2018–19 Southern Kings season

In the 2018–19 rugby union season, the Southern Kings participated in the 2018–19 Pro14 competition, their second appearance since joining the competition in 2017–18. They remained in Conference B of the competition, along with Irish sides Leinster and Ulster, Italian side Benetton, Scottish side Edinburgh and Welsh sides Dragons and Scarlets.

Southern Kings

2018–19 season
Head coach	Deon Davids
Captain	Mike Willemse
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, NMU Stadium
Conference B	7th
Record	Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 18
Top try scorer	All: Bjorn Basson, Yaw Penxe (8)
Top points scorer	All: Masixole Banda (115)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Personnel

Coaches and management

The following coaching team was announced for the 2018–19 Pro14 season:[1]

Name	Title
Deon Davids	Head Coach
Chumani Booi	Backs Coach
Robbi Kempson	Scrum Consultant
Lermarc Stewart	Technical Analyst
Zingi Hela	Team Manager
Chumani Bambani	Media and Communications Manager
Gershwin Kortje	Team Doctor
Nadus Nieuwoudt	Strength and Conditioning Coach
Chad Foong	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Jodie Amy Emery	Physio
Yale Jameson	Physio
Henning van der Merwe	Kicking Coach
Sydney Goba	Logistics Manager

Squad

The Southern Kings squad for the 2018–19 Pro14 is:[2][3]

2018–19 Southern Kings squad
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Pro14		Kings
			Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
JC Astle	Lock	(1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Tango Balekile	Hooker	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 22)	8	0	8	0
Masixole Banda	Fullback / Fly-half	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 30)	15	40	15	40
Bjorn Basson	Wing	(1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 31)	–	–	–	–
Ulrich Beyers	Fullback	(1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 27)	15	12	–	–
Tristan Blewett	Centre	(1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Michael Botha	Fullback	(1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Brandon Brown	Flank	(1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Tienie Burger	Flank	(1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 24)	13	5	13	5
Rossouw de Klerk	Prop	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 29)	26	5	12	0
Bobby de Wee	Lock	(1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24)	20	5	20	5
Stephan de Wit	Flank	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Martin Dreyer	Prop	(1988-08-25)25 August 1988 (aged 30)	6	0	6	0
Ntabeni Dukisa	Utility back	(1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 30)	8	26	8	26
Martin du Toit	Fly-half	(1989-06-27)27 June 1989 (aged 29)	11	9	11	9
Schalk Ferreira	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 34)	20	5	20	5
Justin Forwood	Prop	(1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 24)	3	0	3	0
Stephan Greeff	Lock	(1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 28)	17	5	17	5
Berton Klaasen	Centre	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 28)	20	20	20	20
Harlon Klaasen	Centre / Wing	(1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 25)	9	20	9	20
Tertius Kruger	Centre	(1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 28)	2	0	–	–
Ruaan Lerm	Number eight	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 26)	14	10	14	10
Michael Makase	Wing	(1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 28)	12	20	12	20
Godlen Masimla	Scrum-half	(1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 26)	15	10	15	10
Lupumlo Mguca	Prop	(1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Giant Mtyanda	Lock	(1986-03-19)19 March 1986 (aged 32)	8	0	8	0
Andisa Ntsila	Loose forward	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 24)	17	10	17	10
Schalk Oelofse	Lock	(1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 29)	–	–	–	–
NJ Oosthuizen	Prop	(1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Yaw Penxe	Outside back	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 21)	18	25	18	25
Bader Pretorius	Fly-half	(1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Sarel Pretorius	Scrum-half	(1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 34)	72	70	–	–
Luvuyo Pupuma	Prop	(1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 25)	14	10	14	10
Meli Rokoua	Centre	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Pieter Scholtz	Prop	(1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 24)	11	0	11	0
S'bura Sithole	Wing	(1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 28)	5	0	5	0
De-Jay Terblanche	Prop	(1985-06-25)25 June 1985 (aged 33)	–	–	–	–
Alulutho Tshakweni	Prop	(1998-09-26)26 September 1998 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Stefan Ungerer	Scrum-half	(1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Ruan van Rensburg	Scrum-half	(1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Alandré van Rooyen	Hooker	(1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 22)	3	0	3	0
Rudi van Rooyen	Scrum-half	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 26)	14	0	14	0
Dries van Schalkwyk	Utility forward	(1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 33)	88	105	12	5
Jurie van Vuuren	Flank	(1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 25)	10	0	10	0
Kerron van Vuuren	Hooker	(1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
CJ Velleman	Flank	(1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Xandré Vos	Prop	(1996-09-30)30 September 1996 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Mike Willemse	Hooker	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 25)	13	10	13	10
Courtney Winnaar	Fullback	(1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Oliver Zono	Fly-half	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 26)	9	23	9	23
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 1 September 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only.

Player movements

Player movements between the 2017–18 Pro14 season and the end 2018–19 Pro14 season are as follows:

Southern Kings transfers 2017–18 — 2018–19
Pos	2017–18 squad	Out	In	2018–19 squad[2]
PR	Rossouw de Klerk[4] Martin Dreyer[5] Schalk Ferreira[1] Justin Forwood[4] Njabulo Gumede[5] Mzamo Majola[6] Luvuyo Pupuma[7] Pieter Scholtz[4] Joe Smith[8] Piet-Louw Strauss[9] Entienne Swanepoel[10] Dayan van der Westhuizen[8]	Njabulo Gumede (to Free State XV)[11] Mzamo Majola (to Sharks)[12] Joe Smith (to Leopards)[13] Piet-Louw Strauss (to Maties)[14] Entienne Swanepoel (to Valsugana)[15] Dayan van der Westhuizen (to Blue Bulls XV)[16]	Lupumlo Mguca (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2] NJ Oosthuizen (from Griquas)[17] De-Jay Terblanche (from Pumas)[18] Alulutho Tshakweni (from Blue Bulls U21)[19] Xandré Vos (from Eastern Province Elephants)[3]	Rossouw de Klerk[2] Martin Dreyer[2] Schalk Ferreira[2] Justin Forwood[2] Lupumlo Mguca NJ Oosthuizen Luvuyo Pupuma[2] Pieter Scholtz[2] De-Jay Terblanche Alulutho Tshakweni Xandré Vos
HK	Tango Balekile[1] Stephan Coetzee[20] Alandré van Rooyen[5] Mike Willemse[10]	Stephan Coetzee (to Seattle Seawolves)[21]	Kerron van Vuuren (from Sharks)[19][22]	Tango Balekile[2] Alandré van Rooyen[2] Kerron van Vuuren Mike Willemse[2]
LK	Bobby de Wee[1] Stephan Greeff[1] Giant Mtyanda[1] Freddy Ngoza[5] Dries van Schalkwyk[23] Jurie van Vuuren[4] Lindokuhle Welemu[4]	Freddy Ngoza (to Boland Cavaliers)[24] Lindokuhle Welemu (not named)[2]	JC Astle (from Mont-de-Marsan)[2] Schalk Oelofse (from Mont-de-Marsan)[2]	JC Astle[2] Bobby de Wee[2] Stephan Greeff[2] Giant Mtyanda[2] Schalk Oelofse[2] Dries van Schalkwyk[2] Jurie van Vuuren[2]
FL	Eital Bredenkamp[4] Tienie Burger[1] Khaya Majola[1] Siya Mdaka[4] Andisa Ntsila[4] Victor Sekekete[1] CJ Velleman[1]	Eital Bredenkamp (to Griquas)[25] Khaya Majola (not named)[2] Siya Mdaka (to Leopards)[26] Victor Sekekete (to Blue Bulls)[27]	Brandon Brown (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2] Stephan de Wit (from Western Province)[2]	Brandon Brown Tienie Burger[2] Stephan de Wit Andisa Ntsila[2] CJ Velleman[2]
N8	Lusanda Badiyana[1] Ruaan Lerm[4]	Lusanda Badiyana (to Eastern Province Elephants)[28]		Ruaan Lerm[2]
SH	Rowan Gouws[7] Godlen Masimla[1] JP Smith[29] Rudi van Rooyen[1]	Rowan Gouws (to Eastern Province Elephants)[30] JP Smith (to Eastern Province Elephants)[30]	Sarel Pretorius (from Dragons)[31] Stefan Ungerer (from Pumas)[32] Ruan van Rensburg (from Cheetahs)[2]	Godlen Masimla[2] Sarel Pretorius[2] Stefan Ungerer Ruan van Rensburg Rudi van Rooyen[2]
FH	Kurt Coleman[1] Pieter-Steyn de Wet[1] Martin du Toit[6] Benhard Janse van Rensburg[33] JC Roos[34] Oliver Zono[1]	Kurt Coleman (injured)[35] Pieter-Steyn de Wet (to Aurillac)[36] Benhard Janse van Rensburg (to Cheetahs)[37] JC Roos (retired)[2][38]	Bader Pretorius (from Golden Lions U21)[39]	Martin du Toit[3] Bader Pretorius Oliver Zono[2]
CE	Berton Klaasen[1] Harlon Klaasen[40] Jacques Nel[1] Jarryd Sage[1] Luzuko Vulindlu[1]	Jacques Nel (to Aurillac)[41] Jarryd Sage (to Dragons)[42] Luzuko Vulindlu (not named)[2]	Ulrich Beyers (from Blue Bulls XV)[2] Tristan Blewett (from Sharks)[43] Tertius Kruger (from Cheetahs)[2] Meli Rokoua (from Agronomia)[2]	Ulrich Beyers Tristan Blewett Berton Klaasen[2] Harlon Klaasen[2] Tertius Kruger Meli Rokoua[2]
WG	Alshaun Bock[1] Michael Makase[1] Yaw Penxe[1] S'bura Sithole[1] Anthony Volmink[44]	Alshaun Bock (to SWD Eagles)[45] Anthony Volmink (to Golden Lions XV)[46]	Bjorn Basson (from Oyonnax)[2]	Bjorn Basson Michael Makase[2] Yaw Penxe[2] S'bura Sithole[2]
FB	Masixole Banda[1] Ntabeni Dukisa[1]		Michael Botha (from Eastern Province Elephants)[2] Courtney Winnaar (from Sharks)[47]	Masixole Banda[2] Michael Botha Ntabeni Dukisa[2] Courtney Winnaar
Coach	Deon Davids[1]			Deon Davids[1]

Standings

The final Conference B log standings were:[48]

2018–19 Pro14 Conference B
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Leinster	21	15	1	5	672	385	+287	95	49	12	2	76
2	Ulster	21	13	2	6	441	424	+17	58	54	6	1	63
3	Benetton	21	11	2	8	474	431	+43	63	55	6	3	57
4	Scarlets	21	10	0	11	510	470	+40	68	54	7	5	52
5	Edinburgh	21	10	0	11	431	436	−5	52	59	6	5	51
6	Dragons	21	5	1	15	339	599	−260	37	84	1	3	26
7	Southern Kings	21	2	1	18	385	735	−350	54	107	5	7	22

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Southern Kings' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:

Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	R21	QF	SF	Final
Opposition	ZEB	DRA	ULS	GLA	SCA	BEN	SCA	LEI	CON	BEN	EDI	CHE	EDI	CHE	MUN	LEI	CAR	ULS	DRA	OSP	CHE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cumulative Points	0	2	2	7	7	7	9	11	11	12	12	13	17	19	19	19	20	20	22	22	22	N/A	N/A	N/A
Position	7th	7th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	6th	6th	6th	6th	7th	N/A	N/A	N/A
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The Southern Kings' matches in the 2018–19 Pro14 were:[49]

	1 September 2018	Zebre	32–16	Southern Kings	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
	20:35	Try: Oliviero Fabiani  4' Mattia Bellini  36' Jimmy Tuivaiti  54' Apisai Tauyavuca  79' Con: Carlo Canna  5', 37', 56' Pen: Carlo Canna  14', 67'	Report[50]	Try: Michael Botha  15' Con: Masixole Banda  16' Pen: Masixole Banda  49', 52', 59' Cards: Andisa Ntsila  70' Bobby de Wee  78'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mike Adamson

	8 September 2018	Dragons	27–22	Southern Kings	Rodney Parade, Newport
	15:00	Try: Ollie Griffiths  3' Aaron Wainwright  13' Josh Lewis  66' Con: Josh Lewis  4', 14', 67' Pen: Josh Lewis  21', 62' Cards: Rhodri Williams 26' to 36'	Report[51]	Try: Mike Willemse  27' Bjorn Basson  30' Godlen Masimla  55' Yaw Penxe  79' Con: Masixole Banda  56'	Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Frank Murphy

	16 September 2018	Southern Kings	7–28	Ulster	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:15	Try: Mike Willemse  42' Con: Masixole Banda  43' Cards: Tienie Burger 19' to 29'	Report[52]	Try: Marcell Coetzee  60' Angus Kernohan  66' Angus Curtis  80' Con: Billy Burns  61' Peter Nelson  80' Pen: John Cooney  4', 9', 26' Cards: Alan O'Connor 22' to 32' Rob Herring 39' to 49'	Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Sam Grove-White

	22 September 2018	Southern Kings	38–28	Glasgow Warriors	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Yaw Penxe  5' Martin du Toit  9', 71' Rudi van Rooyen  18' Harlon Klaasen  52' Con: Masixole Banda  6', 10', 18', 52', 72' Pen: Masixole Banda  40' Cards: Yaw Penxe 27' to 37' Brandon Brown 55' to 65' Godlen Masimla  79'	Report[53]	Try: Nick Grigg  59' D. T. H. van der Merwe  63', 80' Fraser Brown  76' Con: Adam Hastings  59', 64', 76', 80'	Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Andrew Brace

	29 September 2018	Scarlets	54–14	Southern Kings	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
	18:30	Try: Jonathan Davies  9', 24' Paul Asquith  15' Ioan Nicholas  42' Dan Davis  58' Simon Gardiner  65' Steff Evans  72' Kieran Hardy  80' Con: Rhys Patchell  10', 16', 24', 43', 59' Angus O'Brien  74', 80'	Report[54]	Try: Bjorn Basson  20', 33' Con: Masixole Banda  21', 34' Cards: Bjorn Basson  76'	Attendance: 7,529 Referee: Sean Gallagher

	6 October 2018	Benetton	28–5	Southern Kings	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
	20:00	Try: Luca Bigi  3' Dewaldt Duvenage  16' penalty try  22', 51' Con: Tommaso Allan  5', 17'	Report[55]	Try: Yaw Penxe  30' Cards: Justin Forwood 10' to 20'  51' Schalk Oelofse 22' to 32'	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Craig Evans

	26 October 2018	Southern Kings	34–41	Scarlets	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Masixole Banda  1' Yaw Penxe  21' Harlon Klaasen  48' Bjorn Basson  54' Con: Masixole Banda  2', 22', 49', 55' Pen: Masixole Banda  12', 33' Cards: Lupumlo Mguca  76'	Report[56]	Try: Dafydd Hughes  27' Will Boyde  39' Ioan Nicholas  41' Werner Kruger  62' Kieran Hardy  72' Taylor Davies  77' Con: Dan Jones  28', 42', 63', 73' Pen: Dan Jones  16'	Attendance: 2,473 Referee: John Lacey

	4 November 2018	Southern Kings	31–38	Leinster	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:45	Try: Yaw Penxe  2' Stefan Ungerer  32', 42' Lupumlo Mguca  71' Dries van Schalkwyk  79' Con: Masixole Banda  33', 43', 79' Cards: Stephan Greeff 25' to 35' Schalk Ferreira 29' to 39' Tienie Burger 40' to 50' Berton Klaasen  75'	Report[57]	Try: Adam Byrne  15' penalty try  24' Jamison Gibson-Park  36' Dan Leavy  38' Max Deegan  40' Bryan Byrne  63' Con: Noel Reid  37', 38', 40'	Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Lloyd Linton

	25 November 2018	Southern Kings	14–31	Connacht	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Masixole Banda  27' Ntabeni Dukisa  50' Con: Masixole Banda  28', 51' Cards: Lupumlo Mguca 35' to 45'	Report[58]	Try: Cian Kelleher  10' penalty try  35' Matt Healy  39' Paul Boyle  61' Con: Jack Carty  11', 40' David Horwitz  61' Pen: Jack Carty  4'	Attendance: 3,207 Referee: George Clancy

	1 December 2018	Southern Kings	19–22	Benetton	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:15	Try: Tertius Kruger  10', 80' Luvuyo Pupuma  74' Con: Masixole Banda  11', 74' Cards: Masixole Banda  80'	Report[59]	Try: Hame Faiva  5', 25', 37' Monty Ioane  50' Con: Ian McKinley  27'	Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Sean Gallagher

	5 January 2019	Edinburgh	38–0	Southern Kings	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
	19:35	Try: Dougie Fife  3' Darcy Graham  6', 10' Rory Sutherland  40' Simon Berghan  45' Cameron Fenton  62' Con: Simon Hickey  4', 7', 40', 64'	Report[60]		Attendance: 4,549 Referee: John Lacey

	18 January 2019	Southern Kings	17–24	Cheetahs	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  42' penalty try  72' Con: Masixole Banda  42' Pen: Masixole Banda  48'	Report[61]	Try: Rabz Maxwane  6' Junior Pokomela  45' Luan de Bruin  80' Con: Tian Schoeman  8', 46' Louis Fouché  80' Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg  63' Cards: Tian Meyer 16' to 26' Luan de Bruin 72' to 80'	Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	26 January 2019	Southern Kings	25–21	Edinburgh	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:15	Try: Bjorn Basson  3' Bader Pretorius  75' Yaw Penxe  77' Con: Masixole Banda  5', 76' Pen: Masixole Banda  10', 37' Cards: CJ Velleman 60' to 70'	Report[62]	Try: Chris Dean  7' penalty try  61' Ross Ford  71' Con: Jaco van der Walt  8', 73' Cards: James Johnstone  74'	Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Dan Jones

	2 February 2019	Cheetahs	40–36	Southern Kings	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:00	Try: Shaun Venter  6' Tian Schoeman  14' William Small-Smith  22' Malcolm Jaer  54' Junior Pokomela  62' Reinach Venter  65' Con: Tian Schoeman  7', 15', 56', 63', 66' Cards: Joseph Dweba 32' to 42' William Small-Smith 38' to 48'	Report[63]	Try: CJ Velleman  33' Yaw Penxe  46' Tienie Burger  72' Alandré van Rooyen  75' Berton Klaasen  80' Con: Masixole Banda  34', 73', 76', 80' Pen: Masixole Banda  2' Cards: Meli Rokoua 21' to 31' CJ Velleman  62'	Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Stuart Berry

	15 February 2019	Munster	43–0	Southern Kings	Irish Independent Park, Cork
	19:35	Try: Neil Cronin  13' Andrew Conway  37' Darren Sweetnam  53' Billy Holland  60' Rhys Marshall  66' Jean Kleyn  70' Rory Scannell  79' Con: Rory Scannell  14', 54', 67', 80'	Report[64]	Cards: Ruaan Lerm 35' to 45' Tertius Kruger 68' to 78' Andisa Ntsila 69' to 79'	Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Andrea Piardi

	22 February 2019	Leinster	59–19	Southern Kings	RDS Arena, Dublin
	19:55	Try: Noel Reid  5', 36' Ed Byrne  23', 27' Barry Daly  46' Andrew Porter  54' Max Deegan  64' Paddy Patterson  74' Rory O'Loughlin  77' Con: Ross Byrne  6', 24', 47', 56', 65', 75', 78'	Report[65]	Try: Bjorn Basson  12' Sarel Pretorius  19' Ulrich Beyers  42' Con: Bader Pretorius  20', 43'	Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Sam Grove-White

	2 March 2019	Cardiff Blues	26–19	Southern Kings	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
	19:35	Try: Owen Lane  1' Nick Williams  50' Olly Robinson  61' Jason Harries  76' Con: Jarrod Evans  2', 62', 77' Cards: Nick Williams 32' to 42'	Report[66]	Try: Dries van Schalkwyk  36' Mike Willemse  42' Masixole Banda  80' Con: Bader Pretorius  37' Masixole Banda  80' Cards: Tertius Kruger  71'	Attendance: 5,312 Referee: Joy Neville

	23 March 2019	Ulster	33–19	Southern Kings	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
	17:30	Try: Stuart McCloskey  7' Rob Lyttle  14' Marcell Coetzee  35' Robert Baloucoune  47' John Andrew  75' Con: Billy Burns  9', 16', 36' John Cooney  49'	Report[67]	Try: Yaw Penxe  21' Ulrich Beyers  26' Mike Willemse  63' Con: Bader Pretorius  27', 64' Cards: Tertius Kruger  67' Alandré van Rooyen 67' to 77'	Attendance: 13,748 Referee: Lloyd Linton

	7 April 2019	Southern Kings	18–18	Dragons	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Stefan Ungerer  16' Bjorn Basson  18' Harlon Klaasen  51' Pen: Bader Pretorius  32' Cards: Alulutho Tshakweni 58' to 68' Michael Makase 63' to 73'	Report[68]	Try: Adam Warren  2' Jordan Williams  56' Con: Josh Lewis  56' Pen: Josh Lewis  10', 78' Cards: Leon Brown 58' to 68' Lloyd Fairbrother 61' to 71'	Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Frank Murphy

	12 April 2019	Southern Kings	7–43	Ospreys	NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:35	Try: Mike Willemse  61' Con: Masixole Banda  62' Cards: Stephan Greeff 52' to 62'	Report[69]	Try: Dan Evans  13', 17', 56' Cory Allen  19' Hanno Dirksen  25' Bradley Davies  29', 78' Con: Luke Price  14', 18', 25', 30'	Attendance: 1,792 Referee: Andrew Brace

	27 April 2019	Cheetahs	61–25	Southern Kings	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:30	Try: Abongile Nonkontwana  8' Walt Steenkamp  17' Joseph Dweba  28' Shaun Venter  39', 63' Louis Fouché  41' Benhard Janse van Rensburg  55' Malcolm Jaer  70' Boan Venter  80' Con: Tian Schoeman  10', 18', 30', 40', 56', 64', 71', 80'	Report[70]	Try: Harlon Klaasen  34', 46' Bjorn Basson  50' Con: Masixole Banda  35', 46' Pen: Masixole Banda  3', 13' Cards: Meli Rokoua 28' to 38'

Player statistics

The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Southern Kings in 2018–19 is as follows:

2018–19 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name	ZEB	DRA	ULS	GLA	SCA	BEN	SCA	LEI	CON	BEN	EDI	CHE	EDI	CHE	MUN	LEI	CAR	ULS	DRA	OSP	CHE		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Justin Forwood	1	1	18	17		1	17	3															7	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Willemse	2	2	2	2	2	2					16	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		17	5	0	0	0	25
Luvuyo Pupuma	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		18	18	18		3	18									12	1	0	0	0	5
Schalk Oelofse	4	4			19	4	4			19										19	19		8	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby de Wee	5	5	5	5	5	19																	6	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Brown	6			6	6							7	20			6	6	6					8	0	0	0	0	0
Tienie Burger	7	7	7			20	20	7	20	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7		7		17	1	0	0	0	5
Ruaan Lerm	8	20	20	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		8	8	8		8	8	8	8		19	0	0	0	0	0
Rudi van Rooyen	9	9	21	9	21		21										21	21	21	21	21		10	1	0	0	0	5
Masixole Banda	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	15	15	15	15	15	23	23	23	15	23	15		21	3	32	12	0	115
Yaw Penxe	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	14	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14					18	8	0	0	0	40
Berton Klaasen	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	22	12		22	12		23	12	12	22		23	12			16	1	0	0	0	5
Harlon Klaasen	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	23	13	23	13					22	13	14	13		17	5	0	0	0	25
Michael Makase	14	14						14	14		14								14				6	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Botha	15		15	23						15													4	1	0	0	0	5
Alandré van Rooyen	16	16	16	16	16	16	2	2	2		2	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		20	1	0	0	0	5
Schalk Ferreira	17	17	1	1	1		1	1				1	1	1	1	17	17	17	1	1	1		17	0	0	0	0	0
Lupumlo Mguca	18	18			17	17	18	18	1			17	18				18	18			18		11	1	0	0	0	5
JC Astle	19	19	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	19	5	5	5	5	5		21	0	0	0	0	0
Andisa Ntsila	20	8	8	7	7	7	7					20	8	20	20	20	8	20	6	6			16	0	0	0	0	0
Godlen Masimla	21	21	9	21	9	9	9	21	21	21													10	1	0	0	0	5
Martin du Toit	22	22	22	10	10	10	10	10	10		10	22											11	2	0	0	0	10
Ulrich Beyers	23	23								22					23	15	15	15	22	15			9	2	0	0	0	10
Stephan de Wit		6	6				6	6							6		20		20	20	6		9	0	0	0	0	0
Bjorn Basson		11	11	11	11	11	11			11		11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		17	8	0	0	0	40
Xandré Vos			17																		17		2	0	0	0	0	0
Giant Mtyanda			19								19												2	0	0	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa			23	22	23	23			22		23	10	10	10							23		10	2	0	0	0	10
Martin Dreyer				18																			1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Greeff				19			19	4	4	4	4	4	19	19	19	4	19	19	19	4			15	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Velleman				20	20	6		20	6	6	6	6	6	6									10	1	0	0	0	5
Rossouw de Klerk					18	18						18											3	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Blewett					22	22																	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan van Rensburg						21																	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tango Balekile							16	16	16	16													4	0	0	0	0	0
Tertius Kruger							22	12	23	12	12	13	12	12	22	22	12	12	12				13	2	0	0	0	10
Meli Rokoua							23	23		13			23	13	13	13	13	13		22	14		11	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Ungerer								9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	21		9	9	9	9		13	3	0	0	0	15
NJ Oosthuizen								17	3	1	17	3											5	0	0	0	0	0
Dries van Schalkwyk								19	19	20	20	19	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	7	4		14	2	0	0	0	10
Jurie van Vuuren									7												20		2	0	0	0	0	0
Alulutho Tshakweni									17	17	1		17	17	17	1	1	1	17	17			11	0	0	0	0	0
Kerron van Vuuren										2													1	0	0	0	0	0
Pieter Scholtz										3	3				18	18			18	18			6	0	0	0	0	0
Sarel Pretorius											21	21	21	21	21	9	9						7	1	0	0	0	5
Bader Pretorius													22	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	22		9	1	5	1	0	18
De-Jay Terblanche														3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		8	0	0	0	0	0
S'bura Sithole																				13	12		2	0	0	0	0	0
Courtney Winnaar																					10		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try																							–	1	–	–	–	7
Total																							21	54	37	13	0	385
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player. Oliver Zono was named in the squad for the season, but never included in a matchday squad.

See also

• Southern Kings
• Pro14

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