Harlon Klaasen

Klaasen then played amateur club rugby for Hamiltons in Western Province's Super League A competition, where he finished as the 2016 competition's top scorer with 14 tries,^[7] earning a contract with Western Province for their 2017 Rugby Challenge squad. He made five appearances, four of them off the bench, for the team that went on to win the competition, beating Griquas in the final.^[8]

In late 2017, Klaasen moved to Port Elizabeth to join the Eastern Province Kings for their 2017 Currie Cup First Division campaign. He made just two starts — a 39–71 defeat to the Griffons in Welkom^[9] and a 22–66 defeat to the SWD Eagles in George^[10] — but scored two tries in each of those matches to finish as the Kings second-highest try scorer.

He was called into the Southern Kings squad for their 2017–18 Pro14 campaign and was named on the bench for their match against Welsh side Scarlets,^[11] coming off the bench to score a try and secure a losing bonus point for the Southern Kings in the 30–34 defeat.^[12] He made his first start a week later, scoring another try in a defeat to Scottish side Edinburgh.^[13] He made a total of nine appearances throughout the season, scoring further tries against Ulster^[14] and the Cheetahs^[15] to finish with a haul of five tries for the Kings, only bettered by winger Yaw Penxe.