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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:
Michael Barry Botha (born () 28 May 1997) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Southern Kings in the Pro14 and the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is fullback.
Cameron Dawson (born () 6 January 1999) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. [2] His regular position is prop. Dawson made his Pro14 debut while for the Southern Kings in their match against the Cheetahs in February 2020, starting as prop. [3] He signed for the Kings Pro14 side for the 2019–20 Pro14. [4] [5]
[13] [14] Within a week of his appointment, the South African Rugby Union announced that Davids would coach the Port Elizabeth-based Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise in the 2016 Super Rugby season. [15] He would coach them before returning to the SWD Eagles once the Super Rugby season was completed. [16]
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.
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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.