2017 Southern Kings season

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Head coachDeon Davids
Overall11th
Southern Kings
2017 season
Head coachDeon Davids
CaptainSchalk Ferreira
StadiumNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Overall11th
S.A. Group5th
Africa 2 Conference4th
RecordWon 6, Lost 9
Top try scorerAll: Makazole Mapimpi (11)
Top points scorerAll: Lionel Cronjé (136)
Home colours
Away colours

In 2017, the Southern Kings participated in the 2017 Super Rugby competition, their third appearance in the competition after also playing in 2013 and 2016. They were included in the Africa 2 Conference of the competition, along with Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

In April 2017, SANZAAR announced that three clubs would be cut from Super Rugby for the 2018 Super Rugby season, with two of those teams coming from South Africa.[1] A newly-established SARU Franchise Committee was tasked with determining the two teams to drop out of Super Rugby,[2] and on 7 July 2017, it was confirmed that the Cheetahs and Kings would not participate in the competition going forward, but would "explore alternative playing opportunities in other international competitions".[3] On 1 August 2017, the European-based Pro12 announced that the competition would expand to 14 teams — being rebranded the Pro14 — and that the Cheetahs and Kings would be the teams joining the expanded tournament from the 2017–18 season onwards.[4]

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2017 Super Rugby season were:

2017 Kings coaches and management
Position Name
Head coachDeon Davids
Forwards coachBarend Pieterse
Backs coachVuyo Zangqa
Attack and fundamental skills coachDave Williams
Kicking coachHenning van der Merwe

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season:

2017 Kings squad
Player Union Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Kings
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Tango BalekileEastern Province KingsHooker7 March 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Masixole BandaBorder BulldogsFly-half / Fullback11 June 1988 (aged 28)
South Africa Martin BezuidenhoutEastern Province KingsHooker21 August 1989 (aged 27)411570
South Africa Thembelani BholiEastern Province KingsFlanker18 January 1990 (aged 27)9595
South Africa Alshaun BockGriquasWinger16 May 1982 (aged 34)
Namibia Chrysander BothaEastern Province KingsFullback13 July 1988 (aged 28)110
South Africa Chris CloetePumasFlanker15 February 1991 (aged 26)920920
South Africa Lionel CronjéEastern Province KingsFly-half25 May 1989 (aged 27)1754
South Africa Christiaan de BruinEastern Province KingsNumber eight20 January 1993 (aged 24)
South Africa Pieter-Steyn de WetEastern Province KingsFly-half8 January 1991 (aged 26)
South Africa Ntabeni DukisaBorder BulldogsUtility back25 July 1988 (aged 28)
South Africa Schalk FerreiraEastern Province KingsProp9 February 1984 (aged 33)43152715
South Africa Justin ForwoodEastern Province KingsProp19 September 1993 (aged 23)
South Africa Ross GeldenhuysEastern Province KingsProp19 April 1983 (aged 33)400
South Africa Siyanda GreyEastern Province KingsWinger16 August 1989 (aged 27)5050
South Africa Stokkies HanekomGolden LionsCentre17 May 1989 (aged 27)60
South Africa Kurt HauptSWD EaglesHooker17 January 1989 (aged 28)
South Africa Chris HeibergEastern Province KingsProp1 June 1985 (aged 31)230
South Africa Irné HerbstEastern Province KingsLock4 May 1993 (aged 23)
South Africa Malcolm JaerEastern Province KingsFullback29 June 1995 (aged 21)10101010
South Africa Berton KlaasenEastern Province KingsCentre24 January 1990 (aged 27)
South Africa Ruaan LermPumasNumber eight25 March 1992 (aged 24)30
South Africa Cameron LindsayEastern Province KingsLock15 October 1991 (aged 25)
South Africa Mzamo MajolaSharksProp20 February 1995 (aged 22)
South Africa Sintu ManjeziEastern Province KingsLock / Flanker7 April 1995 (aged 21)2020
South Africa Makazole MapimpiBorder BulldogsWinger26 July 1990 (aged 26)
South Africa Neil MaritzSharksWinger22 February 1994 (aged 23)
South Africa Garrick MattheusEastern Province KingsFly-half23 March 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Wandile MjekevuSharksWinger7 January 1991 (aged 26)1435415
South Africa Giant MtyandaEastern Province KingsLock19 March 1986 (aged 30)130
South Africa Waylon MurrayEastern Province KingsCentre27 April 1986 (aged 30)714080
South Africa Andisa NtsilaSWD EaglesFlanker7 November 1993 (aged 23)2020
South Africa Tyler PaulEastern Province KingsLock / Flanker20 January 1995 (aged 22)
South Africa Yaw PenxeEastern Province KingsWinger3 April 1997 (aged 19)
South Africa Wandile PutumaBorder BulldogsLock8 August 1990 (aged 26)
South Africa Louis SchreuderEastern Province KingsScrum-half25 April 1990 (aged 26)6610
South Africa Ricky SchroederEastern Province KingsScrum-half5 January 1991 (aged 26)
South Africa Johan SteynSWD EaglesScrum-half8 October 1995 (aged 21)
Namibia Johann TrompEastern Province KingsUtility back23 December 1990 (aged 26)
South Africa Stefan UngererEastern Province KingsScrum-half23 November 1993 (aged 23)1725
South Africa Schalk van der MerweEastern Province KingsProp4 December 1990 (aged 26)255
South Africa Wilhelm van der SluysNorthampton SaintsLock14 August 1991 (aged 25)
South Africa Dayan van der WesthuizenEastern Province KingsProp5 April 1994 (aged 22)
South Africa Rudi van RooyenGriquasScrum-half5 January 1992 (aged 25)
South Africa CJ VellemanEastern Province KingsFlanker24 February 1995 (aged 22)100100
South Africa Luzuko VulindluSWD EaglesWinger / Centre14 November 1987 (aged 29)20151110
South Africa Mike WillemseEastern Province KingsHooker14 February 1993 (aged 24)40
South Africa Stefan WillemseEastern Province KingsFlanker12 April 1992 (aged 24)110110
South Africa Mzwanele ZitoGriquasLock23 November 1988 (aged 28)

Log

Matches

25 February 2017 Southern Kings 26–39 Jaguares Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:15 Try: Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 66'
Luzuko Vulindlu rugby ball 80'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 66', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 4', 6', 8', 21' (4/4)
Cards: Ross Geldenhuys yellow card 22' to 32'
Report[5]
Scoreboard[6]
Try: Gonzalo Bertranou rugby ball 15'
Leonardo Senatore rugby ball 53'
Joaquín Tuculet rugby ball 56'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/1)
Santiago González Iglesias rugby goalposts icon 54', 58' (2/2)
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla rugby goalposts icon 2', 22', 32' (3/3)
Santiago González Iglesias rugby goalposts icon 40', 47', 50' (3/3)
Cards: Felipe Ezcurra Yellow card 73'
Matías Moroni Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 2,226[7]
Referee: Jaco Peyper
4 March 2017 Sunwolves 23–37 Southern Kings National Stadium, Singapore  
18:55 Try: Timothy Lafaele rugby ball 21'
Kenki Fukuoka rugby ball 78'
Takaaki Nakazuru rugby ball 80'
Con: Hayden Cripps rugby goalposts icon 22' (1/3)
Pen: Hayden Cripps rugby goalposts icon 56', 62' (2/4)
Report[8]
Scoreboard[9]
Try: Rudi van Rooyen rugby ball 14'
Chris Cloete rugby ball 33'
Ruaan Lerm rugby ball 65'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 77'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 15', 34', 66', 78' (4/4)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 1', 54', 59' (3/3)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
11 March 2017 Southern Kings 10–41 Stormers Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:05 Try: Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 55'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/1)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 4' (1/1)
Report[10]
Scoreboard[11]
Try: Dillyn Leyds rugby ball 15'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 28'
Rynhardt Elstadt rugby ball 35'
Robert du Preez rugby ball 43'
Justin Phillips rugby ball 75'
EW Viljoen rugby ball 79'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 31', 44' (2/4)
Kurt Coleman rugby goalposts icon 76', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/1)
Attendance: 9,968[7]
Referee: Shuhei Kubo
18 March 2017 Sharks 19–17 Southern Kings Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:30 Try: Lourens Adriaanse rugby ball 26'
Kobus van Wyk rugby ball 65'
Pen: Curwin Bosch rugby goalposts icon 3', 43', 70' (3/3)
Report[12]
Scoreboard[13]
Try: Ruaan Lerm rugby ball 19'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 31'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 19', 32' (2/2)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 46' (1/3)
Cards: Ross Geldenhuys yellow card 25' to 35'
Chris Cloete yellow card 65' to 75'
Attendance: 19,263[7]
Referee: Egon Seconds
25 March 2017 Southern Kings 19–42 Lions Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:05 Try: Andisa Ntsila rugby ball 1'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 17'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 42'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 1', 43' (2/3)
Report[14]
Scoreboard[15]
Try: Madosh Tambwe rugby ball 2', 24'
Malcolm Marx rugby ball 10'
Elton Jantjies rugby ball 14'
Jaco Kriel rugby ball 33'
Harold Vorster rugby ball 75'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 3', 11', 14', 25', 34' (5/5)
Andries Coetzee rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Referee: Quinton Immelman
9 April 2017 Force 46–41 Southern Kings nib Stadium, Perth  
14:05 Try: Jono Lance rugby ball 9'
Alex Newsome rugby ball 39', 64'
Dane Haylett-Petty rugby ball 47'
penalty try rugby ball 71'
Ben McCalman rugby ball 74'
Con: Jono Lance rugby goalposts icon 10', 47' (2/3)
Ian Prior rugby goalposts icon 66', 75' (2/2)
Pen: Jono Lance rugby goalposts icon 7', 55' (1/1)
Report[16]
Scoreboard[17]
Try: Justin Forwood rugby ball 26'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 40'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 42', 61', 63'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 49'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 28', 44', 62', 64' (4/6)
Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
15 April 2017 Reds 47–34 Southern Kings Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
15:05 Try: Eto Nabuli rugby ball 5', 47'
Karmichael Hunt rugby ball 28', 53'
George Smith rugby ball 42'
Izaia Perese rugby ball 57', 60'
Con: Quade Cooper rugby goalposts icon 6', 28', 43', 54', 57', 61' (6/7)
Cards: Duncan Paia'aua yellow card 37' to 47'
Report[18]
Scoreboard[19]
Try: Chris Cloete rugby ball 22'
Louis Schreuder rugby ball 50'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 66', 74'
Masixole Banda rugby ball 72'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 23', 52' (2/3)
Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/2)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 38' (1/1)
Cards: Wandile Mjekevu yellow card 68' to 78'
Referee: Quinton Immelman
21 April 2017 Waratahs 24–26 Southern Kings Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:45 Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro rugby ball 12', 80'
Rob Horne rugby ball 23'
Cameron Clark rugby ball 33'
Con: Bernard Foley rugby goalposts icon 24', 80' (2/4)
Cards: Ned Hanigan yellow card 32' to 42'
Report[20]
Scoreboard[21]
Try: Justin Forwood rugby ball 35'
Masixole Banda rugby ball 45'
Mike Willemse rugby ball 66'
penalty try rugby ball 76'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 36', 67' (2/3)
Cards: Chris Cloete yellow card 52' to 62'
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann
29 April 2017 Southern Kings 44–3 Rebels Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:30 Try: Wandile Mjekevu rugby ball 18'
Martin Bezuidenhout rugby ball 42'
Tyler Paul rugby ball 57'
Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby ball 62'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 69'
Masixole Banda rugby ball 79'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 42' (1/2)
Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 63', 71', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 4', 34' (2/2)
Report[22]
Scoreboard[23]
Pen: Reece Hodge rugby goalposts icon 27' (1/1) Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
13 May 2017 Southern Kings 35–32 Sharks Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:15 Try: Alshaun Bock rugby ball 4', 40'
Lionel Cronjé rugby ball 38'
Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby ball 77'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 38', 41', 79' (3/4)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 2', 62' (2/2)
Drop: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 31'
Cards: Ross Geldenhuys yellow card 53' to 63'
Report[24]
Scoreboard[25]
Try: Dan du Preez rugby ball 22'
Lwazi Mvovo rugby ball 58'
Con: Patrick Lambie rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/1)
Garth April rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/1)
Pen: Patrick Lambie rugby goalposts icon 12', 17' (2/2)
Garth April rugby goalposts icon 37', 54', 68', 74' (4/4)
Cards: Rhyno Smith yellow card 38' to 48'
Referee: Federico Anselmi
20 May 2017 Southern Kings 10–19 Brumbies Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:30 Try: penalty try rugby ball 3'
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/1)
Cards: Ross Geldenhuys yellow card 20' to 30'
Report[26]
Scoreboard[27]
Try: Joshua Mann-Rea rugby ball 21'
Aidan Toua rugby ball 63'
Tom Banks rugby ball 70'
Con: Wharenui Hawera rugby goalposts icon 64', 71' (2/3)
Cards: Tom Banks yellow card 3' to 13'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
28 May 2017 Lions 54–10 Southern Kings Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
14:30 Try: Andries Ferreira rugby ball 10'
Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 18'
Kwagga Smith rugby ball 40', 54'
Malcolm Marx rugby ball 41'
Jacques van Rooyen rugby ball 49'
Faf de Klerk rugby ball 77'
Andries Coetzee rugby ball 80'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 19', 40', 42', 50', 55' (5/6)
Andries Coetzee rugby goalposts icon 78', 80' (2/2)
Cards: Robbie Coetzee Red card 30'
Report[28]
Scoreboard[29]
Try: Luzuko Vulindlu rugby ball 59'
Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1)
Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Cards: Irné Herbst yellow card 8' to 18'
Chris Cloete yellow card 30' to 40'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
30 June 2017 Jaguares 30–31 Southern Kings José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
20:05 Try: Juan Manuel Leguizamón rugby ball 15'
Emiliano Boffelli rugby ball 30'
Nicolás Sánchez rugby ball 37'
Joaquín Tuculet rugby ball 41', 73'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez rugby goalposts icon 38' (1/4)
Pen: Nicolás Sánchez rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/2)
Report[30]
Scoreboard[31]
Try: Luzuko Vulindlu rugby ball 21'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 27', 58'
Wandile Mjekevu rugby ball 70'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 22', 28', 59', 71' (4/4)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 45' (1/2)
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
8 July 2017 Bulls 30–31 Southern Kings Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Jason Jenkins rugby ball 40'
Duncan Matthews rugby ball 42'
Jaco Visagie rugby ball 76'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 40', 44', 77' (3/3)
Pen: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 5', 58', 65' (3/3)
Cards: Jason Jenkins yellow card 21' to 31'
Report[32]
Scoreboard[33]
Try: Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 10'
Lionel Cronjé rugby ball 24'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 33'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 11', 25' (2/3)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 2', 72', 80' (3/3)
Drop: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 66'
Cards: Wandile Mjekevu yellow card 27' to 37'
Giant Mtyanda yellow card 64' to 74'
Referee: Federico Anselmi
14 July 2017 Southern Kings 20–21 Cheetahs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 19'
Wandile Mjekevu rugby ball 34'
Giant Mtyanda rugby ball 43'
Con: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 20' (1/3)
Pen: Lionel Cronjé rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/1)
Report[34]
Scoreboard[35]
Try: Clinton Swart rugby ball 67'
Raymond Rhule rugby ball 69'
Con: Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 70' (1/2)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga rugby goalposts icon 5', 51' (2/2)
Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1)
Referee: Shuhei Kubo

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