2013 Southern Kings season

Southern Kings

2013 season
Head coach	Matt Sexton
Director of Rugby	Alan Solomons
President	Cheeky Watson
Captain	Luke Watson
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Overall	15th
South Africa	5th
Play-offs	2nd (Won 1, Lost 1) (Lost Super Rugby status)
Record	Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 12
Top try scorer	All: Wimpie van der Walt (6)
Top points scorer	All: Demetri Catrakilis (151)
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The Southern Kings participated in their first ever Super Rugby competition in 2013. They won three, drew one and lost twelve of their matches during the regular season to finish fifth and last in the South African Conference and fifteenth and last on the overall log. Their top try scorer in the competition was Wimpie van der Walt, who got six tries, and their top points scorer was Demetri Catrakilis, who scored 142 points. As a result of finishing bottom of the South African Conference, they had to play a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off series against the Lions. The Lions beat them 44–42 on aggregate to return to Super Rugby in 2014 at the expense of the Kings. ^[1]

It was also their final season in Super Rugby until 2016, when they returned after the Super Rugby competition was expanded to 18 teams. ^[2]

Chronological list of events

• 24 November 2012: A 51-man Southern Kings wider training squad is announced prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season. ^[3]
• 27 November 2012: Despite not being named in the initial training group, Director of Rugby Alan Solomons confirms that Kenyan loose-forward Daniel Adongo will also join up with the team. ^[4]
• 17 December 2012: The Kings sign French hooker Virgile Lacombe. ^[5]
• 3 January 2013: After failing to pass a fitness test following a shoulder injury, Burton Francis was released by the Kings' wider training squad and returned to SWD Eagles. ^[6]
• 7 January 2013: The wider training squad is cut to a core training squad of 40 players, with 13 players moving to the Vodacom Cup squad instead. ^[7]
• 14 January 2013: Boetie Britz is recalled to the Southern Kings training squad following a knee injury to Hannes Franklin. ^[8]
• 22 January 2013: The Kings beat Varsity Cup side NMMU Madibaz 28–12 in a warm-up game. ^[9]
• 1 February 2013: The Kings beat a Franchise XV – effectively the SWD Eagles – 29–13 in a warm-up game. ^[10]
• 6 February 2013: The kit for the Super Rugby season is officially launched. ^[11]
• 9 February 2013: The Kings lose 31–41 to the Lions in a 2013 Lions Challenge Series match. ^[12]
• 12 February 2013: The Southern Kings core training squad is further reduced to 35 players, with seven players – Boetie Britz, Wesley Dunlop, Ross Geldenhuys, Lizo Gqoboka, Scott Mathie, Siviwe Soyizwapi and Wayne Stevens – moving to the Vodacom Cup squad instead, while SWD Eagles prop Grant Kemp is a new inclusion in the squad. ^[13]
• 21 March 2013: Despite being initially named in the Southern Kings squad to tour Australasia for games against Crusaders, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Rebels, ^[14] Virgile Lacombe and Tomás Leonardi are recalled ^[15] after the Kings fielded more than the allowed two foreigner players in their match against the Chiefs. ^[16]
• 31 March 2013: Hadleigh Parkes suffered a broken arm in the match against the Hurricanes ^[17] and Siviwe Soyizwapi is called into the touring squad as his replacement. ^[18]
• 7 June 2013: Two Kings players join French teams for the 2013–14 season; prop Kevin Buys joins Top 14 side CA Brive and fly-half Wesley Dunlop joins Fédérale 1 side US Montauban.
• 2 July 2013: Kings players Virgile Lacombe and Tomás Leonardi both leave the club after the contracts expire.

Personnel

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season:

2013 Kings squad
Player	Union	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Kings
				Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Daniel Adongo	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / loose forward	(1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Rynier Bernardo	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
David Bulbring	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 23)	3	0	–	–
Kevin Buys	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 26)	13	0	–	–
Demetri Catrakilis	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Ronnie Cooke	Eastern Province Kings	Centre / wing	(1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 28)	24	25	–	–
Aidon Davis	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–
Charl du Plessis	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Cornell du Preez	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Wesley Dunlop	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Jacques Engelbrecht	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Jaco Engels	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1980-12-17)17 December 1980 (aged 32)	40	10	–	–
Schalk Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 29)	16	0	–	–
Hannes Franklin	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 31)	12	10	–	–
Shane Gates	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Siyanda Grey	Eastern Province Kings	Wing	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Johan Herbst	SWD Eagles	Scrum-half	(1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Grant Kemp	SWD Eagles	Prop	(1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Michael Killian	Eastern Province Kings	Wing	(1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 29)	37	50	–	–
Virgile Lacombe	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1984-07-07)7 July 1984 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Tomás Leonardi	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Bandise Maku	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 26)	33	0	–	–
Thabo Mamojele	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / loose forward	(1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
SP Marais	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Edgar Marutlulle	Leopards	Hooker	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 25)	8	0	–	–
Mpho Mbiyozo	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 30)	–	–	–	–
Waylon Murray	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 26)	55	40	–	–
Darron Nell	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 32)	10	10	–	–
Devin Oosthuizen	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Hadleigh Parkes	Eastern Province Kings	Centre / wing	(1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 25)	13	10	–	–
Sergeal Petersen	Eastern Province Kings	Wing	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–
Marcello Sampson	Eastern Province Kings	Wing	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Siviwe Soyizwapi	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback / wing	(1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Andries Strauss	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 28)	40	20	–	–
Steven Sykes	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1984-08-05)5 August 1984 (aged 28)	69	45	–	–
Scott van Breda	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback / wing	(1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Wimpie van der Walt	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Elric van Vuuren	SWD Eagles	Fullback	(1985-04-08)8 April 1985 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Shaun Venter	Pumas	Scrum-half	(1987-03-16)16 March 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Nicolás Vergallo	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 29)	–	–	–	–
Luke Watson	Eastern Province Kings	Loose forward	(1983-10-26)26 October 1983 (aged 29)	82	55	–	–
George Whitehead	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half / fullback	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 23 February 2013, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2013 Super Rugby season were:

2013 Kings coaches and management
Position	Name
Director of Rugby	Alan Solomons
Head coach	Matt Sexton
Defence and breakdown coach	Omar Mouneimne
Backs and attack coach	Brad Mooar
Performance analyst	Southy Steenkamp
Strength and conditioning coach	Johan Pretorius
Physiotherapist	James Fleming
Doctor	Dr Conrad van Hagen
Masseur	Lelani van der Merwe
Assistant physiotherapist	Kim Naidoo
Manager	Willem Oliphant
Logistics manager	Sydney Goba

Season

Main article: 2013 Super Rugby season

Log

The final log standings in the 2013 Super Rugby season were: ^[19]

Overall standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Chiefs	16	12	0	4	2	458	364	+94	50	38	8	2	66
2	Bulls	16	12	0	4	2	448	330	+118	41	34	5	2	63
3	Brumbies	16	10	2	4	2	430	295	+135	43	31	5	3	60
4	Crusaders	16	11	0	5	2	446	307	+139	44	31	5	3	60
5	Reds	16	10	2	4	2	321	296	+25	31	23	4	2	58
6	Cheetahs	16	10	0	6	2	382	358	+24	38	32	2	4	54
7	Stormers	16	9	0	7	2	346	292	+54	30	18	1	5	50
8	Sharks	16	8	0	8	2	384	305	+79	40	31	3	5	48
9	Waratahs	16	8	0	8	2	411	371	+40	45	34	1	4	45
10	Blues	16	6	0	10	2	347	364	−17	40	36	6	6	44
11	Hurricanes	16	6	0	10	2	386	457	−71	41	49	4	5	41
12	Rebels	16	5	0	11	2	382	515	−133	44	65	4	5	37
13	Force	16	4	1	11	2	267	366	−99	26	34	0	5	31
14	Highlanders	16	3	0	13	2	374	496	−122	40	55	4	5	29
15	Southern Kings	16	3	1	12	2	298	564	−266	27	69	2	0	24
South African Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Bulls	16	12	0	4	2	448	330	+118	41	34	5	2	63
2	Cheetahs	16	10	0	6	2	382	358	+24	38	32	2	4	54
3	Stormers	16	9	0	7	2	346	292	+54	30	18	1	5	50
4	Sharks	16	8	0	8	2	384	305	+79	40	31	3	5	48
5	Southern Kings	16	3	1	12	2	298	564	−266	27	69	2	0	24
Final standings.

The final log standings in the 2013 Super Rugby promotion/relegation play-off were: ^[20]

Standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	2	1	0	1	44	42	+2	4	4	0	1	5
2	Southern Kings	2	1	0	1	42	44	−2	4	4	0	1	5
Final standings.

Round-by-round

The Kings' round-by-round progression throughout the season was:

Team Progression – 2013 Super Rugby season
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20
Southern Kings	—	4 (3rd)	8 (7th)	8 (7th)	8 (14th)	8 (14th)	8 (14th)	11 (14th)	15 (13th)	15 (14th)	15 (14th)	15 (14th)	20 (13th)	24 (13th)	24 (13th)	24 (14th)	24 (14th)	24 (14th)	24 (15th)	24 (15th)
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye	no game

Matches

The results of the Kings' matches during the season were:

	23 February 2013	Southern Kings	22–10	Force	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Sergeal Petersen  15', 59' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  45', 53', 66', 70' (4/5)	Report Scoreboard [21]	Try: Pekahou Cowan  25' Alfie Mafi  29' Con: Kyle Godwin (0/1) Sam Christie (0/1) Pen: Kyle Godwin (0/1) Cards: Hugh McMeniman 54' to 64'	Attendance: 31,882 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	9 March 2013	Southern Kings	12–21	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  31', 57', 63', 71' (4/4)	Report Scoreboard [22]	Pen: Patrick Lambie  6', 14', 25', 54', 61', 80' (6/6) Drop: Patrick Lambie  40' (1/1)	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	15 March 2013	Southern Kings	24–35	Chiefs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Sergeal Petersen  39' Jacques Engelbrecht  61' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  14', 28', 66', 72' (4/4)	Report Scoreboard [23]	Try: Lelia Masaga  20', 31', 53' Sam Cane  50' Con: Gareth Anscombe  21', 51', 54' (3/4) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  10', 17', 79' (3/4) Cards: Augustine Pulu 60' to 70'	Attendance: 31,803 Referee: Stuart Berry

	23 March 2013	Crusaders	55–20	Southern Kings	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	08:35	Try: George Whitelock  4', 24', 75' Wyatt Crockett  13' Willi Heinz  31' Matt Todd  47' Luke Whitelock  56' Con: Dan Carter  5', 14', 25', 32', 48' (5/5) Tyler Bleyendaal  56', 76' (2/2) Pen: Dan Carter  9', 43' (2/2)	Report Scoreboard [24]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  40' George Whitehead  79' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/1) George Whitehead  80' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 21' (2/3)	Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	30 March 2013	Hurricanes	46–30	Southern Kings	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	05:35	Try: Ben May  3' Conrad Smith  19' TJ Perenara  30' Jeremy Thrush  39' Brad Shields  65' Alapati Leiua  73' Con: Beauden Barrett  4', 20', 40', 66', 75' (5/6) Pen: Beauden Barrett  11', 73' (2/3) Drop: Tusi Pisi (0/1)	Report Scoreboard [25]	Try: Steven Sykes  17' Ronnie Cooke  49' Hannes Franklin  76' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  18', 50' (2/2) George Whitehead  76' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  23', 27', 35' (3/4)	Attendance: 15,103 Referee: Nick Briant

	5 April 2013	Brumbies	28–28	Southern Kings	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	10:40	Try: Henry Speight  12' Joseph Tomane  17' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  4', 37', 51', 70', 78' (5/5) Nic White  30' (1/3)	Report Scoreboard [26]	Try: Schalk Ferreira  22' Wimpie van der Walt  33' Cornell du Preez  46', 83' Con: George Whitehead  23', 34', 47' (3/3) Demetri Catrakilis  84' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead (0/1) Cards: Schalk Ferreira 67' to 78'	Attendance: 12,076 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	13 April 2013	Rebels	27–30	Southern Kings	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	11:40	Try: Ged Robinson  25' Angus Roberts  39' Mitch Inman  52' Con: James O'Connor  26', 40', 53' (3/3) Pen: James O'Connor  32', 46' (2/3) Cards: Jordy Reid  76'	Report Scoreboard [27]	Try: Ronnie Cooke  9' Shaun Venter  14' Wimpie van der Walt  76' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  10', 15', 77' (3/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  34', 56' (2/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  83' (1/1)	Attendance: 10,416 Referee: Andrew Lees

	20 April 2013	Southern Kings	0–34	Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10		Report Scoreboard [28]	Try: Jan Serfontein  5' Jano Vermaak  23' Jacques Potgieter  76' Akona Ndungane  80' Con: Morné Steyn  6', 24' (2/2) Louis Fouché  77', 81' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  21' (1/2) Drop: Morné Steyn  34' (1/1) Pierre Spies (0/1)	Attendance: 45,649 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

	27 April 2013	Cheetahs	26–12	Southern Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Raymond Rhule  7' Lappies Labuschagné  31' Willie le Roux  45' Con: Burton Francis  32' (1/3) Pen: Burton Francis  16', 58', 67' (3/3)	Report Scoreboard [29]	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  11', 29', 35', 55' (4/5)	Attendance: 19,927 Referee: Jonathon White

	4 May 2013	Southern Kings	10–72	Waratahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Sergeal Petersen  39' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  10' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard [30]	Try: Cam Crawford  1', 15', 36' Israel Folau  6' Kane Douglas  19' Michael Hooper  26' Peter Betham  28', 53' Dave Dennis  46' Ben Volavola  73' Tom Kingston  76' Con: Brendan McKibbin  7', 16', 26', 29', 54' (5/9) Matt Lucas  74', 77' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  12' (1/1)	Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	11 May 2013	Southern Kings	34–27	Highlanders	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Luke Watson  29', 40' Cornell du Preez  51' Shaun Venter  56' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  30', 40', 52', 57' (4/4) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 9' (2/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/2)	Report Scoreboard [31]	Try: Colin Slade  34' Brad Thorn  37' Shaun Treeby  70' Hosea Gear  74' Con: Colin Slade  35', 38' (2/4) Pen: Colin Slade  16' (1/2) Cards: Tamati Ellison 51' to 61'	Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	25 May 2013	Southern Kings	22–34	Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Nicolas Vergallo  79' Con: George Whitehead  80' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  3', 12', 23', 34', 47' (5/5) SP Marais (0/1)	Report Scoreboard [32]	Try: Johann Sadie  39', 55' Piet van Zyl  51' Willie le Roux  62' Con: Elgar Watts  40', 52', 56', 63' (4/4) Pen: Elgar Watts  6', 29' (2/2)	Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Stuart Berry

	1 June 2013	Stormers	19–11	Southern Kings	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Deon Fourie  64' Con: Joe Pietersen  65' (1/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen  4', 10', 48', 58' (4/5)	Report Scoreboard [33]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  74' Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: George Whitehead  16', 55' (2/2) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Referee: Craig Joubert

	29 June 2013	Bulls	48–18	Southern Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Louis Fouché  8' Chiliboy Ralepelle  29' Jan Serfontein  31' Francois Hougaard  34' Jacques Potgieter  61' Deon Stegmann  72' Con: Louis Fouché  9' (1/1) Morné Steyn  30', 32', 35', 62', 73' (5/5) Pen: Morné Steyn  25', 58' (2/3)	Report Scoreboard [34]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  40', 53' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  13', 17' (2/2)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	6 July 2013	Southern Kings	12–24	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 10', 24', 59' (4/5) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Cards: Grant Kemp 15' to 25'	Report Scoreboard [35]	Try: Deon Fourie  39', 77' Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Elton Jantjies  78' (1/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies  14', 56', 71' (3/3) Joe Pietersen  21' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	13 July 2013	Sharks	58–13	Southern Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Marcell Coetzee  6' Bismarck du Plessis  13' Odwa Ndungane  17' penalty try  33' Riaan Viljoen  44' Tendai Mtawarira  49' Louis Ludik  57' Keegan Daniel  73' Fred Zeilinga  75' Meyer Bosman  82' Con: Meyer Bosman  7', 14', 34', 45' (4/9) Jacques Botes (0/1)	Report [36] Scoreboard [37]	Try: George Whitehead  3' Mpho Mbiyozo  30' Con: George Whitehead (0/2) Pen: George Whitehead  24' (1/1) Cards: Devin Oosthuizen 33' to 45' Hadleigh Parkes  76'	Referee: Stuart Berry

Relegation play-off	26 July 2013	Southern Kings	19–26	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Marcello Sampson  28' Steven Sykes  70' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  3', 11', 33' (3/4)	Report [38] Scoreboard [39]	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  38', 66' Con: Elton Jantjies  39', 67' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies  9', 14', 18', 22' (4/5) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Dylan Des Fountain 69' to 78'	Attendance: 27,358 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Relegation play-off	3 August 2013	Lions	18–23	Southern Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Derick Minnie  35' Jaco Kriel  55' Con: Elton Jantjies  56' (1/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies  30', 44' (2/4) Cards: Stokkies Hanekom 66' to 78'	Report [40] Scoreboard [41]	Try: Schalk Ferreira  68' Scott van Breda  74' Con: Scott van Breda  69', 75' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  11', 14', 39' (3/4)	Referee: Stuart Berry

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2013 is as follows: ^[42]

2013 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name	FOR	SHA	CHI	CRU	HUR	BRU	REB	BUL	CHE	WAR	HIG	CHE	STO	BUL	STO	SHA	LIO	LIO		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Schalk Ferreira	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		17	2	0	10
Bandise Maku	2	2	2	2	2	16	16	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16	2	2		18	0	0	0
Kevin Buys	3	3	3	3	3	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3		17	0	0	0
David Bulbring	4	18	5	5	5	18	18	5	18	18	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		18	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			18	4	18	18		15	2	0	10
Wimpie van der Walt	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7		7	7		17	6	0	30
Luke Watson	7							8	19	19	7	7								6	2	0	10
Cornell du Preez	8	6	6	6		8	8	6	6	6	8	8	6	6	6		6	6		16	3	0	15
Shaun Venter	9	9	9	9	9	20	9	9	9	9	9	9	20	9	9	21	9	9		18	2	0	10
Demetri Catrakilis	10	10	10	10	10	22	10	10	10	10	10	10		10	10		10			15	0	151	151
Marcello Sampson	11	11	11	11		21	21	11			11	11	11	11	11	11	11			14	1	0	5
Andries Strauss	12	12	22		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12					14	0	0	0
Ronnie Cooke	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13		17	2	0	10
Sergeal Petersen	14	14	14	14	14	14	14			14										8	4	0	20
SP Marais	15	15	15								22	15	15	15	15		15	15		10	0	0	0
Edgar Marutlulle	16	16	16	16																4	0	0	0
Jaco Engels	17	17	17	17																4	0	0	0
Daniel Adongo	18	19	19	4	19						18		22							5	0	0	0
Jacques Engelbrecht	19	8	8	8	8	19	19	19	8	8		19	8	8	8	8	8	8		17	1	0	5
Johan Herbst	20																			1	0	0	0
George Whitehead	21	21	21	15	15	10	15	15	15	15	15	22	10	22	22	10	21	10		17	2	21	31
Hadleigh Parkes	22	22	12	12	11											14	14	11		7	0	0	0
Darron Nell		5											4	4	4	18	4	4		7	0	0	0
Nicolás Vergallo		20	20	20	20	9	20	20	20	20	20	20	9	20	20	9	20	20		14	1	0	5
Tomás Leonardi			18																	1	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo				18	18	5	5	18	5	5		18	18	18						10	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen				19	6	6	6				19		19	19	19	7	19	19		11	0	0	0
Waylon Murray				21	21	13	13	13	21	21						13	22	12		8	0	0	0
Elric van Vuuren				22	22															2	0	0	0
Hannes Franklin					16	2	2	16					16	16	16	2	16	16		10	1	0	5
Grant Kemp					17	3	3	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	3	17	17			13	0	0	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi						15	22	22	22	22			14			15				6	0	0	0
Scott van Breda								21										14		2	1	13	18
Michael Killian									11					14	14	22				4	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey									14	11	14	14								4	0	0	0
Virgile Lacombe									16	16	16	16								4	0	0	0
Shane Gates											21	21	21	21	21	12	12	22		7	0	0	0
Charl du Plessis															17	1		17		3	0	0	0
Mpho Mbiyozo																6				1	1	0	5
Thabo Mamojele																19				1	0	0	0
Aidon Davis																20				1	0	0	0
Wesley Dunlop																		21		0	0	0	0
Total																				18	31	185	340

See also

• Southern Kings
• 2013 Super Rugby season

External links

• "SA Rugby Squad – Southern Kings : 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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