2017 Southern Kings season

Southern Kings
	2017 season
Head coach	Deon Davids
Captain	Schalk Ferreira
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Overall	11th
S.A. Group	5th
Africa 2 Conference	4th
Record	Won 6, Lost 9
Top try scorer	All: Makazole Mapimpi (11)
Top points scorer	All: Lionel Cronjé (136)
Home colours	Away colours
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Last updated June 08, 2024

In 2017, the Southern Kings participated in the 2017 Super Rugby competition, their third appearance in the competition after also playing in 2013 and 2016. They were included in the Africa 2 Conference of the competition, along with Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

In April 2017, SANZAAR announced that three clubs would be cut from Super Rugby for the 2018 Super Rugby season, with two of those teams coming from South Africa.^[1] A newly-established SARU Franchise Committee was tasked with determining the two teams to drop out of Super Rugby,^[2] and on 7 July 2017, it was confirmed that the Cheetahs and Kings would not participate in the competition going forward, but would "explore alternative playing opportunities in other international competitions".^[3]

On 1 August 2017, the European-based Pro12 announced that the competition would expand to 14 teams — being rebranded the Pro14 — and that the Cheetahs and Kings would be the teams joining the expanded tournament from the 2017–18 season onwards.^[4]

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2017 Super Rugby season were:

2017 Kings coaches and management
Position	Name
Head coach	Deon Davids
Forwards coach	Barend Pieterse
Backs coach	Vuyo Zangqa
Attack and fundamental skills coach	Dave Williams
Kicking coach	Henning van der Merwe
Conditioning coach	Nadus Nieuwoudt
Doctor	Dr Conrad van Hagen
Physiotherapist	Kim Naidoo
Team manager	Zingi Hela

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season:

2017 Kings squad
Player	Union	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Kings
Player	Union	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Tango Balekile	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Masixole Banda	Border Bulldogs	Fly-half / Fullback	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Martin Bezuidenhout	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27)	41	15	7	0
Thembelani Bholi	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 27)	9	5	9	5
Alshaun Bock	Griquas	Winger	(1982-05-16)16 May 1982 (aged 34)	–	–	–	–
Chrysander Botha	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 28)	11	0	–	–
Chris Cloete	Pumas	Flanker	(1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 26)	9	20	9	20
Lionel Cronjé	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 27)	17	54	–	–
Christiaan de Bruin	Eastern Province Kings	Number eight	(1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Pieter-Steyn de Wet	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Ntabeni Dukisa	Border Bulldogs	Utility back	(1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Schalk Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 33)	43	15	27	15
Justin Forwood	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Ross Geldenhuys	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1983-04-19)19 April 1983 (aged 33)	40	0	–	–
Siyanda Grey	Eastern Province Kings	Winger	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 27)	5	0	5	0
Stokkies Hanekom	Golden Lions	Centre	(1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 27)	6	0	–	–
Kurt Haupt	SWD Eagles	Hooker	(1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Chris Heiberg	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 31)	23	0	–	–
Irné Herbst	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 21)	10	10	10	10
Berton Klaasen	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Ruaan Lerm	Pumas	Number eight	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 24)	3	0	–	–
Cameron Lindsay	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Mzamo Majola	Sharks	Prop	(1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Sintu Manjezi	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21)	2	0	2	0
Makazole Mapimpi	Border Bulldogs	Winger	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Neil Maritz	Sharks	Winger	(1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Garrick Mattheus	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Wandile Mjekevu	Sharks	Winger	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26)	14	35	4	15
Giant Mtyanda	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1986-03-19)19 March 1986 (aged 30)	13	0	–	–
Waylon Murray	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30)	71	40	8	0
Andisa Ntsila	SWD Eagles	Flanker	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	2	0
Tyler Paul	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Yaw Penxe	Eastern Province Kings	Winger	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Wandile Putuma	Border Bulldogs	Lock	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Louis Schreuder	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 26)	66	10	–	–
Ricky Schroeder	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Johan Steyn	SWD Eagles	Scrum-half	(1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Johann Tromp	Eastern Province Kings	Utility back	(1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Stefan Ungerer	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 23)	17	25	–	–
Schalk van der Merwe	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1990-12-04)4 December 1990 (aged 26)	25	5	–	–
Wilhelm van der Sluys	Northampton Saints	Lock	(1991-08-14)14 August 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Dayan van der Westhuizen	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Rudi van Rooyen	Griquas	Scrum-half	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
CJ Velleman	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 22)	10	0	10	0
Luzuko Vulindlu	SWD Eagles	Winger / Centre	(1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 29)	20	15	11	10
Mike Willemse	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 24)	4	0	–	–
Stefan Willemse	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 24)	11	0	11	0
Mzwanele Zito	Griquas	Lock	(1988-11-23)23 November 1988 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–

Log

The final standings for the 2017 Super Rugby season were:^[5]

2016 Super Rugby standings: South African Group
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Lions	15	14	0	1	590	268	+322	81	27	9	0	65	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Stormers	15	10	0	5	490	436	+54	64	61	3	0	43	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
3	Sharks	15	9	1	5	392	323	+69	38	37	1	3	42	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
4	Jaguares	15	7	0	8	404	386	+18	49	45	1	4	33
5	Southern Kings	15	6	0	9	391	470	−79	49	60	1	3	28	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
6	Cheetahs	15	4	0	11	395	551	−156	46	75	1	4	21	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
7	Bulls	15	4	0	11	339	459	−120	39	59	0	4	20
8	Sunwolves	15	2	0	13	315	671	−356	41	96	1	3	12

Africa 2 Conference
Pos	Team v t e	Pts
1	Lions	65
2	Sharks	42
3	Jaguares	33
4	Southern Kings	28

Overall
Pos	Team v t e	Pts	Qualification
1	Lions	65	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Crusaders	63
3	Stormers	43
4	Brumbies	34
5	Hurricanes	58	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
6	Chiefs	57
7	Highlanders	51
8	Sharks	42
9	Blues	37
10	Jaguares	33
11	Southern Kings	28	Dropped from Super Rugby for the 2018 season
12	Force	26
13	Cheetahs	21
14	Reds	21
15	Bulls	20
16	Waratahs	19
17	Sunwolves	12
18	Rebels	9

Source: ^[5]

Competition rules
Qualification: The top eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #4 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the conference winners will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 4 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 3, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.
Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:^[6] * Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked at the top) * Log points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference

Matches

	25 February 2017	Southern Kings	26–39	Jaguares	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:15	Try: Makazole Mapimpi 66' Luzuko Vulindlu 80' Con: Lionel Cronjé 66', 80' (2/2) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 4', 6', 8', 21' (4/4) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 22' to 32'	Report^[7] Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Gonzalo Bertranou 15' Leonardo Senatore 53' Joaquín Tuculet 56' Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla 16' (1/1) Santiago González Iglesias 54', 58' (2/2) Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla 2', 22', 32' (3/3) Santiago González Iglesias 40', 47', 50' (3/3) Cards: Felipe Ezcurra 73' Matías Moroni 79'	Attendance: 2,226^[9] Referee: Jaco Peyper

	4 March 2017	Sunwolves	23–37	Southern Kings	National Stadium, Singapore
	18:55	Try: Timothy Lafaele 21' Kenki Fukuoka 78' Takaaki Nakazuru 80' Con: Hayden Cripps 22' (1/3) Pen: Hayden Cripps 56', 62' (2/4)	Report^[10] Scoreboard^[11]	Try: Rudi van Rooyen 14' Chris Cloete 33' Ruaan Lerm 65' Malcolm Jaer 77' Con: Lionel Cronjé 15', 34', 66', 78' (4/4) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 1', 54', 59' (3/3)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	11 March 2017	Southern Kings	10–41	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Makazole Mapimpi 55' Con: Lionel Cronjé 56' (1/1) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 4' (1/1)	Report^[12] Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Dillyn Leyds 15' Bjorn Basson 28' Rynhardt Elstadt 35' Robert du Preez 43' Justin Phillips 75' EW Viljoen 79' Con: Robert du Preez 31', 44' (2/4) Kurt Coleman 76', 80' (2/2) Pen: Robert du Preez 62' (1/1)	Attendance: 9,968^[9] Referee: Shuhei Kubo

	18 March 2017	Sharks	19–17	Southern Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:30	Try: Lourens Adriaanse 26' Kobus van Wyk 65' Pen: Curwin Bosch 3', 43', 70' (3/3)	Report^[14] Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Ruaan Lerm 19' Makazole Mapimpi 31' Con: Lionel Cronjé 19', 32' (2/2) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 46' (1/3) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 25' to 35' Chris Cloete 65' to 75'	Attendance: 19,263^[9] Referee: Egon Seconds

	25 March 2017	Southern Kings	19–42	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Andisa Ntsila 1' Yaw Penxe 17' Malcolm Jaer 42' Con: Lionel Cronjé 1', 43' (2/3)	Report^[16] Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Madosh Tambwe 2', 24' Malcolm Marx 10' Elton Jantjies 14' Jaco Kriel 33' Harold Vorster 75' Con: Elton Jantjies 3', 11', 14', 25', 34' (5/5) Andries Coetzee 76' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	9 April 2017	Force	46–41	Southern Kings	nib Stadium, Perth
	14:05	Try: Jono Lance 9' Alex Newsome 39', 64' Dane Haylett-Petty 47' penalty try 71' Ben McCalman 74' Con: Jono Lance 10', 47' (2/3) Ian Prior 66', 75' (2/2) Pen: Jono Lance 7', 55' (1/1)	Report^[18] Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Justin Forwood 26' Yaw Penxe 40' Malcolm Jaer 42', 61', 63' Makazole Mapimpi 49' Con: Lionel Cronjé 28', 44', 62', 64' (4/6) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 77' (1/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	15 April 2017	Reds	47–34	Southern Kings	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	15:05	Try: Eto Nabuli 5', 47' Karmichael Hunt 28', 53' George Smith 42' Izaia Perese 57', 60' Con: Quade Cooper 6', 28', 43', 54', 57', 61' (6/7) Cards: Duncan Paia'aua 37' to 47'	Report^[20] Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Chris Cloete 22' Louis Schreuder 50' Makazole Mapimpi 66', 74' Masixole Banda 72' Con: Lionel Cronjé 23', 52' (2/3) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 75' (1/2) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 38' (1/1) Cards: Wandile Mjekevu 68' to 78'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	21 April 2017	Waratahs	24–26	Southern Kings	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45	Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 12', 80' Rob Horne 23' Cameron Clark 33' Con: Bernard Foley 24', 80' (2/4) Cards: Ned Hanigan 32' to 42'	Report^[22] Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Justin Forwood 35' Masixole Banda 45' Mike Willemse 66' penalty try 76' Con: Lionel Cronjé 36', 67' (2/3) Cards: Chris Cloete 52' to 62'	Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	29 April 2017	Southern Kings	44–3	Rebels	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:30	Try: Wandile Mjekevu 18' Martin Bezuidenhout 42' Tyler Paul 57' Pieter-Steyn de Wet 62' Makazole Mapimpi 69' Masixole Banda 79' Con: Lionel Cronjé 42' (1/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 63', 71', 80' (3/4) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 4', 34' (2/2)	Report^[24] Scoreboard^[25]	Pen: Reece Hodge 27' (1/1)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	13 May 2017	Southern Kings	35–32	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:15	Try: Alshaun Bock 4', 40' Lionel Cronjé 38' Pieter-Steyn de Wet 77' Con: Lionel Cronjé 38', 41', 79' (3/4) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 2', 62' (2/2) Drop: Lionel Cronjé 31' Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 53' to 63'	Report^[26] Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Dan du Preez 22' Lwazi Mvovo 58' Con: Patrick Lambie 24' (1/1) Garth April 59' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Lambie 12', 17' (2/2) Garth April 37', 54', 68', 74' (4/4) Cards: Rhyno Smith 38' to 48'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	20 May 2017	Southern Kings	10–19	Brumbies	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:30	Try: penalty try 3' Pen: Lionel Cronjé 16' (1/1) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 20' to 30'	Report^[28] Scoreboard^[29]	Try: Joshua Mann-Rea 21' Aidan Toua 63' Tom Banks 70' Con: Wharenui Hawera 64', 71' (2/3) Cards: Tom Banks 3' to 13'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	28 May 2017	Lions	54–10	Southern Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Andries Ferreira 10' Courtnall Skosan 18' Kwagga Smith 40', 54' Malcolm Marx 41' Jacques van Rooyen 49' Faf de Klerk 77' Andries Coetzee 80' Con: Elton Jantjies 19', 40', 42', 50', 55' (5/6) Andries Coetzee 78', 80' (2/2) Cards: Robbie Coetzee 30'	Report^[30] Scoreboard^[31]	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu 59' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 60' (1/1) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 28' (1/1) Cards: Irné Herbst 8' to 18' Chris Cloete 30' to 40'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	30 June 2017	Jaguares	30–31	Southern Kings	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	20:05	Try: Juan Manuel Leguizamón 15' Emiliano Boffelli 30' Nicolás Sánchez 37' Joaquín Tuculet 41', 73' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 38' (1/4) Pen: Nicolás Sánchez 25' (1/2)	Report^[32] Scoreboard^[33]	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu 21' Makazole Mapimpi 27', 58' Wandile Mjekevu 70' Con: Lionel Cronjé 22', 28', 59', 71' (4/4) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 45' (1/2)	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	8 July 2017	Bulls	30–31	Southern Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Jason Jenkins 40' Duncan Matthews 42' Jaco Visagie 76' Con: Tian Schoeman 40', 44', 77' (3/3) Pen: Tian Schoeman 5', 58', 65' (3/3) Cards: Jason Jenkins 21' to 31'	Report^[34] Scoreboard^[35]	Try: Makazole Mapimpi 10' Lionel Cronjé 24' Malcolm Jaer 33' Con: Lionel Cronjé 11', 25' (2/3) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 2', 72', 80' (3/3) Drop: Lionel Cronjé 66' Cards: Wandile Mjekevu 27' to 37' Giant Mtyanda 64' to 74'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	14 July 2017	Southern Kings	20–21	Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Makazole Mapimpi 19' Wandile Mjekevu 34' Giant Mtyanda 43' Con: Lionel Cronjé 20' (1/3) Pen: Lionel Cronjé 62' (1/1)	Report^[36] Scoreboard^[37]	Try: Clinton Swart 67' Raymond Rhule 69' Con: Niel Marais 70' (1/2) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 5', 51' (2/2) Niel Marais 74' (1/1)	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2017 is as follows:

2017 Kings player statistics
Player name	JAG	SUN	STO	SHA	LIO	FOR	RED	WAR	REB	SHA	BRU	LIO	JAG	BUL	CHE	App	Try	Kck	Pts
Schalk Ferreira	1	1	1	1									17	17	17	7	0	0	0
Mike Willemse	2	2	2	2	16	2	2	2	16				2	2	2	12	1	0	5
Ross Geldenhuys	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	0	0	0
Irné Herbst	4		5	4	4	4	19	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		13	0	0	0
Mzwanele Zito	5	5				19	4	19	19		19			19	19	8	0	0	0
Andisa Ntsila	6	6	20	7	7	7	20	8	8	8	8		8	8	8	14	1	0	5
Stefan Willemse	7	7		20	20				20	20	6	7				8	0	0	0
Ruaan Lerm	8	8	8	8	8	8	8									7	2	0	10
Louis Schreuder	9	9		9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	1	0	5
Lionel Cronjé	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		10	10	10	14	2	126	136
Malcolm Jaer	11	11	11		15	15						15	15	15	15	9	6	0	30
Waylon Murray	12	12	13	12	12										23	6	0	0	0
Berton Klaasen	13	13	23	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	0	0	0
Makazole Mapimpi	14	14	14	14		11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	11	0	55
Chrysander Botha	15										15					2	0	0	0
Martin Bezuidenhout	16					16	16	20	2	2	2	2	16	16	16	11	1	0	5
Schalk van der Merwe	17	17	17	17	1	1	17	17	17	1	1	1				12	0	0	0
Chris Heiberg	18		18		17	17	1			17	17					7	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	19	4	4	19	19	20	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	15	1	0	5
Chris Cloete	20	20	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	6	14	2	0	10
Rudi van Rooyen	21	21													21	3	1	0	5
Masixole Banda	22	15	15	15			15	15	15	15			21	21	22	11	3	0	15
Luzuko Vulindlu	23	22	12		23	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	3	0	15
Kurt Haupt		16	16	16	2			16		16	16	16				8	0	0	0
Justin Forwood		18		18	18	3	3	1	1							7	2	0	10
Thembelani Bholi		19	7								20	20	20	20	20	7	0	0	0
Pieter-Steyn de Wet		23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	10				10	2	16	26
Ricky Schroeder			9			21										2	0	0	0
Wilhelm van der Sluys			19	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5		5	11	0	0	0
Johan Steyn			21	21	21		21	21	21	21	21					8	0	0	0
Alshaun Bock				11	11					14	14	14				5	2	0	10
Johann Tromp				23												1	0	0	0
Yaw Penxe					14	14	14						23	23		5	2	0	10
Dayan van der Westhuizen						18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	10	0	0	0
Wandile Mjekevu						22	22	14	14				14	14	14	7	3	0	15
Stokkies Hanekom								22	23	23	23	22				5	0	0	0
Giant Mtyanda										19	5	19	19	5	4	6	1	0	5
Mzamo Majola												17	1	1	1	4	0	0	0
Stefan Ungerer												21	22	22		3	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa												23				1	0	0	0
Tango Balekile																0	0	0	0
Christiaan de Bruin																0	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey																0	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay																0	0	0	0
Sintu Manjezi																0	0	0	0
Neil Maritz																0	0	0	0
Garrick Mattheus																0	0	0	0
Wandile Putuma																0	0	0	0
CJ Velleman																0	0	0	0
penalty try																–	2	–	14
Total																15	49	142	391

Tango Balekile, Christiaan de Bruin, Siyanda Grey, Cameron Lindsay, Sintu Manjezi, Neil Maritz, Garrick Mattheus, Wandile Putuma and CJ Velleman were included in the 2017 squad, but were never included in a matchday squad.

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The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They were created in 2009, and had their first match against the British & Irish Lions during their 2009 tour. After competing in Super Rugby in 2013, 2016 and 2017, they joined Pro14 prior to the 2017–18 season, along with the Cheetahs.

The Super Rugby competition in rugby union, including teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and, in the past, from Argentina, Japan and South Africa, is based on a "franchise" system of teams. The original member countries – Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – all have several regional franchises, while the expansion countries – Argentina, Fiji, Japan and the Pacific Islands – have/had one franchise each. The article covers specific detail as to the areas covered by each Super Rugby team. Bold denotes stadiums that are current primary stadiums for the franchises.

Patrick Benjamin Howard is a South African rugby union player who is currently playing for Ealing Trailinfders in the RFU Championship. He previously played for Welsh United Rugby Championship side Dragons, Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup, Stormers in Super Rugby and Irish province Munster. His usual position is centre or winger.

Nicolaas Johannes John "Maks" van Dyk is a South African professional rugby union player for Houston Sabercats. His regular position is prop.

The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format. It was also the first season that teams outside Australia, New Zealand and South Africa featured, with the Jaguares from Argentina and the Sunwolves from Japan taking part. This season also saw the return of the Kings, who competed just once before, in the 2013 Super Rugby season. The round-robin games took place every weekend from 26 February to 16 July 2016, followed by the finals series at the end of July and culminating in the final on 6 August.

In 2016, the Southern Kings participated in the 2016 Super Rugby competition, their second appearance in the competition after also playing in 2013. They were included in the Africa 2 Conference of the competition, along with Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

In 2016, the Sunwolves participated in the 2016 Super Rugby competition, their first ever appearance in the competition. They were included in the Africa 1 Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Cheetahs and Stormers.

The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the second season featuring an expanded 18-team format, following the competition's expansion from 15 teams prior to the 2016 season.

In 2017, the Sunwolves participated in the 2017 Super Rugby competition, their second ever appearance in the competition since joining in 2016. They were included in the Africa 1 Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Cheetahs and Stormers.

The 2018 Super Rugby season was the 23rd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. After two seasons in which 18 teams participated, the 2018 season reverted to a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences.

In 2018, the Bulls participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

In 2018, the Sharks participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Lions and Stormers.

The 2019 Super Rugby season was the 24th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. The 2019 season was the second season using the reduced 15-team format consisting of three geographical conferences since being reduced from an 18-team competition in 2017.

In 2019, the Sharks participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Lions and Stormers.

The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, an international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the third tournament in its current 15 team format, the last before the Japanese side the Sunwolves withdraw from the tournament ahead of a new format in 2021. The current champions are the Crusaders, who won their 10th title in 2019.

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[SANZAAR_re-boots_Vodacom_Super_Rugby-1] "SANZAAR re-boots Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[Franchise_Committee_begins_process_to_identify_Vodacom_Super_Rugby_participants-2] "Franchise Committee begins process to identify Vodacom Super Rugby participants". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[Future_SA_Vodacom_Super_Rugby_franchises_confirmed-3] "Future SA Vodacom Super Rugby franchises confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[Statement:_Expansion_to_Guinness_PRO14_Championship-4] "Statement: Expansion to Guinness PRO14 Championship" (Press release). Pro12 Rugby. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[SA_Rugby_Log_–_2017_Vodacom_Super_Rugby-5] 1 2 "SA Rugby Log – 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[Team_with_Most_Wins_will_finish_higher_in_Super_Rugby-6] "Team with "Most Wins" will finish higher in Super Rugby". SANZAAR. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

[Jaguares_ease_past_Kings-7] "Jaguares ease past Kings". SANZAAR. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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[Meer_SA_toeskouers_kyk_vanjaar_Superrugby-9] 1 2 3 "Meer SA toeskouers kyk vanjaar Superrugby" . Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

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[Third_straight_win_for_Stormers-12] "Third straight win for Stormers". SANZAAR. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

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[Force_Edge_Kings_in_11-try_Thriller-18] "Force Edge Kings in 11-try Thriller". SANZAAR. 10 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Force_46-41_Kings-19] "Match Centre: Force 46-41 Kings". SANZAAR. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[Reds_too_good_for_spirited_Kings-20] "Reds too good for spirited Kings". SANZAAR. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Reds_47-34_Kings-21] "Match Centre: Reds 47-34 Kings". SANZAAR. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[Kings_stun_‘Tahs_in_Sydney-22] "Kings stun 'Tahs in Sydney". SANZAAR. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Waratahs_24-26_Kings-23] "Match Centre: Waratahs 24-26 Kings". SANZAAR. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[Six-try_Kings_thrash_hapless_Rebels-24] "Six-try Kings thrash hapless Rebels". SANZAAR. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Kings_44-3_Rebels-25] "Match Centre: Kings 44-3 Rebels". SANZAAR. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[Kings_stun_Sharks_in_thriller-26] "Kings stun Sharks in thriller". SANZAAR. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Kings_35-32_Sharks-27] "Match Centre: Kings 35-32 Sharks". SANZAAR. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[Brumbies_grind_past_Kings-28] "Brumbies grind past Kings". SANZAAR. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Kings_10-19_Brumbies-29] "Match Centre: Kings 10-19 Brumbies". SANZAAR. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

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[Kings_thwart_Bulls_in_Pretoria-34] "Kings thwart Bulls in Pretoria". SANZAAR. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Match_Centre:_Bulls_30-31_Kings-35] "Match Centre: Bulls 30-31 Kings". SANZAAR. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Cheetahs_come_back_to_pip_Kings-36] "Cheetahs come back to pip Kings". SANZAAR. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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v t e Southern Kings
Member of the South African Rugby Union
Stadiums	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium NMU Stadium Outeniqua Park Wolfson Stadium
Competitions	United Rugby Championship Super Rugby
Seasons	2013 2016 2017 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Related teams	Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Elephants SWD Eagles
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