe was yellow-carded for a dangerous tackle.
When Banda added a penalty on the stroke of half-time, they had a deserved 24-0 lead, which they extended to 31-0 when outside centre Harlon Klaasen scored a superb long-range try in the 56th minute.
The Kings' joy was short-lived as loose-forward Henry Brown was yellow-carded in the 59th minute for a cynical offence.
While the Kings' scrum held firm for the better part of the first half, the Warriors were ascendant in the second half. It was from a scrum that the Warriors scored their first try by inside centre Nick Grigg on the hour mark.
Left wing DTH van der Merwe added the visitors' second try four minutes later, with the point source of the touchdown being the scrum.
Southern Kings(24) 38
Glasgow Warriors (0) 28..