In the 2019–20 rugby union season, the participated in the 2019–20 Pro14 competition, their third appearance since joining the competition in 2017–18. They remained in Conference B of the competition, which in 2019–20 featured Irish sides and , Italian side , Scottish side and Welsh sides and .

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Southern Kings coaching and management staff for the 2019–20 Pro14 season are:

2019–20 Southern Kings coaches and management Role Name Interim head coach Robbi Kempson Assistant coach Braam van Straaten Assistant coach Vuyo Zangqa Coaching consultant Swys de Bruin Strength and conditioning coach Chad Foong Athletic performance coordinator Sean O'Dea

Squad

The Southern Kings squad for the 2019–20 Pro14 is:

2019–20 Southern Kings squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Pro14 Kings Apps Pts Apps Pts Scrum-half – – – – Wing – – – – Lock 21 0 21 0 Loose forward 4 0 4 0 Hooker 12 0 12 0 Fullback 36 155 36 155 Loose forward – – – – Fullback 4 5 4 5 Lock – – – – Loose forward 8 0 8 0 Loose forward 30 10 30 10 Fly-half – – – – Centre – – – – Prop – – – – Prop 29 5 15 0 Loose forward 26 5 26 5 Prop 37 5 37 5 Lock – – – – Hooker – – – – Centre – – – – Centre – – – – Centre 15 10 13 10 Loose forward 33 10 33 10 Fullback – – – – Centre – – – – Fly-half – – – – Prop 11 5 11 5 Scrum-half – – – – Centre – – – – Wing 36 65 36 65 Fly-half 9 18 9 18 Scrum-half 79 75 7 5 Prop – – – – Prop – – – – Prop 17 0 17 0 Lock – – – – Centre 7 0 7 0 Prop 11 0 11 0 Wing – – – – Scrum-half 13 15 13 15 Fly-half – – – – Hooker 23 5 23 5 Loose forward 10 5 10 5 Prop 2 0 2 0 Fullback 1 0 1 0 Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 28 September 2019, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only.

Player movements

Player movements between the 2018–19 Pro14 season and the end 2019–20 Pro14 season are as follows:

transfers 2018–19 — 2019–20 Pos 2018–19 squad Out In 2019–20 squad PR Rossouw de Klerk Martin Dreyer Schalk Ferreira Justin Forwood Lupumlo Mguca NJ Oosthuizen (loan) Luvuyo Pupuma Pieter Scholtz De-Jay Terblanche (loan) Alulutho Tshakweni Xandré Vos Martin Dreyer (released) Justin Forwood (to SA XV Charente) NJ Oosthuizen (returned to ) Luvuyo Pupuma (to ) De-Jay Terblanche (returned to ) Cameron Dawson (from ) Ig Prinsloo (from Naka Bulls) Juan Schoeman (on loan from ) Cameron Dawson Rossouw de Klerk Schalk Ferreira Lupumlo Mguca Ig Prinsloo Juan Schoeman (loan) Pieter Scholtz Alulutho Tshakweni Xandré Vos HK Tango Balekile Alandré van Rooyen Kerron van Vuuren (loan) Mike Willemse Kerron van Vuuren (returned to ) Mike Willemse (to ) Jacques du Toit (from ) Gareth Heidtmann (from ) Tango Balekile Jacques du Toit Gareth Heidtmann Alandré van Rooyen LK JC Astle Stephan Greeff Giant Mtyanda Schalk Oelofse Dries van Schalkwyk Jurie van Vuuren Stephan Greeff (released) Giant Mtyanda (to ) Schalk Oelofse (released) Dries van Schalkwyk (released) Jurie van Vuuren (to Utah ) Aaron Brody (from ) Aston Fortuin (from ) Elrigh Louw (from ) Jerry Sexton (from Jersey Reds) JC Astle Aaron Brody Aston Fortuin Elrigh Louw Jerry Sexton FL Brandon Brown Tienie Burger Bobby de Wee Stephan de Wit Andisa Ntsila CJ Velleman Stephan de Wit (to ) Andisa Ntsila (to ) Lusanda Badiyana (unattached) Thembelani Bholi (from ) Lusanda Badiyana Thembelani Bholi Brandon Brown Tienie Burger Bobby de Wee CJ Velleman N8 Ruaan Lerm Ruaan Lerm SH Godlen Masimla Sarel Pretorius Stefan Ungerer Ruan van Rensburg Rudi van Rooyen Godlen Masimla (to ) Ruan van Rensburg (released) Rudi van Rooyen (to Lokomotiv) Josh Allderman (from ) Gavin Mills (from Hoër Landbouskool Boland) Josh Allderman Gavin Mills Sarel Pretorius Stefan Ungerer FH Martin du Toit Ntabeni Dukisa Bader Pretorius Oliver Zono (did not play) Martin du Toit (to ) Ntabeni Dukisa (to ) Oliver Zono (to ) Demetri Catrakilis (from ) Siya Masuku (from ) Scott van Breda (on loan from ) Demetri Catrakilis Siya Masuku Bader Pretorius Scott van Breda (loan) CE Tristan Blewett (loan) Berton Klaasen Harlon Klaasen Tertius Kruger Meli Rokoua S'bura Sithole Tristan Blewett (to New Orleans Gold) Berton Klaasen (Griquas) Harlon Klaasen (Griquas) Meli Rokoua (to ) Erich Cronjé (from ) Christopher Hollis (from ) JT Jackson (from ) Eddie Ludick (from ) Howard Mnisi (from ) Erich Cronjé Christopher Hollis JT Jackson Tertius Kruger Eddie Ludick Howard Mnisi S'bura Sithole WG Bjorn Basson Michael Makase Yaw Penxe Bjorn Basson (to ) Michael Makase (released) Christian Ambadiang (from Naka Bulls) Josiah Twum-Boafo (from ) Christian Ambadiang Yaw Penxe Josiah Twum-Boafo FB Masixole Banda Ulrich Beyers Michael Botha Courtney Winnaar Ulrich Beyers (released) Andell Loubser (from ) Masixole Banda Michael Botha Andell Loubser Courtney Winnaar Coach Deon Davids Deon Davids (released) Robbi Kempson (from Director of High Performance) Robbi Kempson (interim)

During the season Chad Solomon joined the Kings on loan from the Stormers, De-Jay Terblanche rejoined the Kings on loan from the Pumas and Theo Maree joined from the Blue Bulls in November, Luyolo Dapula joined from the Free State XV and Robin Stevens joined from the Eastern Province Elephants in February, while Tiaan Botes was promoted from the Kings Academy in March.

Ahead of the resumption of the competition in August, the Kings announced an updated squad, with the additions of Nsuku Baloyi, Tharquinn Manuel, Tiaan Swanepoel, Gideon van Niekerk and Cameron Wright. Departing the team were JC Astle, Masixole Banda, Michael Botha, Brandon Brown, Demetri Catrakilis, Rossouw de Klerk, Schalk Ferreira, Tertius Kruger, Theo Maree, Siya Masuku, Lupumlo Mguca, Howard Mnisi, Sarel Pretorius, Robin Stevens, Stefan Ungerer and Xandré Vos who all left the team in this 5 month off period, while Juan Schoeman, Chad Solomon, De-Jay Terblanche and Scott van Breda returned to their parent clubs. However, due to the Kings entering voluntary liquidation in September, the team did not complete the season.

Standings

The final Conference B log standings were:

2019–20 Pro14 Conference B Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 15 11 0 4 391 225 +166 47 27 5 2 51 2 15 10 0 5 426 255 +171 53 26 8 3 51 3 15 10 0 5 354 274 +80 46 34 5 2 47 4 15 8 0 7 302 360 −58 41 48 7 1 40 5 15 6 1 8 309 350 −41 35 42 5 5 36 6 15 7 0 8 283 327 −44 30 38 3 2 33 7 13 1 0 12 204 498 −294 23 75 0 3 7

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 1 1 1 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Position 5th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 Pro14 were:

Following round 13 the league was suspended until 22 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Kings having entered voluntary liquidation before completing their fixtures.

Player statistics

The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Southern Kings in 2019–20 is as follows:

2019–20 Southern Kings player statistics Player name App Try Con Pen DG Pts Alulutho Tshakweni 1 17 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 Alandré van Rooyen 2 2 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter Scholtz 3 3 18 3 3 3 3 3 18 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Sexton 4 4 4 19 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 JC Astle 5 19 19 19 5 5 5 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 Tienie Burger 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 1 0 0 0 5 Bobby de Wee 7 19 20 4 4 5 19 20 19 19 7 20 19 13 1 0 0 0 5 Lusanda Badiyana 8 6 6 6 20 20 6 6 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 Stefan Ungerer 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 0 0 0 25 Demetri Catrakilis 10 10 10 10 22 10 10 7 0 8 9 0 43 Yaw Penxe 11 11 14 14 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 JT Jackson 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 9 2 1 1 0 15 Howard Mnisi 13 12 12 12 23 12 12 7 1 0 0 0 5 Christopher Hollis 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 8 2 0 0 0 10 Andell Loubser 15 14 23 23 15 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques du Toit 16 16 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 Xandré Vos 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 Rossouw de Klerk 18 18 3 18 18 3 3 3 3 3 10 1 0 0 0 5 Aston Fortuin 19 5 5 5 5 19 5 5 5 19 19 11 1 0 0 0 5 Elrigh Louw 20 20 23 21 20 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 1 0 0 0 5 Josh Allderman 21 21 21 9 9 9 21 22 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 Bader Pretorius 22 22 10 10 4 1 3 3 0 20 S'bura Sithole 23 22 22 13 11 23 23 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 Juan Schoeman 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 Ruaan Lerm 8 8 8 8 20 20 6 6 6 8 7 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 Courtney Winnaar 11 11 15 22 23 15 6 0 0 1 0 3 Tertius Kruger 13 13 12 12 3 1 0 0 0 5 Masixole Banda 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 Josiah Twum-Boafo 23 14 11 11 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 Thembelani Bholi 20 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 21 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 Siya Masuku 22 22 22 22 10 4 0 5 0 0 10 Erich Cronjé 23 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 5 0 0 0 25 Gavin Mills 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott van Breda 23 15 15 3 1 2 3 0 18 Lupumlo Mguca 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sarel Pretorius 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chad Solomon 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 De-Jay Terblanche 18 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 Theo Maree 21 21 21 9 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 Schalk Ferreira 1 1 17 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 Ig Prinsloo 18 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron Dawson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Ludick 11 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 Luyolo Dapula 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robin Stevens 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tiaan Botes 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13 23 19 17 0 204 (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. Christian Ambadiang, Tango Balekile, Nsuku Baloyi, Michael Botha, Aaron Brody, Brandon Brown, Gareth Heidtmann, Tharquinn Manuel, Tiaan Swanepoel, Gideon van Niekerk, CJ Velleman and Cameron Wright were named in the squad for the season, but never included in a matchday squad.

See also

Southern Kings Pro14

References