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In addition, Isuzu partnered with a consortium of black business people to purchase equity in the Southern Kings, making the team the first black-owned rugby franchise in South Africa. [85] On the field, the Kings started with a 16–32 defeat to Zebre [ 86 ] and a 22–27 defeat to the Dragons [ 87 ] on their early-season European tour.
In addition to Super Rugby, the Southern Kings also played first class matches against the British & Irish Lions during their 2009 tour to South Africa [1] and against Georgia, [2] Romania [3] and Portugal [4] in the 2011 IRB Nations Cup (under the name the South African Kings). The players that represented them in these fixtures were:
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 ...
Deon Horace Davids (born 11 February 1968 in Victoria West, South Africa) is a South African rugby union coach, most recently the head coach of the Southern Kings Pro14 franchise. [ 1 ] Career
Tiaan Botes (born 7 December 2001) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. [2] His regular position is fly-half. Botes made his Pro14 debut while for the Southern Kings in their match against the Connacht in March 2020, as a replacement fly-half.
During the 2012 season, it was announced that he would join the Southern Kings for their first season of Super Rugby in 2013, returning to the region he originally came from on a two-year deal. [26] He made his debut for the Southern Kings in their historic first-ever Super Rugby match, helping them to a 22–10 victory against the Force in ...
In the 2017–18 rugby union season, the Southern Kings participated in the Pro14 competition, their inaugural appearance in the competition after losing their Super Rugby status after the 2017 season. They finished bottom of the seven-team Conference B, winning just one of their 21 matches.
This article lists the records of the Southern Kings.The team participated in Super Rugby in 2013, 2016 and 2017 and in the Pro14 since the 2017–18 season. In addition to those two competitions, they also played first class matches against the British & Irish Lions in 2009, played in the IRB Nations Cup in 2011 and played in two promotion/relegation matches after the 2013 Super Rugby season.