2019–20 Southern Kings season

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Southern Kings
2019–20 season
Head coachRobbi Kempson
(interim)
CaptainJC Astle
StadiumNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Conference B7th
RecordPlayed 13, Won 1, Lost 2
Top try scorerAll: Erich Cronjé,
Stefan Ungerer (5)
Top points scorerAll: Demetri Catrakilis (43)
← 2018–19
South African Rugby 2019
South African Rugby 2020

In the 2019–20 rugby union season, the Southern Kings 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 Connacht and Munster, Italian side Benetton, Scottish side Edinburgh and Welsh sides Cardiff Blues and Scarlets.

Personnel[edit]

Coaches and management[edit]

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[edit]

The Southern Kings squad for the 2019–20 Pro14 is:[1]

2019–20 Southern Kings squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Pro14 Kings
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Josh Allderman Scrum-half (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 22) – – – –
Cameroon Christian Ambadiang Wing (1999-01-13)13 January 1999 (aged 20) – – – –
South Africa JC Astle Lock (1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 29) 21 0 21 0
South Africa Lusanda Badiyana Loose forward (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 23) 4 0 4 0
South Africa Tango Balekile Hooker (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23) 12 0 12 0
South Africa Masixole Banda Fullback (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 31) 36 155 36 155
South Africa Thembelani Bholi Loose forward (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 29) – – – –
South Africa Michael Botha Fullback (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 22) 4 5 4 5
South Africa Aaron Brody Lock (1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 20) – – – –
South Africa Brandon Brown Loose forward (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 24) 8 0 8 0
South Africa Tienie Burger Loose forward (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 25) 30 10 30 10
South Africa Demetri Catrakilis Fly-half (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 30) – – – –
South Africa Erich Cronjé Centre (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 22) – – – –
South Africa Cameron Dawson Prop (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 20) – – – –
South Africa Rossouw de Klerk Prop (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 30) 29 5 15 0
South Africa Bobby de Wee Loose forward (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 25) 26 5 26 5
South Africa Schalk Ferreira Prop (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 35) 37 5 37 5
South Africa Aston Fortuin Lock (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 23) – – – –
South Africa Gareth Heidtmann Hooker (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 20) – – – –
South Africa Christopher Hollis Centre (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 21) – – – –
South Africa JT Jackson Centre (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 23) – – – –
South Africa Tertius Kruger Centre (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 29) 15 10 13 10
South Africa Ruaan Lerm Loose forward (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 27) 33 10 33 10
South Africa Andell Loubser Fullback (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 22) – – – –
South Africa Eddie Ludick Centre (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 20) – – – –
South Africa Siya Masuku Fly-half (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 23) – – – –
South Africa Lupumlo Mguca Prop (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 22) 11 5 11 5
South Africa Gavin Mills Scrum-half (2000-03-08)8 March 2000 (aged 19) – – – –
South Africa Howard Mnisi Centre (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 30) – – – –
South Africa Yaw Penxe Wing (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 22) 36 65 36 65
South Africa Bader Pretorius Fly-half (1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 22) 9 18 9 18
South Africa Sarel Pretorius Scrum-half (1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 35) 79 75 7 5
South Africa Ig Prinsloo Prop (1997-04-04)4 April 1997 (aged 22) – – – –
South Africa Juan Schoeman Prop (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 28) – – – –
South Africa Pieter Scholtz Prop (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 25) 17 0 17 0
Ireland Jerry Sexton Lock (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 23) – – – –
South Africa S'bura Sithole Centre (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 29) 7 0 7 0
South Africa Alulutho Tshakweni Prop (1998-09-26)26 September 1998 (aged 21) 11 0 11 0
South Africa Josiah Twum-Boafo Wing (1997-07-23)23 July 1997 (aged 22) – – – –
South Africa Stefan Ungerer Scrum-half (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 25) 13 15 13 15
South Africa Scott van Breda Fly-half (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 27) – – – –
South Africa Alandré van Rooyen Hooker (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 23) 23 5 23 5
South Africa CJ Velleman Loose forward (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 24) 10 5 10 5
South Africa Xandré Vos Prop (1996-09-30)30 September 1996 (aged 22) 2 0 2 0
South Africa Courtney Winnaar Fullback (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 22) 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[edit]

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

Southern Kings transfers 2018–19 — 2019–20
Pos 2018–19 squad Out In 2019–20 squad[1]
PR Rossouw de Klerk[2]
Martin Dreyer[2]
Schalk Ferreira[2]
Justin Forwood[2]
Lupumlo Mguca[2]
NJ Oosthuizen (loan)[3]
Luvuyo Pupuma[2]
Pieter Scholtz[2]
De-Jay Terblanche (loan)[4]
Alulutho Tshakweni[5]
Xandré Vos[6] 		downward-facing red arrow Martin Dreyer (released)[1]
downward-facing red arrow Justin Forwood (to France SA XV Charente)[7]
downward-facing red arrow NJ Oosthuizen (returned to Griquas)[8]
downward-facing red arrow Luvuyo Pupuma (to Eastern Province Elephants)[9]
downward-facing red arrow De-Jay Terblanche (returned to Pumas)[10] 		upward-facing green arrow Cameron Dawson (from Free State XV)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Ig Prinsloo (from Naka Bulls)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Juan Schoeman (on loan from Sharks)[12] 		Cameron Dawson
Rossouw de Klerk[1]
Schalk Ferreira[1]
Lupumlo Mguca[1]
Ig Prinsloo
Juan Schoeman (loan)
Pieter Scholtz[11]
Alulutho Tshakweni[1]
Xandré Vos[1]
HK Tango Balekile[2]
Alandré van Rooyen[2]
Kerron van Vuuren (loan)[5][13]
Mike Willemse[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Kerron van Vuuren (returned to Sharks)[14]
downward-facing red arrow Mike Willemse (to Scotland Edinburgh)[15] 		upward-facing green arrow Jacques du Toit (from Cheetahs)[16]
upward-facing green arrow Gareth Heidtmann (from Blue Bulls U21)[1] 		Tango Balekile[17]
Jacques du Toit
Gareth Heidtmann
Alandré van Rooyen[11]
LK JC Astle[2]
Stephan Greeff[2]
Giant Mtyanda[2]
Schalk Oelofse[2]
Dries van Schalkwyk[2]
Jurie van Vuuren[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Stephan Greeff (released)[1]
downward-facing red arrow Giant Mtyanda (to Eastern Province Elephants)[18]
downward-facing red arrow Schalk Oelofse (released)[1]
downward-facing red arrow Dries van Schalkwyk (released)[19]
downward-facing red arrow Jurie van Vuuren (to Utah )[18] 		upward-facing green arrow Aaron Brody (from Blue Bulls U21)[1]
upward-facing green arrow Aston Fortuin (from Blue Bulls XV)[20]
upward-facing green arrow Elrigh Louw (from Free State U21)[16]
upward-facing green arrow Jerry Sexton (from Jersey Jersey Reds)[21] 		JC Astle[22]
Aaron Brody
Aston Fortuin
Elrigh Louw
Jerry Sexton
FL Brandon Brown[2]
Tienie Burger[2]
Bobby de Wee[2]
Stephan de Wit[2]
Andisa Ntsila[2]
CJ Velleman[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Stephan de Wit (to Eastern Province Elephants)[9]
downward-facing red arrow Andisa Ntsila (to Sharks)[19] 		upward-facing green arrow Lusanda Badiyana (unattached)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Thembelani Bholi (from Bulls)[11] 		Lusanda Badiyana
Thembelani Bholi
Brandon Brown[19]
Tienie Burger[11]
Bobby de Wee[11]
CJ Velleman[17]
N8 Ruaan Lerm[2] Ruaan Lerm[11]
SH Godlen Masimla[2]
Sarel Pretorius[23]
Stefan Ungerer[24]
Ruan van Rensburg[2]
Rudi van Rooyen[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Godlen Masimla (to Western Province)[25]
downward-facing red arrow Ruan van Rensburg (released)[1]
downward-facing red arrow Rudi van Rooyen (to Russia Lokomotiv)[1] 		upward-facing green arrow Josh Allderman (from Blue Bulls U21)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Gavin Mills (from Hoër Landbouskool Boland)[11] 		Josh Allderman
Gavin Mills
Sarel Pretorius[23]
Stefan Ungerer[3]
FH Martin du Toit[6]
Ntabeni Dukisa[2]
Bader Pretorius[26]
Oliver Zono (did not play)[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Martin du Toit (to Eastern Province Elephants)[18]
downward-facing red arrow Ntabeni Dukisa (to Eastern Province Elephants)[18]
downward-facing red arrow Oliver Zono (to Eastern Province Elephants)[9] 		upward-facing green arrow Demetri Catrakilis (from England Harlequins)[27]
upward-facing green arrow Siya Masuku (from Leopards)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Scott van Breda (on loan from England Worcester Warriors)[28] 		Demetri Catrakilis
Siya Masuku
Bader Pretorius[29]
Scott van Breda (loan)
CE Tristan Blewett (loan)[30]
Berton Klaasen[2]
Harlon Klaasen[2]
Tertius Kruger[2]
Meli Rokoua[2]
S'bura Sithole[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Tristan Blewett (to United States New Orleans Gold)[31]
downward-facing red arrow Berton Klaasen (Griquas)[19]
downward-facing red arrow Harlon Klaasen (Griquas)[32]
downward-facing red arrow Meli Rokoua (to Eastern Province Elephants)[9] 		upward-facing green arrow Erich Cronjé (from Blue Bulls U21)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Christopher Hollis (from NMMU Madibaz)[33]
upward-facing green arrow JT Jackson (from Bulls)[1]
upward-facing green arrow Eddie Ludick (from Golden Lions U21)[1]
upward-facing green arrow Howard Mnisi (from Golden Lions)[11] 		Erich Cronjé
Christopher Hollis
JT Jackson
Tertius Kruger[1]
Eddie Ludick
Howard Mnisi
S'bura Sithole[17]
WG Bjorn Basson[2]
Michael Makase[2]
Yaw Penxe[2] 		downward-facing red arrow Bjorn Basson (to Griquas)[34]
downward-facing red arrow Michael Makase (released)[1] 		upward-facing green arrow Christian Ambadiang (from Naka Bulls)[11]
upward-facing green arrow Josiah Twum-Boafo (from NMMU Madibaz)[33] 		Christian Ambadiang
Yaw Penxe[17]
Josiah Twum-Boafo
FB Masixole Banda[2]
Ulrich Beyers[2]
Michael Botha[2]
Courtney Winnaar[35] 		downward-facing red arrow Ulrich Beyers (released)[1] upward-facing green arrow Andell Loubser (from Blue Bulls U21)[11] Masixole Banda[11]
Michael Botha[1]
Andell Loubser
Courtney Winnaar[11]
Coach Deon Davids[36] downward-facing red arrow Deon Davids (released)[37] upward-facing green arrow Robbi Kempson (from Director of High Performance)[38] 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.[39]

Standings[edit]

The final Conference B log standings were:[40]

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

Round-by-round[edit]

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 CAR MUN ULS BEN GLA OSP CON EDI CHE CHE MUN SCA CON EDI LEI SCA ZEB CAR BEN DRA CHE — — —
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[edit]

The fixtures for the 2019–20 Pro14 were:[41]


28 September 2019 Southern Kings 27–31 Cardiff Blues Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Tienie Burger
Stefan Ungerer (2)
Con: Demetri Catrakilis (3)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (2) 		Scoreboard[42] Try: Liam Belcher
Olly Robinson
Harri Millard
Matthew Morgan
Kristian Dacey
Con: Jarrod Evans (3) 		Referee: Mike Adamson


5 October 2019 Southern Kings 20–31 Munster Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Stefan Ungerer
Elrigh Louw
Con: Demetri Catrakilis (2)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (2) 		Scoreboard[43] Try: Fineen Wycherley
Arno Botha
Alby Mathewson
Mike Haley
Con: JJ Hanrahan (4)
Pen: JJ Hanrahan 		Referee: Dan Jones


12 October 2019 Southern Kings 17–42 Ulster Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Aston Fortuin
Tertius Kruger
Con: Demetri Catrakilis
JT Jackson
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 		Scoreboard[44] Try: Rob Herring
Sean Reidy
John Cooney (2)
Luke Marshall
Matt Faddes
Con: John Cooney (6) 		Referee: Craig Evans


26 October 2019 Benetton 36–30 Southern Kings Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
16:00 Try: Ian Keatley
Angelo Esposito
Ignacio Brex
Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara
Federico Ruzza
Con: Ian Keatley (3)
Antonio Rizzi
Pen: Ian Keatley 		Scoreboard[45] Try: Bobby de Wee
Christopher Hollis
Rossouw de Klerk
Con: Siya Masuku (3)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (3) 		Referee: Dan Jones


1 November 2019 Glasgow Warriors 50–0 Southern Kings Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
21:35 Try: Oli Kebble
Grant Stewart
Zander Fagerson
Callum Gibbins
Matt Fagerson
Nikola Matawalu
Ratu Tagive
penalty try
Con: Adam Hastings (4) 		Scoreboard[46] Referee: Joy Neville


9 November 2019 Ospreys 14–16 Southern Kings Liberty Stadium, Swansea  
15:00 Try: Morgan Morris
Hanno Dirksen
Con: James Hook
Luke Price 		Scoreboard[47] Try: Erich Cronjé
Con: Scott van Breda
Pen: Scott van Breda (3) 		Referee: Andrea Piardi


30 November 2019 Connacht 24–12 Southern Kings Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway  
17:15 Try: Bundee Aki
Finlay Bealham
John Porch (2)
Con: Conor Fitzgerald (2) 		Scoreboard[48] Try: Erich Cronjé
Scott van Breda
Con: Scott van Breda 		Referee: Ben Whitehouse


4 January 2020 Edinburgh 61–13 Southern Kings BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh  
19:45 Try: Mike Willemse
Duhan van der Merwe
Matt Scott
James Johnstone
Penalty try
Eroni Sau
Dave Cherry
Charlie Shiel
Mark Bennett
Con: Jaco van der Walt (7) 		Scoreboard[49] Try: Erich Cronjé
JT Jackson
Pen: JT Jackson 		Referee: Joy Neville


25 January 2020 Southern Kings 30–31 Cheetahs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Try: Bader Pretorius
Stefan Ungerer
JT Jackson
Con: Bader Pretorius (3)
Pen: Bader Pretorius (3) 		Scoreboard[50] Try: Sintu Manjezi (2)
Wilmar Arnoldi
Rhyno Smith (2)
Con: Tian Schoeman
Ruan Pienaar (2) 		Referee: Stuart Berry


1 February 2020 Cheetahs 45–0 Southern Kings Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Try: Joseph Dweba (2)
Chris Massyn
Jasper Wiese
Clayton Blommetjies
Rhyno Smith
Louis Fouché
Con: Ruan Pienaar (2)
Tian Schoeman
Louis Fouché (2) 		Scoreboard[51] Referee: Divan Uys


14 February 2020 Munster 68–3 Southern Kings Irish Independent Park, Cork  
19:35 Try: Arno Botha (3)
Calvin Nash
Jack O'Donoghue
John Hodnett
James Cronin
Shane Daly (2)
Dan Goggin
Con: JJ Hanrahan (9) 		Scoreboard[52] Pen: Demetri Catrakilis Referee: Nika Amashukeli


23 February 2020 Scarlets 36–17 Southern Kings Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
17:15 Try: Tevita Ratuva
Ed Kennedy
Ryan Conbeer
Uzair Cassiem
Dan Davis
Tom Rogers
Con: Dan Jones (3) 		Scoreboard[53] Try: Howard Mnisi
Christopher Hollis
Con: Demetri Catrakilis (2)
Pen: Courtney Winnaar 		Referee: Andrew Brace
1 March 2020 Southern Kings 19–29 Connacht Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Stefan Ungerer
Erich Cronjé (2)
Con: Siya Masuku (2) 		Scoreboard[54] Try: Colby Fainga'a
Tiernan O'Halloran
Jack Carty
Penalty try
Con: Jack Carty (2)
Pen: Jack Carty 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

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[edit]

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 CAR MUN ULS BEN GLA OSP CON EDI CHE CHE MUN SCA CON EDI LEI SCA ZEB CAR BEN DRA CHE App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Alulutho Tshakweni 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Alandré van Rooyen 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 2 — — — — — — — — 12 0 0 0 0 0
Pieter Scholtz 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Sexton 4 4 4 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 — — — — — — — — 12 0 0 0 0 0
JC Astle 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 13 1 0 0 0 5
Lusanda Badiyana 8 6 6 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 — — — — — — — — 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jacques du Toit 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 — — — — — — — — 12 0 0 0 0 0
Xandré Vos 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 10 0 0 0 0 0
Rossouw de Klerk 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 3 — — — — — — — — 10 1 0 0 0 5
Aston Fortuin 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 11 1 0 0 0 5
Elrigh Louw 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 — — — — — — — — 11 1 0 0 0 5
Josh Allderman 21 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bader Pretorius 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 10 — — — — — — — — 4 1 3 3 0 20
S'bura Sithole 23 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 13 11 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 6 8 7 20 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 12 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Winnaar 11 11 15 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 14 11 11 23 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 5 0 0 0 0 0
Thembelani Bholi 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 7 — — — — — — — — 10 0 0 0 0 0
Siya Masuku 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 — — — — — — — — 4 0 5 0 0 10
Erich Cronjé 23 upward-facing green arrow 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 — — — — — — — — 10 5 0 0 0 25
Gavin Mills 21 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott van Breda 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 — — — — — — — — 3 1 2 3 0 18
Lupumlo Mguca 18 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sarel Pretorius 21 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Solomon 16 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
De-Jay Terblanche 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 0
Theo Maree 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 5 0 0 0 0 0
Schalk Ferreira 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 — — — — — — — — 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ig Prinsloo 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Dawson 1 — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Ludick 11 23 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 0
Luyolo Dapula 21 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Stevens 16 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tiaan Botes 22 upward-facing green arrow — — — — — — — — 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 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.

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[edit]

References[edit]

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  7. ^ @SAXV_Charente (13 June 2019). "Le pilier Sud-Africain, Justin FORWOOD arrivera en provenance des @SouthernKingsSA cet Été. Il signe un contrat de trois saisons avec nos violets ! ✍🏻🤗 Bienvenue Justin au SAXV !" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via Twitter.
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  12. ^ @SouthernKingsSA (4 October 2019). "🚨 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 The Isuzu Southern Kings have named their team to take on Munster at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium tomorrow. Lusanda Badiyana will captain the team, while Juan Schoeman - on loan for the Sharks - will make his debut. #Uyeza" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2019 – via Twitter.
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  22. ^ @SouthernKingsSA (8 July 2019). "New week? We're ready. JC, Coyi, Coco and The lads are ready to juggle into the week and continue the grind. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 July 2019 – via Twitter.
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