In 2013, the Southern Kings participated in the 2013 Super Rugby season and the Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup.
3 January 2013: After failing to pass a fitness test following a shoulder injury, Burton Francis was released by the Kings' wider training squad and returned to SWD Eagles.
7 January 2013: The Southern Kings wider training squad is cut to a core training squad of 40 players, with 13 players moving to the Vodacom Cup squad instead.
14 January 2013: Boetie Britz is recalled to the Southern Kings training squad following a knee injury to Hannes Franklin.
22 January 2013: The Kings beat Varsity Cup side NMMU Madibaz 28–12 in a warm-up game.
26 January 2013: The Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup side beat national club champions College Rovers 19–14 in a warm-up game.
1 February 2013: The Kings beat a Franchise XV – effectively the SWD Eagles – 29–13 in a warm-up game, while the Vodacom Cup side beat club side Despatch 21–5.
6 February 2013: The kit for the Super Rugby season is officially launched.
9 February 2013: The Kings lose 31–41 to the Lions in a 2013 Lions Challenge Series match.
12 February 2013: The Southern Kings core training squad is further reduced to 35 players, with seven players – Boetie Britz, Wesley Dunlop, Ross Geldenhuys, Lizo Gqoboka, Scott Mathie, Shakes Soyizwapi and Wayne Stevens – moving to the Vodacom Cup squad instead, while SWD Eagles prop Grant Kemp is a new inclusion in the squad.
26 February 2013: Former South Africa Under-20 head coach Eric Sauls is appointed by the Eastern Province Rugby Union as the Manager of Coaching Development.
21 March 2013: Despite being initially named in the Southern Kings squad to tour Australasia for games against Crusaders, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Rebels, Virgile Lacombe and Tomás Leonardi are recalled after the Kings fielded more than the allowed two foreigner players in their match against the Chiefs.
31 March 2013: Hadleigh Parkes suffered a broken arm in the match against the Hurricanes and Shakes Soyizwapi is called into the touring squad as his replacement.
4 April 2013: Vodacom Cup and Under–21 full-back Kieran Goss signs for English Championship side Cornish Pirates.
9 May 2013: Vodacom Cup players Schalk Oelofse and Mzwanele Zito, along with former Vodacom Cup player Justin van Staden all join the SWD Eagles prior to their 2013 Currie Cup First Division campaign.
7 June 2013: Two Kings players join French teams for the 2013–14 season; prop Kevin Buys joins Top 14 side CA Brive and fly-half Wesley Dunlop joins Fédérale 1 side US Montauban.
2 July 2013: Kings players Virgile Lacombe and Tomás Leonardi both leave the club after the contracts expire.
1 Ross Geldenhuys joined Western Province during the 2013 Currie Cup.
2 Daniel Adongo joined the Indianapolis Colts during the 2013 Currie Cup.
3 Wesley Dunlop joined the US Montauban during the 2013 Currie Cup.
(did not play) indicates a player was included in a squad, but made no appearances in the competition.
(not in squad) indicates a player was not included in the squad, remained at the EP Kings and was in previous and future squads, usually due to a long-term injury.
(SR) indicates a player was not included in the squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup, but did represent the Southern Kings in the 2013 Super Rugby season.
Source: sanzarrugby.com
Legend:
Rnd = Round Completed (Games Played plus Byes), W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Bye = Number of Byes, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points, Q = Qualification
Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
4 points for a bye (this does not apply to teams not scheduled to play in split rounds, e.g. New Zealand and South African teams in the Australian-only Round 1).
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
The Overall Standings classification system:
Three Conference Winners/Leaders in log points order
Three Wildcard teams in log points order
The remaining nine teams in log points order
When teams are level on log points, they are sorted by number of games won, then overall points difference, then number of tries scored and then overall try difference
The following fixtures were released on 21 September 2012.
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Super Rugby season:
The Promotion/Relegation series is not an official part of the Super Rugby competition as organised by SANZAR. Instead, it was introduced by SARU to give the sixth South African franchise an opportunity to qualify for Super Rugby.
Lions are promoted to Super Rugby for 2014.
Kings are relegated from Super Rugby for 2014.
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Super Rugby Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs:
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Vodacom Cup season:
Ofentse Boloko, Albé de Swardt, Armand du Preez, Renier Erasmus, Zolani Faku, Heinrich Leonard, Siya Mangaliso, Kuhle Sonkosi, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
Ofentse Boloko, Albé de Swardt, Armand du Preez, Renier Erasmus, Zolani Faku, Heinrich Leonard, Siya Mangaliso, Kuhle Sonkosi, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Currie Cup season:
David Bulbring, Kevin Buys, Demetri Catrakilis, Zolani Faku, Shane Gates, Johan Herbst, Bandise Maku, Siya Mangaliso, SP Marais, Sphephelo Mayaba, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Waylon Murray, Norman Nelson, Foxy Ntleki, Paul Schoeman, Andries Strauss, Wimpie van der Walt, Luke Watson, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
David Bulbring, Kevin Buys, Demetri Catrakilis, Zolani Faku, Shane Gates, Johan Herbst, Bandise Maku, Siya Mangaliso, SP Marais, Sphephelo Mayaba, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Waylon Murray, Norman Nelson, Foxy Ntleki, Paul Schoeman, Andries Strauss, Wimpie van der Walt, Luke Watson, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
The following players played during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B season:
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship season:
Chad Banfield, Dylan Samuel Beckett, Masixole Caga, Frans Antonie Gerber, Arnold Klein, Glenwill Lewis, Ntsiki Mlamleli, Tau Mokonenyane, Khaya Molotana, Zuko Ndlela, Rousseau Prinsloo, Tyrone Rankin and Paul Schoeman were named in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
Chad Banfield, Dylan Samuel Beckett, Masixole Caga, Frans Antonie Gerber, Arnold Klein, Glenwill Lewis, Ntsiki Mlamleli, Tau Mokonenyane, Khaya Molotana, Zuko Ndlela, Rousseau Prinsloo, Tyrone Rankin and Paul Schoeman were named in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
The following players played during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B season:
The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship season:
Darrel Curtis Coetzee, Justin Ferrant, Darren Ketzner, Wynand van der Merwe, Estiaan van der Westhuizen, Devon Chistopher van Eyck, Sean van Zyl, CJ Velleman and Hendrik Stephanus Venter were named in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
Darrel Curtis Coetzee, Justin Ferrant, Darren Ketzner, Wynand van der Merwe, Estiaan van der Westhuizen, Devon Chistopher van Eyck, Sean van Zyl, CJ Velleman and Hendrik Stephanus Venter were named in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
The Kings received the following nomination for the SARU awards:
The following awards were given to players for the 2013 season:
