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Rugby team
Southern Kings
Full name
Southern Kings
Union
South African Rugby Union
Founded
2009
Disbanded
2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Location
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Region
Eastern Cape
Ground(s)
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Capacity: 48,459)
Most caps
Schalk Ferreira (79)
Top scorer
Demetri Catrakilis (194)
Most tries
Yaw Penxe (15)
League(s)
Super Rugby Pro14
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
kingsrugby.co.za
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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 were created in 2009, and had their first match against the British & Irish Lions during their 2009 tour. After competing in Super Rugby in 2013, 2016 and 2017, they joined Pro14 prior to the 2017–18 season, along with the Cheetahs.
For the 2013 season, the Kings' catchment area was made up of the Eastern Cape and parts of the Western Cape, drawing players from 3 provincial unions: namely the Eastern Province Kings, based in Port Elizabeth (representing the southern half of the Eastern Cape), the Border Bulldogs, based in East London (representing the northern half of the Eastern Cape) and the SWD Eagles, based in George (representing the South Western Districts). However, after the South African Rugby Union took over the running of the franchise in November 2015, the franchise had no formal ties to any of the provincial unions.
The team was disbanded in September 2020 after going into voluntary liquidation.[1]
^"PRO14 issues statement after Southern Kings go bust". RugbyPass. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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