2016 Southern Kings season

Southern Kings
	2016 season
Head coach	Deon Davids
Captain	Steven Sykes
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Overall	17th
S.A. Group	7th
Africa 2 Conference	4th
Record	Won 2, Lost 13
Top try scorer	All: Chris Cloete, ; Edgar Marutlulle and ; Steven Sykes (4)
Top points scorer	All: Louis Fouché (81)
Home colours	Away colours
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Last updated May 31, 2024

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.

Chronological list of events

17 November 2015: Following the failure of the Eastern Province Kings to pay their players at the end of November 2015, the South African Rugby Union announced that they would take control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise.^[1]
23 November 2015: SARU announced that an operational implementation task group was set up to oversee the running of the Kings.^[2]
25 November 2015: SARU announced the details of their operational plan for the Kings; the SWD Eagles head coach Deon Davids was named the head coach of the Southern Kings for the 2016 season, with Mzwandile Stick appointed the back coach, Barend Pieterse the forwards coach and Nadus Nieuwoudt the conditioning coach. In addition, a number of consultant coaches from SARU's mobi-unit could also be utilised throughout the season. It was also revealed that a playing squad of 42 players were planned, which would meet all Strategic Transformation Plan guidelines.^[3]
13 December 2015: The names of the first 20 players to sign up for the Kings for 2016 were released. The players were Thembelani Bholi, Tom Botha, Aidon Davis, JP du Plessis, Schalk Ferreira, Louis Fouché, Shane Gates, Siyanda Grey, James Hall, Cornell Hess, Malcolm Jaer, Kevin Luiters, Edgar Marutlulle, Tyler Paul, Junior Pokomela, Steven Sykes, CJ Velleman, Stefan Watermeyer, Elgar Watts and Stefan Willemse.^[4] Eastern Province CEO Charl Crous was named the Chief Operating Officer of the Southern Kings.
4 January 2016: SARU announced that prop Jacobie Adriaanse and lock Schalk Oelofse also joined the Kings for the 2016 Super Rugby season. In addition, Lukhanyo Am, Onke Dubase, Billy Dutton, Leighton Eksteen, Monde Hadebe, Ntando Kebe, Michael Makase, Mihlali Mpafi and Luzuko Vulindlu all joined the training squad on a trial basis.^[5]
8 January 2016: The Kings announced that loose forward Jacques Engelbrecht, who represented the Kings during the 2013 Super Rugby season, would return for the 2016 season.^[6]
22 January 2016: The Kings confirmed that Lukhanyo Am, JC Astle, Chris Cloete, Leighton Eksteen, Martin Ferreira, Tazz Fuzani and Luzuko Vulindlu all joined the Kings for 2016.^[7]
25 January 2016: Three more players were confirmed for the Kings for 2016 – hooker Martin Bezuidenhout, lock Philip du Preez and fullback Jurgen Visser. Another fullback, Jaco van Tonder joined on a trial period.^[8]

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:

2016 Kings coaches and management
Position	Name
Head coach	Deon Davids
Forwards coach	Barend Pieterse
Backs coach	Mzwandile Stick
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 2016 Super Rugby season:

2016 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
Justin Ackerman	Golden Lions	Prop	(1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Jacobie Adriaanse	To be confirmed	Prop	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 30)	13	0	–	–
Louis Albertse	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
JC Astle	Sharks	Lock	(1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Martin Bezuidenhout	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26)	34	15	–	–
Thembelani Bholi	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Tom Botha	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Chris Cloete	Pumas	Flanker	(1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Aidon Davis	Eastern Province Kings	Number eight	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	1	0
JP du Plessis	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 24)	3	0	–	–
Philip du Preez	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Leighton Eksteen	SWD Eagles	Fullback	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Jacques Engelbrecht	To be confirmed	Number eight	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 30)	28	5	15	5
Martin Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Schalk Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 32)	31	5	15	5
Louis Fouché	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)	23	47	–	–
Tazz Fuzani	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Shane Gates	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 23)	5	0	5	0
Siyanda Grey	Eastern Province Kings	Winger	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 26)	4	0	4	0
James Hall	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Liam Hendricks	Western Province	Prop	(1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Cornell Hess	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Dewald Human	Blue Bulls	Fly-half / Fullback	(1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
JP Jonck	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Ntando Kebe	Border Bulldogs	Scrum-half	(1988-08-19)19 August 1988 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Theuns Kotzé	Boland Cavaliers	Fly-half	(1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Kevin Luiters	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Sintu Manjezi	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Edgar Marutlulle	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 28)	12	0	4	0
Wandile Mjekevu	Sharks	Winger	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)	10	20	–	–
Andisa Ntsila	SWD Eagles	Flanker	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Schalk Oelofse	SWD Eagles	Lock	(1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Tyler Paul	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Junior Pokomela	Eastern Province Kings	Number eight	(1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Charles Radebe	SWD Eagles	Winger	(1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Sti Sithole	Western Province	Prop	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	–	–
Vukile Sofisa	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Steven Sykes	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1984-08-05)5 August 1984 (aged 31)	96	55	13	5
Jaco van Tonder	Sharks	Fullback	(1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 24)	3	–	–	–
CJ Velleman	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Jurgen Visser	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 26)	31	13	–	–
Luzuko Vulindlu	SWD Eagles	Centre / Winger	(1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 28)	9	5	–	–
Jeremy Ward	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Stefan Watermeyer	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 27)	14	10	–	–
Elgar Watts	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)	19	87	–	–
Stefan Willemse	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–

Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 27 February 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the Super Rugby competition only and excludes the 2013 relegation play-off series against the Lions.

Log

The final standings for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:^[9]^[10]

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	11	0	4	535	349	+186	71	42	7	1	52	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Stormers	15	10	1	4	440	274	+166	49	28	5	4	51	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
3	Sharks	15	9	1	5	360	269	+91	40	30	2	3	43	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
4	Bulls	15	9	1	5	399	339	+60	47	37	4	0	42
5	Jaguares	15	4	0	11	376	427	−51	44	51	1	5	22
6	Cheetahs	15	4	0	11	377	425	−48	47	48	1	4	21
7	Southern Kings	15	2	0	13	282	684	−402	34	95	1	0	9
8	Sunwolves	15	1	1	13	293	627	−334	33	88	0	3	9

Africa 2 Conference
Pos	Team v t e	Pts
1	Lions	52
2	Sharks	43
3	Jaguares	22
4	Southern Kings	9

Overall
Pos	Team v t e	Pts	Qualification
1	Hurricanes	53	Conference leaders Qualify to finals
2	Lions	52
3	Stormers	51
4	Brumbies	43
5	Highlanders	52	Wildcard teams Qualify to finals
6	Chiefs	51
7	Crusaders	50
8	Sharks	43
9	Bulls	42
10	Waratahs	40
11	Blues	39
12	Rebels	31
13	Jaguares	22
14	Cheetahs	21
15	Reds	17
16	Force	13
17	Southern Kings	9
18	Sunwolves	9

Source: ^[9]^[10]

Competition rules
Qualification: The top eight teams qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the conference winners hosted 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 progressed to the semi-finals, where the highest seed to reach the semi-finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals progressed to the Final, 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:^[11] * 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

The Kings will play the following matches during the 2016 Super Rugby season:

	27 February 2016	Southern Kings	8–43	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Chris Cloete 9' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts 28' (1/2) Jurgen Visser (0/1)	Report^[12] Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Odwa Ndungane 17', 77' Jean-Luc du Preez 31' Willie le Roux 42' Paul Jordaan 47' Lwazi Mvovo 59' Con: Joe Pietersen 32', 43', 48', 60', 78' (5/6) Pen: Joe Pietersen 14' (1/1) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Attendance: 10,937^[13] Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	12 March 2016	Southern Kings	24–58	Chiefs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Edgar Marutlulle 40', 52' Con: Louis Fouché 53' (1/2) Pen: Louis Fouché 3', 16', 25', 27' (4/4) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 68' to 79'	Report^[14] Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Sam Cane 21', 61' Damian McKenzie 32' Taleni Seu 36' Charlie Ngatai 43' Aaron Cruden 46' Glen Fisiiahi 69' Con: Damian McKenzie 22', 33', 37', 44', 47', 62', 70' (7/7) Pen: Damian McKenzie 12', 31', 84' (3/3)	Attendance: 7,768^[15] Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	19 March 2016	Crusaders	57–24	Southern Kings	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Nemani Nadolo 15', 32' Johnny McNicholl 18' Ben Funnell 22' Richie Mo'unga 45' Mitchell Drummond 49' Jone Macilai-Tori 61' Pete Samu 78' Con: Richie Mo'unga 16', 19', 33', 46' (4/5) Ben Volavola 50', 62', 79' (3/3) Pen: Richie Mo'unga 26' (1/1) David Havili (0/1)	Report^[16] Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu 12' Edgar Marutlulle 51' Chris Cloete 66' Con: Louis Fouché 13', 52', 67' (3/3) Pen: Louis Fouché 8' (1/2) Cards: Chris Cloete 75'	Attendance: 10,100^[17] Referee: Will Houston

	25 March 2016	Hurricanes	42–20	Southern Kings	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Ngani Laumape 5' Blade Thomson 13' Ardie Savea 27' Vince Aso 73' Beauden Barrett 80' Con: Beauden Barrett 14', 28', 74', 81' (4/5) Pen: Beauden Barrett 54', 58', 69' (3/4)	Report^[18] Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Steven Sykes 30' Louis Fouché 40' Con: Louis Fouché 31', 40' (2/2) Pen: Louis Fouché 10', 61' (2/3)	Attendance: 15,386^[19] Referee: Brendon Pickerill

	2 April 2016	Southern Kings	33–28	Sunwolves	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Steven Sykes 3' Malcolm Jaer 17' Shane Gates 33' Elgar Watts 79' Con: Louis Fouché 4', 79' (2/4) Pen: Louis Fouché 8', 30', 60' (3/3)	Report^[20] Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Shota Horie 23' Tusi Pisi 25' Tim Bond 39' Akihito Yamada 80' Con: Tusi Pisi 24' (1/4) Pen: Tusi Pisi 10', 55' (2/2)	Attendance: 5,437^[21] Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	9 April 2016	Southern Kings	6–38	Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:15	Pen: Louis Fouché 13', 37' (2/2)	Report^[22] Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Jan Serfontein 16' Jamba Ulengo 21', 48' SP Marais 28', 74' RG Snyman 63' Con: Tian Schoeman 29', 49', 64' (3/5) Francois Brummer 75' (1/1) Cards: RG Snyman 40' to 46' Marcel van der Merwe 40' to 50'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

	23 April 2016	Southern Kings	10–45	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:10	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu 30' Chris Cloete 54' Con: Louis Fouché (0/2) Pen: Louis Fouché (0/2) Cards: Thembelani Bholi 37' to 47'	Report^[24] Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Warren Whiteley 22' Courtnall Skosan 34' Akker van der Merwe 38' Ruan Combrinck 42', 57' Corné Fourie 45' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 70' Con: Elton Jantjies 23', 35', 39', 43', 71' (5/7) Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	30 April 2016	Jaguares	73–27	Southern Kings	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	18:40	Try: Juan Martín Hernández 2' Santiago Cordero 9' Leonardo Senatore 15', 63', 70' Nicolás Sánchez 19' Agustín Creevy 31' Manuel Montero 38' Matías Alemanno 42' Emiliano Boffelli 50' Martín Landajo 54' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 3', 10', 16', 20', 39', 43', 51', 55', 64' (9/11)	Report^[26] Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Chris Cloete 26' Stefan Watermeyer 40' Thembelani Bholi 47' Steven Sykes 79' Con: Elgar Watts 40', 48' (2/3) Louis Fouché (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts 7' (1/1) Cards: Luzuko Vulindlu 41'	Referee: Stuart Berry

	7 May 2016	Southern Kings	18–34	Blues	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:10	Try: James Hall 14' Edgar Marutlulle 54' Con: Elgar Watts 15' (1/2) Pen: Elgar Watts 4' (1/1) Jurgen Visser 60' (1/1)	Report^[28] Scoreboard^[29]	Try: James Parsons 9' Melani Nanai 25', 29' Billy Guyton 70' Tevita Li 85' Con: Ihaia West 26', 30', 70' (3/4) Matt McGahan (0/1) Pen: Ihaia West 43' (1/1)	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	14 May 2016	Cheetahs	34–20	Southern Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Raymond Rhule 23' Uzair Cassiem 28' Michael van der Spuy 45' Sergeal Petersen 56' Con: Fred Zeilinga 24', 29', 46', 57' (4/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 19', 48' (2/2) Cards: Paul Schoeman 78'	Report^[30] Scoreboard^[31]	Try: JP du Plessis 50' Lukhanyo Am 72' Con: Louis Fouché 51', 73' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts 14', 31' (2/2)	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	21 May 2016	Sharks	53–0	Southern Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:10	Try: Patrick Lambie 8', 49' Paul Jordaan 19', 24' Willie le Roux 22' André Esterhuizen 33' JP Pietersen 38' Thomas du Toit 77' Con: Patrick Lambie 20', 23', 25', 34', 39' (5/8) Pen: Patrick Lambie 14' (1/1)	Report^[32] Scoreboard^[33]		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 May 2016	Southern Kings	29–22	Jaguares	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Schalk Ferreira 58' penalty try 72' Dewald Human 74' Wandile Mjekevu 77' Con: Louis Fouché 59', 72', 75' (3/4) Pen: Louis Fouché 2' (1/2)	Report^[34] Scoreboard^[35]	Try: Facundo Isa 63' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 64' (1/1) Pen: Nicolás Sánchez 17', 34', 42', 47', 52' (5/5) Drop: Nicolás Sánchez (0/1) Juan Martín Hernández (0/1) Cards: Tomás Lavanini 26' Ramiro Herrera 38' Tomás Lezana 70'	Referee: Nick Briant

	2 July 2016	Southern Kings	18–48	Highlanders	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:20	Try: Wandile Mjekevu 39' Steven Sykes 63' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Louis Fouché 64' (1/1) Pen: Elgar Watts 27' (1/2) Louis Fouché 58' (1/1) Cards: Shane Gates 17' to 27'	Report^[36] Scoreboard^[37]	Try: Matt Faddes 23', 46', 79' Dan Pryor 55' Jack Wilson 69' Patrick Osborne 76' Aki Seiuli 81' Con: Lima Sopoaga 24', 71', 77', 80' (4/6) Fletcher Smith 82' (1/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga 14' (1/1)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	8 July 2016	Lions	57–21	Southern Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Rohan Janse van Rensburg 2', 68' Andries Coetzee 33' Faf de Klerk 48' Franco Mostert 57' Malcolm Marx 64' Sylvian Mahuza 72' Courtnall Skosan 78' Con: Elton Jantjies 3', 33', 48', 58', 65' (5/5) Ruan Combrinck 69', 73' (2/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies 31' (1/1)	Report^[38] Scoreboard^[39]	Try: James Hall 14' Stefan Watermeyer 53' Schalk Ferreira 82' Con: Louis Fouché 15', 54', 83' (3/3) Pen: Louis Fouché (0/1) Cards: Shane Gates 56' to 67' Edgar Marutlulle 61' to 71'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	16 July 2016	Stormers	52–24	Southern Kings	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Huw Jones 1', 15', 46', 79' Leolin Zas 27', 60', 67' Brandon Thomson 69' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis 2', 16', 28' (3/3) Brandon Thomson 68', 70', 80' (3/5) Cards: Louis Schreuder 32' to 42'	Report Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Malcolm Jaer 38' Wandile Mjekevu 77' Stefan Watermeyer 82' Con: Dewald Human 39' (1/1) Elgar Watts 78' (1/1) Stefan Watermeyer 83' (1/1) Pen: Dewald Human 21' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2016 is as follows:

2016 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name	SHA	CHI	CRU	HUR	SUN	BUL	LIO	JAG	BLU	CHE	SHA	JAG	HIG	LIO	STO	App	Try	Kck	Pts
Schalk Ferreira	1	1	1		17	17	1	1			1	1	1	17	17	12	2	0	10
Martin Ferreira	2		2		16	16	2	16	16	16	2					9	0	0	0
Tom Botha	3	18	18	18	18	3	18	3	3	3	18	18	3	18	18	15	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4		4	13	4	0	20
JC Astle	5	5	5	5	5	5	19	5	5	5	19	5	5	5	5	15	0	0	0
Chris Cloete	6	6	6	20	20	6	6	6	6							9	4	0	20
Thembelani Bholi	7	7	7				7	7	7	7	7	6				9	1	0	5
Jacques Engelbrecht	8	8	8	8			20				20	20	20	20	8	10	0	0	0
Ntando Kebe	9	9	21	9	9	21	21	9	21	21	9	9	9			13	0	0	0
Elgar Watts	10	22	22	22	22			10	10	10	22		10		22	11	1	26	31
Malcolm Jaer	11	11	11	11	11	11	15						15	15	15	10	2	0	10
Shane Gates	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	1	0	5
JP du Plessis	13		23	23		22	11			13	13	23				8	1	0	5
Luzuko Vulindlu	14	14	14	14		14	14	11	11	11	11		23			11	2	0	10
Jurgen Visser	15	15	15	15	15	15			15	15	15	15				10	0	3	3
Edgar Marutlulle	16	2	16	2	2	2		2	2	2		2	2	2	2	13	4	0	20
Sti Sithole	17	17	17	1	1	1			1				17	1	1	10	0	0	0
Louis Albertse	18									17						2	0	0	0
Schalk Oelofse	19	19	19	19	19	19	5		19	4	5	19	19	4		13	0	0	0
CJ Velleman	20	20	20	6	6	20	8	8	8				6			10	0	0	0
Leighton Eksteen	21						23	23	23	23						5	0	0	0
Louis Fouché	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	22	22	22	10	10	22	10		14	1	76	81
Charles Radebe	23															1	0	0	0
Jacobie Adriaanse		3	3	3	3		3	18	18	18	3	3		3	3	12	0	0	0
Stefan Watermeyer		13	13	13	13	12	22	13	13			13	13	13	13	12	3	2	17
Martin Bezuidenhout		16		16			16				16	16	16	16	16	7	0	0	0
Kevin Luiters		21	9	21	21						21	21	21	21	21	8	0	0	0
Jaco van Tonder		23			23	23		15			23					5	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse				7	7	7		19	20	20	6	7	7	7	7	11	0	0	0
Justin Ackerman				17		18	17	17	17		17	17	18			8	0	0	0
Aidon Davis					8	8		20		8	8	8	8	8	20	9	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey					14											1	0	0	0
James Hall						9	9	21	9	9				9	9	7	2	0	10
Lukhanyo Am						13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	10	1	0	5
Liam Hendricks										1						1	0	0	0
JP Jonck										6						1	0	0	0
Cornell Hess										19						1	0	0	0
Wandile Mjekevu												11	11	11	11	4	3	0	15
Dewald Human												22		22	10	3	1	5	10
Andisa Ntsila														6	6	2	0	0	0
Sintu Manjezi														19	19	2	0	0	0
Jeremy Ward														23	23	2	0	0	0
penalty try																–	1	–	5
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[SARU_steps_in_to_assist_the_Southern_Kings_Super_Rugby_franchise-1] "SARU steps in to assist the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[Southern_Kings_planning_moves_into_second_stage-2] "Southern Kings planning moves into second stage" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[SA_Rugby_unveils_Southern_Kings_management_team_and_operational_plan-3] "SA Rugby unveils Southern Kings management team and operational plan" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[Southern_Kings_announce_first_signings-4] "Southern Kings announce first signings" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

[New_recruits_as_Southern_Kings_2016_season_starts-5] "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[Engelbrecht_returns_to_the_Southern_Kings-6] "Engelbrecht returns to the Southern Kings" (Press release). Kings. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[More_players_join_the_ranks_of_the_Southern_Kings_squad-7] "More players join the ranks of the Southern Kings squad" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[Three_more_signings_for_the_Southern_Kings-8] "Three more signings for the Southern Kings" (Press release). Southern Kings. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Log_–_2016_Vodacom_Super_Rugby-9] 1 2 "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[Super_Rugby_-_Official_SANZAR_Site-10] 1 2 "Super Rugby - Official SANZAR Site". SANZAR. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[Team_with_Most_Wins_will_finish_higher_in_Super_Rugby-11] "Team with "Most Wins" will finish higher in Super Rugby". SANZAR. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

[Cell_C_Sharks_maul_the_Kings-12] "Cell C Sharks maul the Kings". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[Southern_Kings_8-43_Cell_C_Sharks-13] 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 8–43 Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[Chiefs_too_strong_for_Kings-14] "Chiefs too strong for Kings". SANZAAR. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[Southern_Kings_24-58_Chiefs-15] 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 24–58 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[Crusaders_ease_to_victory_over_Kings-16] "Crusaders ease to victory over Kings". SANZAAR. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[Crusaders_57-24_Southern_Kings-17] 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 57–24 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[Hurricanes_break_down_stubborn_Kings-18] "Hurricanes break down stubborn Kings". SANZAAR. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[Hurricanes_42-20_Southern_Kings-19] 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 42–20 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[Kings_edge_the_Sunwolves-20] "Kings edge the Sunwolves". SANZAAR. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[Southern_Kings_33-28_Sunwolves-21] 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 33–28 Sunwolves". South African Rugby Union. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[Bulls_easily_account_for_the_Kings-22] "Bulls easily account for the Kings". SANZAAR. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[Southern_Kings_6-38_Vodacom_Bulls-23] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 6–38 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

[Lethal_Lions_tear_into_Kings-24] "Lethal Lions tear into Kings". SANZAAR. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[Southern_Kings_10-45_Emirates_Lions-25] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 10–45 Emirates Lions". South African Rugby Union. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[Eleven-try_win_for_Jaguares-26] "Eleven-try win for Jaguares". SANZAAR. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[Jaguares_73-27_Southern_Kings-27] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Jaguares 73–27 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Kings_get_the_Blues_at_home-28] "Kings get the Blues at home". SANZAAR. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

[Southern_Kings_18-34_Blues-29] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 18–34 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[Cheetahs_battle_past_Kings-30] "Cheetahs battle past Kings". SANZAAR. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[Toyota_Cheetahs_34-20_Southern_Kings-31] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 34–20 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[Sharks_thrash_hapless_Kings-32] "Sharks thrash hapless Kings". SANZAAR. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[Cell_C_Sharks_53-0_Southern_Kings-33] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 53–0 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[Double_red_for_Jaguares_in_Kings_win-34] "Double red for Jaguares in Kings win". SANZAAR. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[Southern_Kings_29-22_Jaguares-35] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 29–22 Jaguares". South African Rugby Union. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[Highlanders_run_away_from_Kings-36] "Highlanders run away from Kings". SANZAAR. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[Southern_Kings_18-48_Highlanders-37] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 18–48 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[Lions_thump_Kings_in_Jo'burg-38] "Lions thump Kings in Jo'burg". SANZAAR. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[Emirates_Lions_57-21_Southern_Kings-39] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Emirates Lions 57–21 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[DHL_Stormers_52-24_Southern_Kings-40] "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 52–24 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

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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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