2013 Southern Kings season

2013 Southern Kings season
Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
President Cheeky Watson
Director of Rugby Alan Solomons
Head coach Matt Sexton
Captain Luke Watson
Rank 15th (overall)
5th (South Africa)
Record Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 12
Play-offs 2nd
(Lost Super Rugby status)
Play-off record Won 1, Lost 1
Top points scorer Demetri Catrakilis (151)
Top try scorer Wimpie van der Walt (6)
2016 →

The Southern Kings participated in their first ever Super Rugby competition in 2013. They won three, drew one and lost twelve of their matches during the regular season to finish fifth and last in the South African Conference and fifteenth and last on the overall log. Their top try scorer in the competition was Wimpie van der Walt, who got six tries, and their top points scorer was Demetri Catrakilis, who scored 142 points. As a result of finishing bottom of the South African Conference, they had to play a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off series against the Lions. The Lions beat them 44–42 on aggregate to return to Super Rugby in 2014 at the expense of the Kings.[1]

It was also their final season in Super Rugby until 2016, when they returned after the Super Rugby competition was expanded to 18 teams.[2]

Chronological list of events

Personnel

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season:

2013 Kings squad
Player Union Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Kings
Apps Pts Apps Pts
Kenya Adongo, DanielDaniel Adongo Eastern Province Kings Lock / loose forward 12 October 1989 (aged 23)
South Africa Bernardo, RynierRynier Bernardo Eastern Province Kings Lock 27 August 1991 (aged 21)
South Africa Bulbring, DavidDavid Bulbring Eastern Province Kings Lock 12 September 1989 (aged 23) 3 0
South Africa Buys, KevinKevin Buys Eastern Province Kings Prop 26 April 1986 (aged 26) 13 0
South Africa Catrakilis, DemetriDemetri Catrakilis Eastern Province Kings Fly-half 06 September 1989 (aged 23)
South Africa Cooke, RonnieRonnie Cooke Eastern Province Kings Centre / wing 05 January 1985 (aged 28) 24 25
South Africa Davis, AidonAidon Davis Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 29 April 1994 (aged 18)
South Africa du Plessis, CharlCharl du Plessis Eastern Province Kings Prop 08 April 1987 (aged 25)
South Africa du Preez, CornellCornell du Preez Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 23 March 1991 (aged 21)
South Africa Dunlop, WesleyWesley Dunlop Eastern Province Kings Fly-half 12 May 1987 (aged 25)
South Africa Engelbrecht, JacquesJacques Engelbrecht Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 10 June 1985 (aged 27)
South Africa Engels, JacoJaco Engels Eastern Province Kings Prop 17 December 1980 (aged 32) 40 10
South Africa Ferreira, SchalkSchalk Ferreira Eastern Province Kings Prop 09 February 1984 (aged 29) 16 0
South Africa Franklin, HannesHannes Franklin Eastern Province Kings Hooker 06 October 1981 (aged 31) 12 10
South Africa Gates, ShaneShane Gates Eastern Province Kings Centre 27 September 1993 (aged 19)
South Africa Grey, SiyandaSiyanda Grey Eastern Province Kings Wing 16 August 1989 (aged 23)
South Africa Herbst, JohanJohan Herbst SWD Eagles Scrum-half 18 May 1987 (aged 25)
South Africa Kemp, GrantGrant Kemp SWD Eagles Prop 31 October 1988 (aged 24)
South Africa Killian, MichaelMichael Killian Eastern Province Kings Wing 22 November 1983 (aged 29) 37 50
France Lacombe, VirgileVirgile Lacombe Eastern Province Kings Hooker 07 July 1984 (aged 28)
Argentina Leonardi, TomásTomás Leonardi Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 01 July 1987 (aged 25)
South Africa Maku, BandiseBandise Maku Eastern Province Kings Hooker 24 June 1986 (aged 26) 33 0
South Africa Mamojele, ThaboThabo Mamojele Eastern Province Kings Lock / loose forward 29 July 1986 (aged 26)
South Africa Marais, SPSP Marais Eastern Province Kings Fullback 16 March 1989 (aged 23)
South Africa Marutlulle, EdgarEdgar Marutlulle Leopards Hooker 20 December 1987 (aged 25) 8 0
South Africa Mbiyozo, MphoMpho Mbiyozo Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 07 February 1983 (aged 30)
South Africa Murray, WaylonWaylon Murray Eastern Province Kings Centre 27 April 1986 (aged 26) 55 40
South Africa Nell, DarronDarron Nell Eastern Province Kings Lock 08 March 1980 (aged 32) 10 10
South Africa Oosthuizen, DevinDevin Oosthuizen Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 28 May 1988 (aged 24)
New Zealand Parkes, HadleighHadleigh Parkes Eastern Province Kings Centre / wing 05 October 1987 (aged 25) 13 10
South Africa Petersen, SergealSergeal Petersen Eastern Province Kings Wing 01 August 1994 (aged 18)
South Africa Sampson, MarcelloMarcello Sampson Eastern Province Kings Wing 27 March 1987 (aged 25)
South Africa Soyizwapi, ShakesShakes Soyizwapi Eastern Province Kings Fullback / wing 07 December 1992 (aged 20)
South Africa Strauss, AndriesAndries Strauss Eastern Province Kings Centre 05 March 1984 (aged 28) 40 20
South Africa Sykes, StevenSteven Sykes Eastern Province Kings Lock 05 August 1984 (aged 28) 69 45
South Africa van Breda, ScottScott van Breda Eastern Province Kings Fullback / wing 12 December 1991 (aged 21)
South Africa van der Walt, WimpieWimpie van der Walt Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 06 January 1989 (aged 24)
South Africa van Vuuren, ElricElric van Vuuren SWD Eagles Fullback 08 April 1985 (aged 27)
South Africa Venter, ShaunShaun Venter Pumas Scrum-half 16 March 1987 (aged 25)
Argentina Vergallo, NicolásNicolás Vergallo Eastern Province Kings Scrum-half 20 April 1983 (aged 29)
South Africa Watson, LukeLuke Watson Eastern Province Kings Loose forward 26 October 1983 (aged 29) 82 55
South Africa Whitehead, GeorgeGeorge Whitehead Eastern Province Kings Fly-half / fullback 17 March 1989 (aged 23)
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 23 February 2013, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2013 Super Rugby season were:

2013 Kings coaches and management
Position Name
Director of Rugby Alan Solomons
Head coach Matt Sexton
Defence and breakdown coach Omar Mouneimne
Backs and attack coach Brad Mooar
Performance analyst Southy Steenkamp
Strength and conditioning coach Johan Pretorius
Physiotherapist James Fleming
Doctor Dr Conrad van Hagen
Masseur Lelani van der Merwe
Assistant physiotherapist Kim Naidoo
Manager Willem Oliphant
Logistics manager Sydney Goba

Season

Log

The final log standings in the 2013 Super Rugby season were:[18]

Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Chiefs 16 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66
2 South Africa Bulls 16 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63
3 Australia Brumbies 16 10 2 4 2 430 295 +135 43 31 5 3 60
4 New Zealand Crusaders 16 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60
5 Australia Reds 16 10 2 4 2 321 296 +25 31 23 4 2 58
6 South Africa Cheetahs 16 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54
7 South Africa Stormers 16 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50
8 South Africa Sharks 16 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48
9 Australia Waratahs 16 8 0 8 2 411 371 +40 45 34 1 4 45
10 New Zealand Blues 16 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44
11 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41
12 Australia Rebels 16 5 0 11 2 382 515 −133 44 65 4 5 37
13 Australia Force 16 4 1 11 2 267 366 −99 26 34 0 5 31
14 New Zealand Highlanders 16 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
15 South Africa Kings 16 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24
South Africa South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Bulls 16 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63
2 Cheetahs 16 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54
3 Stormers 16 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50
4 Sharks 16 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48
5 Kings 16 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24
Final standings.

The final log standings in the 2013 Super Rugby promotion/relegation play-off were:[19]

Standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Lions 2 1 0 1 44 42 +2 4 4 0 1 5
2 Kings 2 1 0 1 42 44 −2 4 4 0 1 5
Final standings.

Round-by-round

The Kings' round-by-round progression throughout the season was:

Team Progression – 2013 Super Rugby season
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Kings N/A 4
(3rd)
8
(7th)
8
(7th)
8
(14th)
8
(14th)
8
(14th)
11
(14th)
15
(13th)
15
(14th)
15
(14th)
15
(14th)
20
(13th)
24
(13th)
24
(13th)
24
(14th)
24
(14th)
24
(14th)
24
(15th)
24
(15th)
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss bye no game

Matches

The results of the Kings' matches during the season were:

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2013 is as follows:[41]

2013 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name FOR SHA CHI CRU HUR BRU REB BUL CHE WAR HIG CHE STO BUL STO SHA LIO LIO App Try Kck Pts
Schalk Ferreira 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 2 0 10
Bandise Maku 2 2 2 2 2 16 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 2 2 18 0 0 0
Kevin Buys 3 3 3 3 3 17 17 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 0 0 0
David Bulbring 4 18 5 5 5 18 18 5 18 18 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 18 0 0 0
Steven Sykes 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 18 4 18 18 15 2 0 10
Wimpie van der Walt 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 17 6 0 30
Luke Watson 7 8 19 19 7 7 6 2 0 10
Cornell du Preez 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 16 3 0 15
Shaun Venter 9 9 9 9 9 20 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 9 9 21 9 9 18 2 0 10
Demetri Catrakilis 10 10 10 10 10 22 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 0 151 151
Marcello Sampson 11 11 11 11 21 21 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 1 0 5
Andries Strauss 12 12 22 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 0 0 0
Ronnie Cooke 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 17 2 0 10
Sergeal Petersen 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 8 4 0 20
SP Marais 15 15 15 22 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 0 0 0
Edgar Marutlulle 16 16 16 16 4 0 0 0
Jaco Engels 17 17 17 17 4 0 0 0
Daniel Adongo 18 19 19 4 19 18 22 5 0 0 0
Jacques Engelbrecht 19 8 8 8 8 19 19 19 8 8 19 8 8 8 8 8 8 17 1 0 5
Johan Herbst 20 1 0 0 0
George Whitehead 21 21 21 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 22 10 22 22 10 21 10 17 2 21 31
Hadleigh Parkes 22 22 12 12 11 14 14 11 7 0 0 0
Darron Nell 5 4 4 4 18 4 4 7 0 0 0
Nicolás Vergallo 20 20 20 20 9 20 20 20 20 20 20 9 20 20 9 20 20 14 1 0 5
Tomás Leonardi 18 1 0 0 0
Rynier Bernardo 18 18 5 5 18 5 5 18 18 18 10 0 0 0
Devin Oosthuizen 19 6 6 6 19 19 19 19 7 19 19 11 0 0 0
Waylon Murray 21 21 13 13 13 21 21 13 22 12 8 0 0 0
Elric van Vuuren 22 22 2 0 0 0
Hannes Franklin 16 2 2 16 16 16 16 2 16 16 10 1 0 5
Grant Kemp 17 3 3 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 3 17 17 13 0 0 0
Shakes Soyizwapi 15 22 22 22 22 14 15 6 0 0 0
Scott van Breda 21 14 2 1 13 18
Michael Killian 11 14 14 22 4 0 0 0
Siyanda Grey 14 11 14 14 4 0 0 0
Virgile Lacombe 16 16 16 16 4 0 0 0
Shane Gates 21 21 21 21 21 12 12 22 7 0 0 0
Charl du Plessis 17 1 17 3 0 0 0
Mpho Mbiyozo 6 1 1 0 5
Thabo Mamojele 19 1 0 0 0
Aidon Davis 20 1 0 0 0
Wesley Dunlop 21 0 0 0 0
Total 18 31 185 340

See also

External links

References

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