2019–20 Southern Kings season
| 2019–20 season | |||
| Head coach | Robbi Kempson (interim) | ||
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| Captain | JC Astle | ||
| Record | Played 4, Lost 4 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Stefan Ungerer (3) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Demetri Catrakilis (36) | ||
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| South African Rugby 2020 |
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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[]
Coaches and management[]
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[]
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 | |||
 Josh Allderman |
Scrum-half | 17 January 1997 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
 Christian Ambadiang |
Wing | 13 January 1999 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| JC Astle |
Lock | 30 August 1990 (aged 29) | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lusanda Badiyana |
Loose forward | 1 September 1996 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tango Balekile |
Hooker | 7 March 1996 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Masixole Banda |
Fullback | 11 June 1988 (aged 31) | 36 | 155 | 36 | 155 |
| Thembelani Bholi |
Loose forward | 18 January 1990 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Botha |
Fullback | 28 May 1997 (aged 22) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Aaron Brody |
Lock | 28 December 1998 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Brandon Brown |
Loose forward | 16 November 1994 (aged 24) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tienie Burger |
Loose forward | 1 November 1993 (aged 25) | 30 | 10 | 30 | 10 |
| Demetri Catrakilis |
Fly-half | 6 July 1989 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Erich Cronjé |
Centre | 1 January 1997 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Cameron Dawson |
Prop | 6 January 1999 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Rossouw de Klerk |
Prop | 21 August 1989 (aged 30) | 29 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby de Wee |
Loose forward | 4 February 1994 (aged 25) | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 |
| Schalk Ferreira |
Prop | 9 February 1984 (aged 35) | 37 | 5 | 37 | 5 |
| Aston Fortuin |
Lock | 16 April 1996 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Gareth Heidtmann |
Hooker | 7 October 1998 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Christopher Hollis |
Centre | 24 June 1998 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| JT Jackson |
Centre | 10 July 1996 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Tertius Kruger |
Centre | 24 December 1989 (aged 29) | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Ruaan Lerm |
Loose forward | 25 March 1992 (aged 27) | 33 | 10 | 33 | 10 |
| Andell Loubser |
Fullback | 3 March 1997 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Eddie Ludick |
Centre | 25 January 1999 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Siya Masuku |
Fly-half | 1 August 1996 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Lupumlo Mguca |
Prop | 25 April 1997 (aged 22) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Gavin Mills |
Scrum-half | 8 March 2000 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Howard Mnisi |
Centre | 13 July 1989 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Yaw Penxe |
Wing | 3 April 1997 (aged 22) | 36 | 65 | 36 | 65 |
| Bader Pretorius |
Fly-half | 16 May 1997 (aged 22) | 9 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
| Sarel Pretorius |
Scrum-half | 18 April 1984 (aged 35) | 79 | 75 | 7 | 5 |
| Ig Prinsloo |
Prop | 4 April 1997 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Juan Schoeman |
Prop | 18 September 1991 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Pieter Scholtz |
Prop | 20 March 1994 (aged 25) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
 Jerry Sexton |
Lock | 16 April 1996 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| S'bura Sithole |
Centre | 14 June 1990 (aged 29) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alulutho Tshakweni |
Prop | 26 September 1998 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Josiah Twum-Boafo |
Wing | 23 July 1997 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Stefan Ungerer |
Scrum-half | 23 November 1993 (aged 25) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Scott van Breda |
Fly-half | 12 December 1991 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Alandré van Rooyen |
Hooker | 23 August 1996 (aged 23) | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
| CJ Velleman |
Loose forward | 24 February 1995 (aged 24) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Xandré Vos |
Prop | 30 September 1996 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Courtney Winnaar |
Fullback | 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[]
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] |
 Martin Dreyer (released)[1] Justin Forwood (to  SA XV Charente)
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