2016 Southern Kings season

2016 Southern Kings season
Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Head coach Deon Davids
Captain Steven Sykes
Rank 18th (overall)
8th (S.A. Group)
4th (Africa 2 Conference)
Record Won 1, Lost 6
Top points scorer Louis Fouché (57)
Top try scorer Chris Cloete and
Edgar Marutlulle (3)
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In 2016, the Southern Kings will participate in the 2016 Super Rugby competition, their second appearance in the competition after also playing in 2013. They will participate in the Africa 2 Conference of the competition, along with Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

Chronological list of events

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:

2016 Kings coaches and management
Position Name
Head coach Deon Davids
Forwards coach Barend Pieterse
Backs coach Mzwandile Stick
Conditioning coach Nadus Nieuwoudt
Doctor Dr Conrad van Hagen
Physiotherapist Kim Naidoo
Team manager Zingi Hela

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season:

2016 Kings squad
Player Union Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Kings
Apps Pts Apps Pts
South Africa Ackerman, JustinJustin Ackerman Golden Lions Prop 17 March 1992 (aged 23)
South Africa Adriaanse, JacobieJacobie Adriaanse To be confirmed Prop 19 July 1985 (aged 30) 13 0
South Africa Albertse, LouisLouis Albertse Eastern Province Kings Prop 02 April 1990 (aged 25)
South Africa Am, LukhanyoLukhanyo Am Sharks Centre 28 November 1993 (aged 22)
South Africa Astle, JCJC Astle Sharks Lock 30 August 1990 (aged 25)
South Africa Bezuidenhout, MartinMartin Bezuidenhout To be confirmed Hooker 21 August 1989 (aged 26) 34 15
South Africa Bholi, ThembelaniThembelani Bholi Eastern Province Kings Flanker 18 January 1990 (aged 26)
South Africa Botha, TomTom Botha Eastern Province Kings Prop 31 August 1990 (aged 25)
South Africa Cloete, ChrisChris Cloete Pumas Flanker 15 February 1991 (aged 25)
South Africa Davis, AidonAidon Davis Eastern Province Kings Number eight 29 April 1994 (aged 21) 1 0 1 0
South Africa du Plessis, JPJP du Plessis Eastern Province Kings Centre 29 April 1991 (aged 24) 3 0
South Africa du Preez, PhilipPhilip du Preez Eastern Province Kings Lock 01 August 1993 (aged 22)
South Africa Eksteen, LeightonLeighton Eksteen SWD Eagles Fullback 15 September 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Engelbrecht, JacquesJacques Engelbrecht To be confirmed Number eight 10 June 1985 (aged 30) 28 5 15 5
South Africa Ferreira, MartinMartin Ferreira Eastern Province Kings Hooker 24 January 1989 (aged 27)
South Africa Ferreira, SchalkSchalk Ferreira Eastern Province Kings Prop 09 February 1984 (aged 32) 31 5 15 5
South Africa Fouché, LouisLouis Fouché Eastern Province Kings Fly-half 04 January 1990 (aged 26) 23 47
South Africa Fuzani, TazzTazz Fuzani Eastern Province Kings Lock 18 January 1991 (aged 25)
South Africa Gates, ShaneShane Gates Eastern Province Kings Centre 27 September 1992 (aged 23) 5 0 5 0
South Africa Grey, SiyandaSiyanda Grey Eastern Province Kings Winger 16 August 1989 (aged 26) 4 0 4 0
South Africa Hall, JamesJames Hall Eastern Province Kings Scrum-half 02 January 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Hendricks, LiamLiam Hendricks Western Province Prop 31 May 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Hess, CornellCornell Hess Eastern Province Kings Lock 01 March 1989 (aged 26)
South Africa Jaer, MalcolmMalcolm Jaer Eastern Province Kings Fullback 29 June 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Jonck, JPJP Jonck Eastern Province Kings Flanker 07 December 1991 (aged 24)
South Africa Kebe, NtandoNtando Kebe Border Bulldogs Scrum-half 19 August 1988 (aged 27)
Namibia Kotzé, TheunsTheuns Kotzé Boland Cavaliers Fly-half 16 July 1987 (aged 28)
South Africa Luiters, KevinKevin Luiters Eastern Province Kings Scrum-half 02 July 1992 (aged 23)
South Africa Marutlulle, EdgarEdgar Marutlulle Eastern Province Kings Hooker 20 December 1987 (aged 28) 12 0 4 0
South Africa Oelofse, SchalkSchalk Oelofse SWD Eagles Lock 02 November 1988 (aged 27)
South Africa Paul, TylerTyler Paul Eastern Province Kings Lock / Flanker 20 January 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Pokomela, JuniorJunior Pokomela Eastern Province Kings Number eight 10 December 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Radebe, CharlesCharles Radebe SWD Eagles Winger 16 December 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Sithole, StiSti Sithole Western Province Prop 31 March 1993 (aged 22) 3 0
South Africa Sofisa, VukileVukile Sofisa Eastern Province Kings Prop 06 April 1993 (aged 22)
South Africa Sykes, StevenSteven Sykes Eastern Province Kings Lock 05 August 1984 (aged 31) 96 55 13 5
South Africa van Tonder, JacoJaco van Tonder Sharks Fullback 07 April 1991 (aged 24) 3
South Africa Velleman, CJCJ Velleman Eastern Province Kings Flanker 24 February 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Visser, JurgenJurgen Visser Eastern Province Kings Fullback 13 September 1989 (aged 26) 31 13
South Africa Vulindlu, LuzukoLuzuko Vulindlu SWD Eagles Centre / Winger 14 November 1987 (aged 28) 9 5
South Africa Watermeyer, StefanStefan Watermeyer Eastern Province Kings Centre 03 June 1988 (aged 27) 14 10
South Africa Watts, ElgarElgar Watts Eastern Province Kings Fly-half 24 September 1985 (aged 30) 19 87
South Africa Willemse, StefanStefan Willemse Eastern Province Kings Flanker 12 April 1992 (aged 23)
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 27 February 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition.
Appearances and points refer to the Super Rugby competition only and excludes the 2013 relegation play-off series against the Lions.

Log

The current standings for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:[9][10]

2016 Super Rugby standings

South African Group
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Stormers 9 6 0 3 248 158 +90 25 17 2 3 29
2 South Africa Lions 9 6 0 3 268 235 +33 33 28 2 1 27
3 South Africa Bulls 9 6 1 2 250 190 +60 29 20 2 0 28
4 South Africa Sharks 10 5 1 4 206 171 +35 21 17 1 3 26
5 South Africa Cheetahs 10 2 0 8 262 276 −14 34 33 1 3 12
6 Argentina Jaguares 9 2 0 7 237 254 −17 31 30 1 3 12
7 Japan Sunwolves 9 1 0 8 202 362 −160 24 50 0 3 7
8 South Africa Kings 9 1 0 8 170 418 −248 20 59 0 0 4

South Africa Africa 2 Conference
Pos Team Pts
1 Lions 27
2 Sharks 26
3 Argentina Jaguares 12
4 Kings 4

Overall
Pos Team Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders 37
2 South Africa Stormers 29
3 South Africa Lions 27
4 Australia Brumbies 25
5 New Zealand Chiefs 37
6 New Zealand Highlanders 32
7 New Zealand Hurricanes 31
8 South Africa Bulls 28
9 South Africa Sharks 26
10 Australia Waratahs 25
11 New Zealand Blues 25
12 Australia Rebels 23
13 South Africa Cheetahs 12
14 Argentina Jaguares 12
15 Australia Reds 12
16 Australia Force 10
17 Japan Sunwolves 7
18 South Africa Kings 4

Matches

The Kings will play the following matches during the 2016 Super Rugby season:

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2016 is as follows:

2016 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name SHA CHI CRU HUR SUN BUL LIO JAG BLU CHE SHA JAG HIG LIO STO App Try Kck Pts
Schalk Ferreira 1 1 1 17 17 1 1 7 0 0 0
Martin Ferreira 2 2 16 16 2 16 16 6 0 0 0
Tom Botha 3 18 18 18 18 3 18 3 3 8 0 0 0
Steven Sykes 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 3 0 15
JC Astle 5 5 5 5 5 5 19 5 5 8 0 0 0
Chris Cloete 6 6 6 20 20 6 6 6 6 8 4 0 20
Thembelani Bholi 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 1 0 5
Jacques Engelbrecht 8 8 8 8 20 5 0 0 0
Ntando Kebe 9 9 21 9 9 21 21 9 21 8 0 0 0
Elgar Watts 10 22 22 22 22 10 10 6 1 10 15
Malcolm Jaer 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 7 1 0 5
Shane Gates 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 1 0 5
JP du Plessis 13 23 23 22 11 5 0 0 0
Luzuko Vulindlu 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 7 2 0 10
Jurgen Visser 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 0 0 0
Edgar Marutlulle 16 2 16 2 2 2 2 2 7 3 0 15
Sti Sithole 17 17 17 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0
Louis Albertse 18 1 0 0 0
Schalk Oelofse 19 19 19 19 19 19 5 19 7 0 0 0
CJ Velleman 20 20 20 6 6 20 8 8 8 8 0 0 0
Leighton Eksteen 21 23 23 23 3 0 0 0
Louis Fouché 22 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 22 8 1 52 57
Charles Radebe 23 1 0 0 0
Jacobie Adriaanse 3 3 3 3 3 18 18 6 0 0 0
Stefan Watermeyer 13 13 13 13 12 22 13 13 7 1 0 5
Martin Bezuidenhout 16 16 16 3 0 0 0
Kevin Luiters 21 9 21 21 4 0 0 0
Jaco van Tonder 23 23 23 15 4 0 0 0
Stefan Willemse 7 7 7 19 20 4 0 0 0
Justin Ackerman 17 18 17 17 17 4 0 0 0
Aidon Davis 8 8 20 3 0 0 0
Siyanda Grey 14 1 0 0 0
James Hall 9 9 21 9 3 0 0 0
Lukhanyo Am 13 13 14 14 3 0 0 0
Total 7 18 62 152

See also

References

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