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SA Rugby puts Southern Kings into voluntary liquidation
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander said it was time to 'reconsider' a 'suitable and viable' rugby project for the Eastern Cape province.
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More South African sides in Pro14 'positive' for Springboks' Pollard
Reports claim Pollard's former side the Bulls, the Lions, the Sharks and the Stormers are set to replace the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings in the league which includes outfits from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
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Southern Kings to sit out rest of 2020 due to financial woes
The Kings have faced crippling financial woes in recent months after a failed takeover bid, leading South African Rugby to assume control in June.
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SA Rugby takes temporary control of the Kings
Players, management, office staff, sponsors and provincial and metropolitan authorities have been advised of the latest developments. All staff and players of the franchise have been retained.
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Siyabonga Masuku to start at flyhalf for the Kings in Connacht clash
The 23-year-old, who has made three appearances from the bench so far this season, replaces Demetri Catrakilis, who has sustained an ankle injury.
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Elrigh Louw returns for Kings to face the Scarlets
The 20-year-old loose-forward served a one-week suspension he was handed for a dangerous tackle in the match against the Cheetahs earlier this month.
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Edmund Ludick to earn his Kings debut for Munster clash
The 21-year-old Ludick replaces the injured Yaw Penxe at wing, with Dapula providing loose-forward cover from the bench.
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Kings ready for second crack at Cheetahs
The Southern Kings will go into the match with a few changes to the team that was on duty in the Friendly City last week.
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Van Straaten: Kings will have a different approach to Cheetahs match
The Southern Kings fell short over the weekend, following a last-minute 30-31 defeat to South African rivals, the Cheetahs in Port Elizabeth.
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A milestone for Banda as he reaches 50 games for the Kings
The 31-year-old hot-stepper has amassed his caps in both the PRO14 championship and Super Rugby making him one of the stalwarts of the Port Elizabeth-based side.
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Kings prop Scholtz banned for four weeks
A disciplinary panel convened in Neath to consider the red-card shown to Pieter Scholtz during the Kings' Round 10 PRO14 fixture against Edinburgh on 4 January 2020.
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Yaw Penxe boost for Kings as they face Connacht
Yaw Penxe’s inclusion is one of only three changes to the starting side that emerged 14-16 winners against the Ospreys in Wales in the Kings’ last outing three weeks ago.
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Kings looking to build on Osprey win, says lock Fortuin
After picking up their first Pro14 win of the season against Ospreys, Southern Kings lock Aston Fortuin believes the team can take that momentum into their upcoming match against Connacht.
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Southern Kings ready for Connacht clash
The Port Elizabeth-based side will travel to the Sportsground, Ireland will full much confidence after 16-14 victory over Ospreys over a week ago.
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Kempson hails Kings after defensive effort delivers first Pro14 away win
Robbi Kempson said it was an unbelievable performance given their injury situation.
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Robbi Kempson: The loss was a big learning curve
The Kings went down 50-0 against last season’s PRO14 finalists, the Glasgow Warriors, in Scotland on Friday.
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Lerm to lead Kings against Warriors
Ruaan Lerm will lead a side that sees a single change to the forwards pack, with an additional positional switch.
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Scott van Breda joins Kings on a short-term loan
The 27-year-old former Kings player joins the Port Elizabeth based side on a short-term loan.
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Kempson bemoans errors as Kings lose again
Southern Kings lost their fourth consecutive PRO14 match against Benetton in Italy on Saturday after going down 36-30.
