2018–19 Southern Kings season

In the 2018–19 rugby union season, the participated in the 2018–19 Pro14 competition, their second appearance since joining the competition in 2017–18. They remained in Conference B of the competition, along with Irish sides and , Italian side , Scottish side and Welsh sides and .

Personnel

Coaches and management

The following coaching team was announced for the 2018–19 Pro14 season:

Name Title Deon Davids Head coach Chumani Booi Backs Coach Robbi Kempson Scrum Consultant Lermarc Stewart Technical Analyst Zingi Hela Team Manager Chumani Bambani Media and Communications Manager Gershwin Kortje Team Doctor Nadus Nieuwoudt Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Foong Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Jodie Amy Emery Physio Yale Jameson Physio Henning van der Merwe Kicking Coach Sydney Goba Logistics Manager

Squad

The Southern Kings squad for the 2018–19 Pro14 is:

2018–19 Southern Kings squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Pro14 Kings Apps Pts Apps Pts Lock – – – – Hooker 8 0 8 0 Fullback / Fly-half 15 40 15 40 Wing – – – – Fullback 15 12 – – Centre – – – – Fullback – – – – Flank – – – – Flank 13 5 13 5 Prop 26 5 12 0 Lock 20 5 20 5 Flank – – – – Prop 6 0 6 0 Utility back 8 26 8 26 Fly-half 11 9 11 9 Prop 20 5 20 5 Prop 3 0 3 0 Lock 17 5 17 5 Centre 20 20 20 20 Centre / Wing 9 20 9 20 Centre 2 0 – – Number eight 14 10 14 10 Wing 12 20 12 20 Scrum-half 15 10 15 10 Prop – – – – Lock 8 0 8 0 Loose forward 17 10 17 10 Lock – – – – Prop – – – – Outside back 18 25 18 25 Fly-half – – – – Scrum-half 72 70 – – Prop 14 10 14 10 Centre – – – – Prop 11 0 11 0 Wing 5 0 5 0 Prop – – – – Prop – – – – Scrum-half – – – – Scrum-half – – – – Hooker 3 0 3 0 Scrum-half 14 0 14 0 Utility forward 88 105 12 5 Flank 10 0 10 0 Hooker – – – – Flank – – – – Prop – – – – Hooker 13 10 13 10 Fullback – – – – Fly-half 9 23 9 23 Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 1 September 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only.

Player movements

Player movements between the 2017–18 Pro14 season and the end 2018–19 Pro14 season are as follows:

transfers 2017–18 — 2018–19 Pos 2017–18 squad Out In 2018–19 squad PR Rossouw de Klerk Martin Dreyer Schalk Ferreira Justin Forwood Njabulo Gumede Mzamo Majola Luvuyo Pupuma Pieter Scholtz Joe Smith Piet-Louw Strauss Entienne Swanepoel Dayan van der Westhuizen Njabulo Gumede (to ) Mzamo Majola (to ) Joe Smith (to ) Piet-Louw Strauss (to ) Entienne Swanepoel (to Valsugana) Dayan van der Westhuizen (to ) Lupumlo Mguca (from ) NJ Oosthuizen (from ) De-Jay Terblanche (from ) Alulutho Tshakweni (from ) Xandré Vos (from ) Rossouw de Klerk Martin Dreyer Schalk Ferreira Justin Forwood Lupumlo Mguca NJ Oosthuizen Luvuyo Pupuma Pieter Scholtz De-Jay Terblanche Alulutho Tshakweni Xandré Vos HK Tango Balekile Stephan Coetzee Alandré van Rooyen Mike Willemse Stephan Coetzee (to Seattle Seawolves) Kerron van Vuuren (from ) Tango Balekile Alandré van Rooyen Kerron van Vuuren Mike Willemse LK Bobby de Wee Stephan Greeff Giant Mtyanda Freddy Ngoza Dries van Schalkwyk Jurie van Vuuren Lindokuhle Welemu Freddy Ngoza (to ) Lindokuhle Welemu (not named) JC Astle (from ) Schalk Oelofse (from ) JC Astle Bobby de Wee Stephan Greeff Giant Mtyanda Schalk Oelofse Dries van Schalkwyk Jurie van Vuuren FL Eital Bredenkamp Tienie Burger Khaya Majola Siya Mdaka Andisa Ntsila Victor Sekekete CJ Velleman Eital Bredenkamp (to ) Khaya Majola (not named) Siya Mdaka (to ) Victor Sekekete (to ) Brandon Brown (from ) Stephan de Wit (from ) Brandon Brown Tienie Burger Stephan de Wit Andisa Ntsila CJ Velleman N8 Lusanda Badiyana Ruaan Lerm Lusanda Badiyana (to ) Ruaan Lerm SH Rowan Gouws Godlen Masimla JP Smith Rudi van Rooyen Rowan Gouws (to ) JP Smith (to ) Sarel Pretorius (from ) Stefan Ungerer (from ) Ruan van Rensburg (from ) Godlen Masimla Sarel Pretorius Stefan Ungerer Ruan van Rensburg Rudi van Rooyen FH Kurt Coleman Pieter-Steyn de Wet Martin du Toit Benhard Janse van Rensburg JC Roos Oliver Zono Kurt Coleman (injured) Pieter-Steyn de Wet (to ) Benhard Janse van Rensburg (to ) JC Roos (retired) Bader Pretorius (from ) Martin du Toit Bader Pretorius Oliver Zono CE Berton Klaasen Harlon Klaasen Jacques Nel Jarryd Sage Luzuko Vulindlu Jacques Nel (to ) Jarryd Sage (to ) Luzuko Vulindlu (not named) Ulrich Beyers (from ) Tristan Blewett (from ) Tertius Kruger (from ) Meli Rokoua (from Agronomia) Ulrich Beyers Tristan Blewett Berton Klaasen Harlon Klaasen Tertius Kruger Meli Rokoua WG Alshaun Bock Michael Makase Yaw Penxe S'bura Sithole Anthony Volmink Alshaun Bock (to ) Anthony Volmink (to ) Bjorn Basson (from ) Bjorn Basson Michael Makase Yaw Penxe S'bura Sithole FB Masixole Banda Ntabeni Dukisa Michael Botha (from ) Courtney Winnaar (from ) Masixole Banda Michael Botha Ntabeni Dukisa Courtney Winnaar Coach Deon Davids Deon Davids

Standings

The final Conference B log standings were:

2018–19 Pro14 Conference B Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 21 15 1 5 672 385 +287 95 49 12 2 76 2 21 13 2 6 441 424 +17 58 54 6 1 63 3 21 11 2 8 474 431 +43 63 55 6 3 57 4 21 10 0 11 510 470 +40 68 54 7 5 52 5 21 10 0 11 431 436 −5 52 59 6 5 51 6 21 5 1 15 339 599 −260 37 84 1 3 26 7 21 2 1 18 385 735 −350 54 107 5 7 22

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Southern Kings' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 QF SF Final Opposition Cumulative Points 0 2 2 7 7 7 9 11 11 12 12 13 17 19 19 19 20 20 22 22 22 Position 7th 7th 7th 6th 7th 7th 7th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 6th 6th 6th 7th Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The Southern Kings' matches in the 2018–19 Pro14 were:

Player statistics

The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Southern Kings in 2018–19 is as follows:

2018–19 Southern Kings player statistics Player name App Try Con Pen DG Pts Justin Forwood 1 1 18 17 1 17 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Willemse 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17 5 0 0 0 25 Luvuyo Pupuma 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 18 18 3 18 12 1 0 0 0 5 Schalk Oelofse 4 4 19 4 4 19 19 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby de Wee 5 5 5 5 5 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Brown 6 6 6 7 20 6 6 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 Tienie Burger 7 7 7 20 20 7 20 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 17 1 0 0 0 5 Ruaan Lerm 8 20 20 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 0 0 0 0 0 Rudi van Rooyen 9 9 21 9 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 10 1 0 0 0 5 Masixole Banda 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 23 23 23 15 23 15 21 3 32 12 0 115 Yaw Penxe 11 15 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 14 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 18 8 0 0 0 40 Berton Klaasen 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 22 12 22 12 23 12 12 22 23 12 16 1 0 0 0 5 Harlon Klaasen 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 23 13 23 13 22 13 14 13 17 5 0 0 0 25 Michael Makase 14 14 14 14 14 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Botha 15 15 23 15 4 1 0 0 0 5 Alandré van Rooyen 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 2 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 1 0 0 0 5 Schalk Ferreira 17 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 17 17 1 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 Lupumlo Mguca 18 18 17 17 18 18 1 17 18 18 18 18 11 1 0 0 0 5 JC Astle 19 19 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 19 5 5 5 5 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 Andisa Ntsila 20 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 8 20 20 20 8 20 6 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 Godlen Masimla 21 21 9 21 9 9 9 21 21 21 10 1 0 0 0 5 Martin du Toit 22 22 22 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 11 2 0 0 0 10 Ulrich Beyers 23 23 22 23 15 15 15 22 15 9 2 0 0 0 10 Stephan de Wit 6 6 6 6 6 20 20 20 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 Bjorn Basson 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 17 8 0 0 0 40 Xandré Vos 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 Giant Mtyanda 19 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ntabeni Dukisa 23 22 23 23 22 23 10 10 10 23 10 2 0 0 0 10 Martin Dreyer 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stephan Greeff 19 19 4 4 4 4 4 19 19 19 4 19 19 19 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 CJ Velleman 20 20 6 20 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 1 0 0 0 5 Rossouw de Klerk 18 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 Tristan Blewett 22 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ruan van Rensburg 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tango Balekile 16 16 16 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 Tertius Kruger 22 12 23 12 12 13 12 12 22 22 12 12 12 13 2 0 0 0 10 Meli Rokoua 23 23 13 23 13 13 13 13 13 22 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 Stefan Ungerer 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 21 9 9 9 9 13 3 0 0 0 15 NJ Oosthuizen 17 3 1 17 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 Dries van Schalkwyk 19 19 20 20 19 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 7 4 14 2 0 0 0 10 Jurie van Vuuren 7 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 Alulutho Tshakweni 17 17 1 17 17 17 1 1 1 17 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 Kerron van Vuuren 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter Scholtz 3 3 18 18 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 Sarel Pretorius 21 21 21 21 21 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 5 Bader Pretorius 22 22 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 9 1 5 1 0 18 De-Jay Terblanche 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 S'bura Sithole 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 Courtney Winnaar 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 21 54 37 13 0 385 (c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player. Oliver Zono was named in the squad for the season, but never included in a matchday squad.

See also

Southern Kings Pro14

References