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Southern Kings The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They w ...
were a
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n franchise that participated in
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in
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and in the
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from 2017–18 until the teams disbandment in 2020. Below is a listing of all players that represented the Southern Kings.


Pro14 players

The following 99 players represented the Southern Kings in the Pro14 competition between 2017–18 and 2020:


Super Rugby players

The following 106 players represented the Southern Kings at Super Rugby level in 2013, 2016 and 2017:


Other players


2013 Super Rugby play-offs

The following players represented the Southern Kings in the 2013 relegation play-offs. These matches were official first class matches according to the
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, but not included by
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in official Super Rugby appearances statistics.


2009 Lions tour and 2011 IRB Nations Cup

In addition to Super Rugby, the Southern Kings also played first class matches against the
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during their 2009 tour to South Africa and against , and in the
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(under the name the South African Kings). The players that represented them in these fixtures were:


See also

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Southern Kings The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They w ...
*
Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the S ...
*
Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in ...


References


External links


Official website
{{Super Rugby player lists
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Southern Kings
Southern Kings The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They w ...
Super Rugby players