History was made on Saturday 16 September 2017, when the Southern Kings played host to Irish club, Leinster, in the first ever Guinness Pro14 match to be played on South African soil. The Kings came into the match after previously losing their first two Pro14 matches 57-10 and 32-10 against the defending champions, Scarlets, and … Continue reading Second half Leinster dispatch Kings
The opening round of the 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship got underway on Saturday 19 August, as South Africa took on Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay stadium. The match kicked off in good mid-August late afternoon conditions, with the windy city living up to its name.
World Rugby announced on Wednesday that South Africa’s premier domestic competition, the Currie Cup, will align with the Northern Hemisphere as they trial the recently-announced law amendments. The modifications that will be trialed in the Currie Cup will affect primarily the ruck, tackle and scrum areas of the game. The following are the approved law … Continue reading Currie Cup to trial new laws
The long awaited announcement of two South African teams’ involvement in the Guinness Pro12 was released on Tuesday 1 August by Celtic rugby. The Southern Kings and the Free State Cheetahs, who were recently axed from Super Rugby, will join teams from Wales, Scotland Ireland and Italy in a newly reformatted and renamed Guinness Pro14 … Continue reading Southern Kings officially part of Pro14
With the Southern Kings recently axed from Super Rugby, along with their Bloemfontein counter-parts, the Cheetahs, many have speculated what the future holds for these South African franchises. Over the weeks since the decision to axe the Kings and Cheetahs was made, the most prominent rumours have been that the Kings and Cheetahs will take … Continue reading Southern Kings and the Pro12?
On Saturday 24 June, the Springboks took on France in the third match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. The Springboks, who came into the match as the firm favourites after winning the first two matches of the three match test series. This would be the first match that … Continue reading South Africa Whitewash Les Blues with third test win
The Springboks rounded out a highly successful Incoming Series with a third win in three weeks over France when they ran out 35-12 victors in Johannesburg on Saturday 23 June. This historic victory marks the first South African win over Les Blues in Emirates Airline Park over the long history between the two sides.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has announced his squad to take on Fance as part of the incoming tour in June. Coetzee headlied the sqaud with the announcemnet of a new captain, Warren Whiteley to lead a young side back to the top. Coetzee has also announced a very strong SA A side to take on … Continue reading Fresh faced Boks to tackle French
The Southern Kings took part in a Sunday Super Rugby match on South African soil for the first time in over ten years when they took on the Lions at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. The Sunday afternoon fixture kicked off at 14:30 in cool autumn conditions. The Kings were looking to find their winning … Continue reading 14-man Lions sink Kings
On Saturday 29 April, the Southern Kings romped home to an emphatic 44-3 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in what was an exiting and clinical performance from the home side. This was the Kings’ first consecutive victory in the Super Rugby competition. The Kings led by eight points at half time after two penalties from … Continue reading Kings coach happy with complete package
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