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2018–19 Southern Kings season

Southern Kings
2018–19 season
Head coachDeon Davids
CaptainMike Willemse
StadiumNelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
NMU Stadium
Conference B7th
RecordWon 2, Drew 1, Lost 18
Top try scorerAll: Bjorn Basson,
Yaw Penxe (8)
Top points scorerAll: Masixole Banda (115)

In the 2018–19 rugby union season, the Southern Kings 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 Leinster and Ulster, Italian side Benetton, Scottish side Edinburgh and Welsh sides Dragons and Scarlets.

Personnel

Coaches and management

The following coaching team was announced for the 2018–19 Pro14 season:[1]

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:[2][3]

2018–19 Southern Kings squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Pro14 Kings
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa JC Astle Lock (1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 28)
South Africa Tango Balekile Hooker (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 22) 8 0 8 0
South Africa Masixole Banda Fullback / Fly-half (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 30) 15 40 15 40
South Africa Bjorn Basson Wing (1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 31)
South Africa Ulrich Beyers Fullback (1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 27) 15 12
South Africa Tristan Blewett Centre (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 22)
South Africa Michael Botha Fullback (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 21)
South Africa Brandon Brown Flank (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 23)
South Africa Tienie Burger Flank (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 24) 13 5 13 5
South Africa Rossouw de Klerk Prop (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 29) 26 5 12 0
South Africa Bobby de Wee Lock (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24) 20 5 20 5
South Africa Stephan de Wit Flank (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 26)
South Africa Martin Dreyer Prop (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 (aged 30) 6 0 6 0
South Africa Ntabeni Dukisa Utility back (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 30) 8 26 8 26
South Africa Martin du Toit Fly-half (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 29) 11 9 11 9
South Africa Schalk Ferreira Prop (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 34) 20 5 20 5
South Africa Justin Forwood Prop (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 24) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Stephan Greeff Lock (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 28) 17 5 17 5
South Africa Berton Klaasen Centre (1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 28) 20 20 20 20
South Africa Harlon Klaasen Centre / Wing (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 25) 9 20 9 20
South Africa Tertius Kruger Centre (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 28) 2 0
South Africa Ruaan Lerm Number eight (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 26) 14 10 14 10
South Africa Michael Makase Wing (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 28) 12 20 12 20
South Africa Godlen Masimla Scrum-half (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 26) 15 10 15 10
South Africa Lupumlo Mguca Prop (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21)
South Africa Giant Mtyanda Lock (1986-03-19)19 March 1986 (aged 32) 8 0 8 0
South Africa Andisa Ntsila Loose forward (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 24) 17 10 17 10
South Africa Schalk Oelofse Lock (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 29)
South Africa NJ Oosthuizen Prop (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 21)
South Africa Yaw Penxe Outside back (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 21) 18 25 18 25
South Africa Bader Pretorius Fly-half (1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 21)
South Africa Sarel Pretorius Scrum-half (1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 34) 72 70
South Africa Luvuyo Pupuma Prop (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 25) 14 10 14 10
Fiji Meli Rokoua Centre (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 24)
South Africa Pieter Scholtz Prop (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 24) 11 0 11 0
South Africa S'bura Sithole Wing (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 28) 5 0 5 0
South Africa De-Jay Terblanche Prop (1985-06-25)25 June 1985 (aged 33)
South Africa Alulutho Tshakweni Prop (1998-09-26)26 September 1998 (aged 19)
South Africa Stefan Ungerer Scrum-half (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 24)
South Africa Ruan van Rensburg Scrum-half (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 25)
South Africa Alandré van Rooyen Hooker (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 22) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Rudi van Rooyen Scrum-half (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 26) 14 0 14 0
Italy Dries van Schalkwyk Utility forward (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 33) 88 105 12 5
South Africa Jurie van Vuuren Flank (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 25) 10 0 10 0
South Africa Kerron van Vuuren Hooker (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 23)
South Africa CJ Velleman Flank (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 23)
South Africa Xandré Vos Prop (1996-09-30)30 September 1996 (aged 21)
South Africa Mike Willemse Hooker (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 25) 13 10 13 10
South Africa Courtney Winnaar Fullback (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 21)
South Africa Oliver Zono Fly-half (1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 26) 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:

Southern Kings transfers 2017–18 — 2018–19
Pos 2017–18 squad Out In 2018–19 squad[2]
PR Rossouw de Klerk[4]
Martin Dreyer[5]
Schalk Ferreira[1]
Justin Forwood[4]
Njabulo Gumede[5]
Mzamo Majola[6]
Luvuyo Pupuma[7]
Pieter Scholtz[4]
Joe Smith[8]
Piet-Louw Strauss[9]
Entienne Swanepoel[10]
Dayan van der Westhuizen[8]
downward-facing red arrow Njabulo Gumede (to Free State XV)[11]
downward-facing red arrow Mzamo Majola (to Sharks)[12]
downward-facing red arrow Joe Smith (to Leopards)[13]
downward-facing red arrow Piet-Louw Strauss (to Maties)[14]
downward-facing red arrow Entienne Swanepoel (to Italy Valsugana)[15]
downward-facing red arrow Dayan van der Westhuizen (to Blue Bulls XV)[16]
upward-facing green arrow Lupumlo Mguca (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2]
upward-facing green arrow NJ Oosthuizen (from Griquas)[17]
upward-facing green arrow De-Jay Terblanche (from Pumas)[18]
upward-facing green arrow Alulutho Tshakweni (from Blue Bulls U21)[19]
upward-facing green arrow Xandré Vos (from Eastern Province Elephants)[3]
Rossouw de Klerk[2]
Martin Dreyer[2]
Schalk Ferreira[2]
Justin Forwood[2]
Lupumlo Mguca
NJ Oosthuizen
Luvuyo Pupuma[2]
Pieter Scholtz[2]
De-Jay Terblanche
Alulutho Tshakweni
Xandré Vos
HK Tango Balekile[1]
Stephan Coetzee[20]
Alandré van Rooyen[5]
Mike Willemse[10]
downward-facing red arrow Stephan Coetzee (to United States Seattle Seawolves)[21] upward-facing green arrow Kerron van Vuuren (from Sharks)[19][22] Tango Balekile[2]
Alandré van Rooyen[2]
Kerron van Vuuren
Mike Willemse[2]
LK Bobby de Wee[1]
Stephan Greeff[1]
Giant Mtyanda[1]
Freddy Ngoza[5]
Dries van Schalkwyk[23]
Jurie van Vuuren[4]
Lindokuhle Welemu[4]
downward-facing red arrow Freddy Ngoza (to Boland Cavaliers)[24]
downward-facing red arrow Lindokuhle Welemu (not named)[2]
upward-facing green arrow JC Astle (from France Mont-de-Marsan)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Schalk Oelofse (from France Mont-de-Marsan)[2]
JC Astle[2]
Bobby de Wee[2]
Stephan Greeff[2]
Giant Mtyanda[2]
Schalk Oelofse[2]
Dries van Schalkwyk[2]
Jurie van Vuuren[2]
FL Eital Bredenkamp[4]
Tienie Burger[1]
Khaya Majola[1]
Siya Mdaka[4]
Andisa Ntsila[4]
Victor Sekekete[1]
CJ Velleman[1]
downward-facing red arrow Eital Bredenkamp (to Griquas)[25]
downward-facing red arrow Khaya Majola (not named)[2]
downward-facing red arrow Siya Mdaka (to Leopards)[26]
downward-facing red arrow Victor Sekekete (to Blue Bulls)[27]
upward-facing green arrow Brandon Brown (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Stephan de Wit (from Western Province)[2]
Brandon Brown
Tienie Burger[2]
Stephan de Wit
Andisa Ntsila[2]
CJ Velleman[2]
N8 Lusanda Badiyana[1]
Ruaan Lerm[4]
downward-facing red arrow Lusanda Badiyana (to Eastern Province Elephants)[28] Ruaan Lerm[2]
SH Rowan Gouws[7]
Godlen Masimla[1]
JP Smith[29]
Rudi van Rooyen[1]
downward-facing red arrow Rowan Gouws (to Eastern Province Elephants)[30]
downward-facing red arrow JP Smith (to Eastern Province Elephants)[30]
upward-facing green arrow Sarel Pretorius (from Wales Dragons)[31]
upward-facing green arrow Stefan Ungerer (from Pumas)[32]
upward-facing green arrow Ruan van Rensburg (from Cheetahs)[2]
Godlen Masimla[2]
Sarel Pretorius[2]
Stefan Ungerer
Ruan van Rensburg
Rudi van Rooyen[2]
FH Kurt Coleman[1]
Pieter-Steyn de Wet[1]
Martin du Toit[6]
Benhard Janse van Rensburg[33]
JC Roos[34]
Oliver Zono[1]
downward-facing red arrow Kurt Coleman (injured)[35]
downward-facing red arrow Pieter-Steyn de Wet (to France Aurillac)[36]
downward-facing red arrow Benhard Janse van Rensburg (to Cheetahs)[37]
downward-facing red arrow JC Roos (retired)[2][38]
upward-facing green arrow Bader Pretorius (from Golden Lions U21)[39] Martin du Toit[3]
Bader Pretorius
Oliver Zono[2]
CE Berton Klaasen[1]
Harlon Klaasen[40]
Jacques Nel[1]
Jarryd Sage[1]
Luzuko Vulindlu[1]
downward-facing red arrow Jacques Nel (to France Aurillac)[41]
downward-facing red arrow Jarryd Sage (to Wales Dragons)[42]
downward-facing red arrow Luzuko Vulindlu (not named)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Ulrich Beyers (from Blue Bulls XV)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Tristan Blewett (from Sharks)[43]
upward-facing green arrow Tertius Kruger (from Cheetahs)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Meli Rokoua (from Portugal Agronomia)[2]
Ulrich Beyers
Tristan Blewett
Berton Klaasen[2]
Harlon Klaasen[2]
Tertius Kruger
Meli Rokoua[2]
WG Alshaun Bock[1]
Michael Makase[1]
Yaw Penxe[1]
S'bura Sithole[1]
Anthony Volmink[44]
downward-facing red arrow Alshaun Bock (to SWD Eagles)[45]
downward-facing red arrow Anthony Volmink (to Golden Lions XV)[46]
upward-facing green arrow Bjorn Basson (from France Oyonnax)[2] Bjorn Basson
Michael Makase[2]
Yaw Penxe[2]
S'bura Sithole[2]
FB Masixole Banda[1]
Ntabeni Dukisa[1]
upward-facing green arrow Michael Botha (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2]
upward-facing green arrow Courtney Winnaar (from Sharks)[47]
Masixole Banda[2]
Michael Botha
Ntabeni Dukisa[2]
Courtney Winnaar
Coach Deon Davids[1] Deon Davids[1]

Standings

The final Conference B log standings were:[48]

2018–19 Pro14 Conference B
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 21 15 1 5 672 385 +287 95 49 12 2 76
2 Ireland Ulster 21 13 2 6 441 424 +17 58 54 6 1 63
3 Italy Benetton 21 11 2 8 474 431 +43 63 55 6 3 57
4 Wales Scarlets 21 10 0 11 510 470 +40 68 54 7 5 52
5 Scotland Edinburgh 21 10 0 11 431 436 −5 52 59 6 5 51
6 Wales Dragons 21 5 1 15 339 599 −260 37 84 1 3 26
7 South Africa Southern Kings 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 ZEB DRA ULS GLA SCA BEN SCA LEI CON BEN EDI CHE EDI CHE MUN LEI CAR ULS DRA OSP CHE
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:[49]


1 September 2018 Zebre 32–16 Southern Kings Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
20:35 Try: Oliviero Fabiani rugby ball 4'
Mattia Bellini rugby ball 36'
Jimmy Tuivaiti rugby ball 54'
Apisai Tauyavuca rugby ball 79'
Con: Carlo Canna rugby goalposts icon 5', 37', 56'
Pen: Carlo Canna rugby goalposts icon 14', 67'
Report[50] Try: Michael Botha rugby ball 15'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 16'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 49', 52', 59'
Cards: Andisa Ntsila Yellow card 70'
Bobby de Wee Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mike Adamson


8 September 2018 Dragons 27–22 Southern Kings Rodney Parade, Newport  
15:00 Try: Ollie Griffiths rugby ball 3'
Aaron Wainwright rugby ball 13'
Josh Lewis rugby ball 66'
Con: Josh Lewis rugby goalposts icon 4', 14', 67'
Pen: Josh Lewis rugby goalposts icon 21', 62'
Cards: Rhodri Williams yellow card 26' to 36'
Report[51] Try: Mike Willemse rugby ball 27'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 30'
Godlen Masimla rugby ball 55'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 79'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 56'
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Frank Murphy


16 September 2018 Southern Kings 7–28 Ulster Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
14:15 Try: Mike Willemse rugby ball 42'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 43'
Cards: Tienie Burger yellow card 19' to 29'
Report[52] Try: Marcell Coetzee rugby ball 60'
Angus Kernohan rugby ball 66'
Angus Curtis rugby ball 80'
Con: Billy Burns rugby goalposts icon 61'
Peter Nelson rugby goalposts icon 80'
Pen: John Cooney rugby goalposts icon 4', 9', 26'
Cards: Alan O'Connor yellow card 22' to 32'
Rob Herring yellow card 39' to 49'
Attendance: 5,096
Referee: Sam Grove-White


22 September 2018 Southern Kings 38–28 Glasgow Warriors NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 5'
Martin du Toit rugby ball 9'71'
Rudi van Rooyen rugby ball 18'
Harlon Klaasen rugby ball 52'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 6', 10', 18', 52', 72'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 40'
Cards: Yaw Penxe yellow card 27' to 37'
Brandon Brown yellow card 55' to 65'
Godlen Masimla Yellow card 79'
Report[53] Try: Nick Grigg rugby ball 59'
D. T. H. van der Merwe rugby ball 63'80'
Fraser Brown rugby ball 76'
Con: Adam Hastings rugby goalposts icon 59', 64', 76', 80'
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Andrew Brace


29 September 2018 Scarlets 54–14 Southern Kings Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
18:30 Try: Jonathan Davies rugby ball 9'24'
Paul Asquith rugby ball 15'
Ioan Nicholas rugby ball 42'
Dan Davis rugby ball 58'
Simon Gardiner rugby ball 65'
Steff Evans rugby ball 72'
Kieran Hardy rugby ball 80'
Con: Rhys Patchell rugby goalposts icon 10', 16', 24', 43', 59'
Angus O'Brien rugby goalposts icon 74', 80'
Report[54] Try: Bjorn Basson rugby ball 20'33'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 21', 34'
Cards: Bjorn Basson Yellow card 76'
Attendance: 7,529
Referee: Sean Gallagher


6 October 2018 Benetton 28–5 Southern Kings Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
20:00 Try: Luca Bigi rugby ball 3'
Dewaldt Duvenage rugby ball 16'
penalty try rugby ball 22'51'
Con: Tommaso Allan rugby goalposts icon 5', 17'
Report[55] Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 30'
Cards: Justin Forwood yellow card 10' to 20' Red card 51'
Schalk Oelofse yellow card 22' to 32'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Craig Evans


26 October 2018 Southern Kings 34–41 Scarlets NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Masixole Banda rugby ball 1'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 21'
Harlon Klaasen rugby ball 48'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 54'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 2', 22', 49', 55'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 12', 33'
Cards: Lupumlo Mguca Yellow card 76'
Report[56] Try: Dafydd Hughes rugby ball 27'
Will Boyde rugby ball 39'
Ioan Nicholas rugby ball 41'
Werner Kruger rugby ball 62'
Kieran Hardy rugby ball 72'
Taylor Davies rugby ball 77'
Con: Dan Jones rugby goalposts icon 28', 42', 63', 73'
Pen: Dan Jones rugby goalposts icon 16'
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: John Lacey


4 November 2018 Southern Kings 31–38 Leinster NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
14:45 Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 2'
Stefan Ungerer rugby ball 32'42'
Lupumlo Mguca rugby ball 71'
Dries van Schalkwyk rugby ball 79'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 33', 43', 79'
Cards: Stephan Greeff yellow card 25' to 35'
Schalk Ferreira yellow card 29' to 39'
Tienie Burger yellow card 40' to 50'
Berton Klaasen Yellow card 75'
Report[57] Try: Adam Byrne rugby ball 15'
penalty try rugby ball 24'
Jamison Gibson-Park rugby ball 36'
Dan Leavy rugby ball 38'
Max Deegan rugby ball 40'
Bryan Byrne rugby ball 63'
Con: Noel Reid rugby goalposts icon 37', 38', 40'
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Lloyd Linton


25 November 2018 Southern Kings 14–31 Connacht NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Masixole Banda rugby ball 27'
Ntabeni Dukisa rugby ball 50'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 28', 51'
Cards: Lupumlo Mguca yellow card 35' to 45'
Report[58] Try: Cian Kelleher rugby ball 10'
penalty try rugby ball 35'
Matt Healy rugby ball 39'
Paul Boyle rugby ball 61'
Con: Jack Carty rugby goalposts icon 11', 40'
David Horwitz rugby goalposts icon 61'
Pen: Jack Carty rugby goalposts icon 4'
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: George Clancy


1 December 2018 Southern Kings 19–22 Benetton NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:15 Try: Tertius Kruger rugby ball 10'80'
Luvuyo Pupuma rugby ball 74'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 11', 74'
Cards: Masixole Banda Yellow card 80'
Report[59] Try: Hame Faiva rugby ball 5'25'37'
Monty Ioane rugby ball 50'
Con: Ian McKinley rugby goalposts icon 27'
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Sean Gallagher


5 January 2019 Edinburgh 38–0 Southern Kings Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:35 Try: Dougie Fife rugby ball 3'
Darcy Graham rugby ball 6'10'
Rory Sutherland rugby ball 40'
Simon Berghan rugby ball 45'
Cameron Fenton rugby ball 62'
Con: Simon Hickey rugby goalposts icon 4', 7', 40', 64'
Report[60] Attendance: 4,549
Referee: John Lacey


18 January 2019 Southern Kings 17–24 Cheetahs NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Ntabeni Dukisa rugby ball 42'
penalty try rugby ball 72'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 42'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 48'
Report[61] Try: Rabz Maxwane rugby ball 6'
Junior Pokomela rugby ball 45'
Luan de Bruin rugby ball 80'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 8', 46'
Louis Fouché rugby goalposts icon 80'
Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 63'
Cards: Tian Meyer yellow card 16' to 26'
Luan de Bruin yellow card 72' to 80'
Attendance: 3,872
Referee: Quinton Immelman


26 January 2019 Southern Kings 25–21 Edinburgh NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:15 Try: Bjorn Basson rugby ball 3'
Bader Pretorius rugby ball 75'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 77'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 5', 76'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 10', 37'
Cards: CJ Velleman yellow card 60' to 70'
Report[62] Try: Chris Dean rugby ball 7'
penalty try rugby ball 61'
Ross Ford rugby ball 71'
Con: Jaco van der Walt rugby goalposts icon 8', 73'
Cards: James Johnstone Yellow card 74'
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Dan Jones


2 February 2019 Cheetahs 40–36 Southern Kings Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
16:00 Try: Shaun Venter rugby ball 6'
Tian Schoeman rugby ball 14'
William Small-Smith rugby ball 22'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 54'
Junior Pokomela rugby ball 62'
Reinach Venter rugby ball 65'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 7', 15', 56', 63', 66'
Cards: Joseph Dweba yellow card 32' to 42'
William Small-Smith yellow card 38' to 48'
Report[63] Try: CJ Velleman rugby ball 33'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 46'
Tienie Burger rugby ball 72'
Alandré van Rooyen rugby ball 75'
Berton Klaasen rugby ball 80'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 34', 73', 76', 80'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 2'
Cards: Meli Rokoua yellow card 21' to 31'
CJ Velleman Red card 62'
Attendance: 4,298
Referee: Stuart Berry


15 February 2019 Munster 43–0 Southern Kings Irish Independent Park, Cork  
19:35 Try: Neil Cronin rugby ball 13'
Andrew Conway rugby ball 37'
Darren Sweetnam rugby ball 53'
Billy Holland rugby ball 60'
Rhys Marshall rugby ball 66'
Jean Kleyn rugby ball 70'
Rory Scannell rugby ball 79'
Con: Rory Scannell rugby goalposts icon 14', 54', 67', 80'
Report[64] Cards: Ruaan Lerm yellow card 35' to 45'
Tertius Kruger yellow card 68' to 78'
Andisa Ntsila yellow card 69' to 79'
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Andrea Piardi


22 February 2019 Leinster 59–19 Southern Kings RDS Arena, Dublin  
19:55 Try: Noel Reid rugby ball 5'36'
Ed Byrne rugby ball 23'27'
Barry Daly rugby ball 46'
Andrew Porter rugby ball 54'
Max Deegan rugby ball 64'
Paddy Patterson rugby ball 74'
Rory O'Loughlin rugby ball 77'
Con: Ross Byrne rugby goalposts icon 6', 24', 47', 56', 65', 75', 78'
Report[65] Try: Bjorn Basson rugby ball 12'
Sarel Pretorius rugby ball 19'
Ulrich Beyers rugby ball 42'
Con: Bader Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 20', 43'
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: Sam Grove-White


2 March 2019 Cardiff Blues 26–19 Southern Kings Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
19:35 Try: Owen Lane rugby ball 1'
Nick Williams rugby ball 50'
Olly Robinson rugby ball 61'
Jason Harries rugby ball 76'
Con: Jarrod Evans rugby goalposts icon 2', 62', 77'
Cards: Nick Williams yellow card 32' to 42'
Report[66] Try: Dries van Schalkwyk rugby ball 36'
Mike Willemse rugby ball 42'
Masixole Banda rugby ball 80'
Con: Bader Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 37'
Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 80'
Cards: Tertius Kruger Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Joy Neville


23 March 2019 Ulster 33–19 Southern Kings Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
17:30 Try: Stuart McCloskey rugby ball 7'
Rob Lyttle rugby ball 14'
Marcell Coetzee rugby ball 35'
Robert Baloucoune rugby ball 47'
John Andrew rugby ball 75'
Con: Billy Burns rugby goalposts icon 9', 16', 36'
John Cooney rugby goalposts icon 49'
Report[67] Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 21'
Ulrich Beyers rugby ball 26'
Mike Willemse rugby ball 63'
Con: Bader Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 27', 64'
Cards: Tertius Kruger Red card 67'
Alandré van Rooyen yellow card 67' to 77'
Attendance: 13,748
Referee: Lloyd Linton


7 April 2019 Southern Kings 18–18 Dragons NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Stefan Ungerer rugby ball 16'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 18'
Harlon Klaasen rugby ball 51'
Pen: Bader Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 32'
Cards: Alulutho Tshakweni yellow card 58' to 68'
Michael Makase yellow card 63' to 73'
Report[68] Try: Adam Warren rugby ball 2'
Jordan Williams rugby ball 56'
Con: Josh Lewis rugby goalposts icon 56'
Pen: Josh Lewis rugby goalposts icon 10', 78'
Cards: Leon Brown yellow card 58' to 68'
Lloyd Fairbrother yellow card 61' to 71'
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Frank Murphy


12 April 2019 Southern Kings 7–43 Ospreys NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:35 Try: Mike Willemse rugby ball 61'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 62'
Cards: Stephan Greeff yellow card 52' to 62'
Report[69] Try: Dan Evans rugby ball 13'17'56'
Cory Allen rugby ball 19'
Hanno Dirksen rugby ball 25'
Bradley Davies rugby ball 29'78'
Con: Luke Price rugby goalposts icon 14', 18', 25', 30'
Attendance: 1,792
Referee: Andrew Brace


27 April 2019 Cheetahs 61–25 Southern Kings Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:30 Try: Abongile Nonkontwana rugby ball 8'
Walt Steenkamp rugby ball 17'
Joseph Dweba rugby ball 28'
Shaun Venter rugby ball 39'63'
Louis Fouché rugby ball 41'
Benhard Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 55'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 70'
Boan Venter rugby ball 80'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 10', 18', 30', 40', 56', 64', 71', 80'
Report[70] Try: Harlon Klaasen rugby ball 34'46'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 50'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 35', 46'
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 3', 13'
Cards: Meli Rokoua yellow card 28' to 38'

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 ZEB DRA ULS GLA SCA BEN SCA LEI CON BEN EDI CHE EDI CHE MUN LEI CAR ULS DRA OSP CHE App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Justin Forwood 1 1 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Willemse 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 12 1 0 0 0 5
Schalk Oelofse 4 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby de Wee 5 5 5 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Brown 6 6 6 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 6 8 0 0 0 0 0
Tienie Burger 7 7 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 17 1 0 0 0 5
Ruaan Lerm 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 10 1 0 0 0 5
Masixole Banda 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 23 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 12 22 upward-facing green arrow 12 23 upward-facing green arrow 12 12 22 23 upward-facing green arrow 12 16 1 0 0 0 5
Harlon Klaasen 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 15 4 1 0 0 0 5
Alandré van Rooyen 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 20 1 0 0 0 5
Schalk Ferreira 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0
Lupumlo Mguca 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 1 17 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 11 1 0 0 0 5
JC Astle 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 5 5 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Andisa Ntsila 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 16 0 0 0 0 0
Godlen Masimla 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 10 1 0 0 0 5
Martin du Toit 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 11 2 0 0 0 10
Ulrich Beyers 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 15 22 upward-facing green arrow 15 9 2 0 0 0 10
Stephan de Wit 6 6 6 6 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Giant Mtyanda 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ntabeni Dukisa 23 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 10 10 10 23 upward-facing green arrow 10 2 0 0 0 10
Martin Dreyer 18 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stephan Greeff 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 4 4 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
CJ Velleman 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 1 0 0 0 5
Rossouw de Klerk 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Blewett 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan van Rensburg 21 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tango Balekile 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tertius Kruger 22 upward-facing green arrow 12 23 upward-facing green arrow 12 12 13 12 12 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 12 12 12 13 2 0 0 0 10
Meli Rokoua 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 13 13 13 13 22 upward-facing green arrow 14 11 0 0 0 0 0
Stefan Ungerer 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 9 9 13 3 0 0 0 15
NJ Oosthuizen 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dries van Schalkwyk 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 7 4 14 2 0 0 0 10
Jurie van Vuuren 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alulutho Tshakweni 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 11 0 0 0 0 0
Kerron van Vuuren 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pieter Scholtz 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sarel Pretorius 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 5
Bader Pretorius 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow. "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

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