Kings start at home
21 Sep 2012
The Kings will kick off their 2013 Super Rugby campaign with a match against the Force in PE on 23 February.
Super Rugby was last played in the Eastern Cape region 13 years ago. The Coastal Sharks played one match in Port Elizabeth in 1998 and a second in 1999 as well as one match in East London in the latter year.
Last season’s finalists, the Sharks, travel to Bloemfontein to meet the Cheetahs while the season opens in South Africa with the North-South derby at Loftus Versfeld with the Bulls hosting 2012 conference winners, the Stormers.
The fixtures were announced by Sanzar on Friday in a new-look draw which features a staggered start, and staggered resumption after the June internationals, to accommodate the British & Irish Lions’ tour of Australia. The Australian teams kick off one week earlier, and close one week later, as well as resuming two weeks later in July after the international window, in order to manage the extended Lions’ schedule.
South Africa’s conference is unaffected with the Kings going into the bye week SA’s first round and then hosting the Sharks in the third round of South African action. They then host the champion Chiefs in round five before heading overseas for the first time for matches against the Crusaders, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Rebels.
The Sharks have their first home match in South Africa’s second round when they face the Stormers, who play their first home match in Cape Town on 9 March.
The tournament actually kicks off on 15 February but only Australian conference teams will be in action. The same will occur in round 17 (just before the Super Rugby season breaks for the June Tests), while rounds 18 and 19 (after the break) will feature only New Zealand and South African conference teams.
2013 SUPER RUGBY FIXTURES
ROUND 1 (Australian teams only)
15 February – Rebels vs Force, Melbourne
16 February – Brumbies vs Reds, Canberra
Bye: Waratahs
ROUND 2
22 February – Highlanders vs Chiefs, TBC
22 February – Rebels vs Brumbies, Melbourne
22 February – Bulls vs Stormers, Pretoria
23 February – Hurricanes vs Blues, TBC
23 February – Reds vs Waratahs, Brisbane
23 February – Cheetahs vs Sharks, Bloemfontein
23 February – Kings vs Force, Port Elizabeth
Bye: Crusaders
ROUND 3
1 March – Blues vs Crusaders, TBC
1 March – Reds vs Hurricanes, Brisbane
2 March – Chiefs vs Cheetahs, TBC
2 March – Waratahs vs Rebels, Sydney
2 March – Bulls vs Force, Pretoria
2 March – Sharks vs Stormers, Durban
Bye: Brumbies, Highlanders, Kings
ROUND 4
8 March – Hurricanes vs Crusaders, TBC
8 March – Rebles vs Reds, Melbourne
9 March – Highlanders vs Cheetahs, TBC
9 March – Brumbies vs Waratahs, Canberra
9 March – Stormers vs Chiefs, Cape Town
9 March – Kings vs Sharks, Port Elizabeth
10 March – Blues vs Bulls, TBC
Bye: Force
ROUND 5
15 March – Highlanders vs Hurricanes, TBC
15 March – Waratahs vs Cheetahs, Sydney
15 March – Kings vs Chiefs, Port Elizabeth
16 March – Crusaders vs Bulls, Christchurch
16 March – Reds vs Force, Brisbane
16 March – Sharks vs Brumbies, Durban
Byes: Blues, Rebels, Stormers
ROUND 6
22 March – Chiefs vs Highlanders, TBC
23 March – Crusaders vs Kings, Christchurch
23 March – Reds vs Bulls, Brisbane
23 March – Force vs Cheetahs, Perth
23 March – Sharks vs Rebels, Durban
23 March – Stormers vs Brumbies, Cape Town
24 March – Waratahs vs Blues, Sydney
Bye: Hurricanes
ROUND 7
29 March – Highlanders vs Reds, TBC
30 March – Hurricanes vs Kings, TBC
30 March – Chiefs vs Blues, TBC
30 March – Brumbies vs Bulls, Canberra
30 March – Cheetahs vs Rebels, Bloemfontein
30 March – Stormers vs Crusaders, Cape Town
31 March – Waratahs vs Force, Sydney
Bye: Sharks
ROUND 8
5 April – Blues vs Highlanders, TBC
5 April – Brumbies vs Kings, Canberra
5 April – Sharks vs Crusaders, Durban
6 April – Hurricanes vs Waratahs, TBC
6 April – Force vs Rebels, Perth
6 April – Cheetahs vs Stormers, Bloemfontein
Bye: Bulls, Chiefs, Reds
ROUND 9
12 April – Highlanders vs Brumbies, TBC
13 April – Chiefs vs Reds, TBC
13 April – Blues vs Hurricanes, TBC
13 April – Rebels vs Kings, Melbourne
13 April– Force vs Crusaders, Perth
13 April – Stormers vs Sharks, Cape Town
13 April – Bulls vs Cheetahs, Pretoria
Bye: Waratahs
ROUND 10
19 April – Hurricanes vs Force, TBC
19 April – Waratahs vs Chiefs, Sydney
20 April – Crusaders vs Highlanders, Christchurch
20 April – Reds vs Brumbies, Brisbane
20 April – Sharks vs Cheetahs, Durban
20 April – Kings vs Bulls, Port Elizabeth
Bye: Blues, Rebels, Stormers
ROUND 11
26 April – Hurricanes vs Stormers, TBC
26 April – Reds vs Blues, Brisbane
27 April – Chiefs vs Sharks, TBC
27 April – Brumbies vs Force, Canberra
27 April – Bulls vs Waratahs, Pretoria
27 April – Cheetahs vs Kings, Bloemfontein
28 April – Crusaders vs Rebels, Christchurch
Bye: Highlanders
ROUND 12
3 May – Blues vs Stormers, TBC
TBC – Rebels vs Chiefs, Melbourne
4 May – Highlanders vs Sharks, TBC
4 May – Force vs Reds, Perth
4 May – Kings vs Waratahs, Port Elizabeth
4 May – Bulls vs Hurricanes, Pretoria
5 May – Brumbies vs Crusaders, Canberra
Bye: Cheetahs
ROUND 13
10 May – Chiefs vs Force, TBC
10 May – Reds vs Sharks, Brisbane
10 May – Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, Bloemfontein
11 May – Blues vs Rebels, Venue
11 May – Waratahs vs Stormers, Sydney
11 May – Kings vs Highlanders, Port Elizabeth
Bye: Brumbies, Bulls, Crusaders
ROUND 14
17 May – Hurricanes vs Chiefs, TBC
17 May – Rebels vs Stormers, Melbourne
17 May – Force vs Sharks, Perth
18 May – Crusaders vs Blues, Christchurch
18 May – Waratahs vs Brumbies, Sydney
18 May – Bulls vs Highlanders, Pretoria
18 May – Cheetahs vs Reds, Bloemfontein
Bye: Kings
ROUND 15
24 May – Chiefs vs Crusaders, TBC
24 May – Rebels vs Waratahs, Melbourne
25 May – Blues vs Brumbies, TBC
25 May – Force vs Highlanders, Perth
25 May – Kings vs Cheetahs, Port Elizabeth
25 May – Stormers vs Reds, Cape Town
25 May – Sharks vs Bulls, Durban
Bye: Hurricanes
ROUND 16
31 May – Crusaders vs Waratahs, Christchurch
31 May – Brumbies vs Hurricanes, Canberra
1 June – Highlanders vs Blues, TBC
1 June – Reds vs Rebels, Brisbane
1 June – Stormers vs Kings, Cape Town
1 June – Cheetahs vs Bulls, Bloemfontein
Bye: Chiefs, Force, Sharks
ROUND 17 (Australian teams only)
7 June – Brumbies vs Rebels, Canberra
9 June – Force vs Waratahs, Perth
Bye: Reds
ROUND 18 (South African and New Zealand teams only)
28 June – Chiefs vs Hurricanes, TBC
29 June – Highlanders vs Crusaders, TBC
29 June – Sharks vs Blues, Durban
29 June – Bulls vs Kings, Pretoria
29 June – Stormers vs Cheetahs, Cape Town
ROUND 19 (South African and New Zealand teams only)
5 July – Crusaders vs Chiefs, Christchurch
6 July – Hurricanes vs Highlanders, TBC
6 July – Cheetahs vs Blues, Bloemfontein
6 July – Kings vs Stormers, Port Elizabeth
6 July – Bulls vs Sharks, Pretoria
ROUND 20
12 July – Crusaders vs Hurricanes, Christchurch
12 July – Rebels vs Highlanders, Melbourne
13 July – Blues vs Chiefs, TBC
13 July – Waratahs vs Reds, Sydney
13 July – Force vs Brumbies, Perth
13 July – Sharks vs Kings, Durban
13 July – Stormers v Bulls, Cape Town
Bye: Cheetahs
QUALIFIERS
19 July
20 July
SEMI-FINALS
26 July
27 July
FINAL
3 August
201 Comments
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21 Sep 2012, 09:56 am
@SuperStirrer-48: hahaha the aim was to get rid of that piece of s h i t masquerading as a badge .these craven torch bearers need to chill
21 Sep 2012, 09:56 am
@David-47: Hey! We have your number now…..
21 Sep 2012, 09:56 am
@Puma-44: stop asking inane questions and you won’t find your little sensibilities bruised…
21 Sep 2012, 09:57 am
@Puma-49:
Following that argument, now pls remind us how the Sharks got into Currie Cup rugby
21 Sep 2012, 09:57 am
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-46: stop smoking in the morning , aint good for you
21 Sep 2012, 09:58 am
@Transformation-53: Grow up. You are extremely juvenile.
21 Sep 2012, 09:59 am
@grant10-32: WAATSSONN!! What a player. Said some arguable things no doubt but still a mighty fine player. As long as he is not ruck inspecting
21 Sep 2012, 09:59 am
@nkqo6-55: Ask mommy to make you a samie and go and watch Disney channel son.
21 Sep 2012, 10:00 am
@Puma-56: look who is talking
21 Sep 2012, 10:03 am
So the Kings will be joining the Stormers at the top of the ‘most hated’ rankings?
Suits me
(Although the poor old Bully boys seem to have climbed a few spots since June as well….thanks to the Sharks/Bulls divorce and ‘Meyer angst’.)
I’ll be cheering the Kings on all the way, can’t see why anyone would actually want them to fail…..sick.
21 Sep 2012, 10:05 am
@Puma-52:
We’ll have our injured players back by then, like you did in the final few games, so I doubt whether this seasons results will be a yardstick.
21 Sep 2012, 10:06 am
Don’t know why there’s so much hating of the Kings. They can’t do worse than what the Lions have been doing in all of Super Rugby (even as the Cats with the Cheetahs) they finished last or there about, except for the Super 10 which Transvaal won in 19voetsjek.
21 Sep 2012, 10:08 am
@Puma-49: SARU have had a decade to integrate the Kings in the way you would have liked it to happen. They DIDN’T do it, so whythefuck must the Kings pay for that? No, the Kings should not suffer ANY longer for SARU’s sh y te.
So stop wasting your time coming up with ideal scenarios and slow integration as that ship sailed and sunk years ago.
They are here, and they deserve the same support as any other SA franchise – the end.
21 Sep 2012, 10:08 am
@spoiler-62: siyabulela spoiler!
21 Sep 2012, 10:13 am
everybody wears their bok jerseys with pride in this part of the country.
united we are.
21 Sep 2012, 10:20 am
so once again we get the kak deal, even though we’re the ‘big partner’ in SANZAR?
SA teams have 4 week tours.
Aus and NZ get 3 week tours(chiefs get a 2 week one)
and ja, what’s this got to do with the Kings especially, bias is a bit too obvious.
21 Sep 2012, 10:21 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-63: I do support having Kings in Super Rugby. However, they will never be ready. Should have had 2 years of Currie Cup first. That way we would have seen more of the talent from the Eastern Cape coming through. It is mostly for that region.
Also not fair to them having to play a relegation game against Lions in the first year. They would have been far more ready for Super Rugby come 2016. Also is it fair for Lions to play that relegation game then? By that time they would have lost most of their players.
I feel for the Lions and their supporters too. I know they have not been great in Super Rugby, but they at least have won a Currie Cup. Also this year they lost many players to injury, so really could not be as competitive as they would have been. Joburg too needs a Super Rugby team. Our largest city now without a team? Saru went about this the wrong way.
21 Sep 2012, 10:22 am
@charo-65:
21 Sep 2012, 10:26 am
@Puma-67:
once again, pls remind us how Natal got into the currie cup
21 Sep 2012, 10:28 am
@Puma-67:
It’s a chicken egg situation. Even if the Kings played CC, they’d still lose youngsters and their better players to an S15 franchise. As you point out, the Lions will be at a disadvantage because their best players will have left because of lack of S15 rugby. That’s exactly the same situation the Kings provinces have suffered over the last few years.
21 Sep 2012, 10:29 am
@Puma-67: I feel very little for the Lions to be honest. They have had years to sort out their incompetence, mismanagement and intestinal cancer….. They have had opportunity to resolve their issues, but have faiiled to do so (purely because they were under no pressure from anyone to do this….)
The Lions, as a business, are ‘bankrot’ – financially and morally. SARU should have taken away their franchise licence years back – and I guarantee you they would have been better off for it. But no, the Lions just ASSUMED they were important enough to get away with anything…….entitlement.
Let them sort their sh y te out, and then get another bite at the cherry. For those thinking they simly have to pitch up to beat the Kings in the relegation match, I reckon a surprise awaits.
The Kings and the Lions FANS (no-one else from that union) are the only ones who have geen dealt a raw deal…everyone else has deserved exactly what they have been given.
21 Sep 2012, 10:30 am
@spoiler-62: I personally think the Lions have received the short end of the stick here but in saying that the EC area definitely needs a top level rugby side, it can only be good for our rugby. I hope the Kings can make it happen for their sakes.
21 Sep 2012, 10:32 am
@SuperStirrer-48:
And it was stalking.
on that overseas leg of the tri-nations Cheekster wouldn’t leave Divvie alone.
Poor guy had to hide in his bathroom for some peace and quiet.
21 Sep 2012, 10:37 am
Sharks have what looks to be a fantastic draw, only four games Australasia and that near the end of the comp.
21 Sep 2012, 10:39 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-71: i don’t know why Puma “feels” for the Lions when his Sharks were pilfering Deysel, Alberts and Ludik from the Lions willy nilly to make themselves look good.
he says we should’ve been eased into Currie Cup, imagine siya kolisi turning for the Kings in Currie Cup and playing well, what would stop any of the franchises offering him money to bounce?
Heyneke came to PE and promised Jacque Potgieter a Bok jersey and he was off to the Bulls in a second (phew, no that we minded
)
21 Sep 2012, 10:45 am
@Transformation-75: Is Siya an EC boytjie? He has more the look of a man from the valley of a thousand hills.
21 Sep 2012, 10:46 am
This is going to be fun, and could be a real eye opening, groundbreaking era in our history – a lily white team, carrying the dreams of most non white Western and Eastern Cape blacks and Eastern Cape whities. This could be a shining example of how the rainbow nation could be.
21 Sep 2012, 10:48 am
@Transformation-75: Reading the sh y te being written on various social platforms about the Kings, I have come to the conclusion that 85% of those dribbling out their ‘hatred’, have ZERO clue, ZERO, as to the history of the Kings struggle for Superugby participation.
Most are joining the ‘revolution’ purely because it seems fashionable to do so, and because they have been asked to on Facefuckingbook or Titter…..
The Lions have been raped by ALL the SA franchises over the last decade, and certainly didn’t see any Sharks, Stormers, Bulls or Cheetahs fans living in Gauteng RUSHING off to Ellis Park to support the Lions at their home games, purely because the Lions have a proud history…..
This wave of support for the Lions is asfuckingfake as the congratulations I give to Sharks fans when they beat the Stormers.
None of these ‘revolutionaries’ give a sh y te about the Lions, the only thing they give a sh y te about, is feeling part of the crowd in bashing the Kings….peer pressure is a bastad.
21 Sep 2012, 10:49 am
There simply has to be consequences to failing every year. The Lions only have themselves to blame for being the bottom feeder for years now.
This has placed them in the position they find themselves. Only time will tell if the Kings are going to suffer the same fate, how they got into Superugby is no longer relevant, they are there.
The Lions need to everything they can to get back into the top echelon, no amount of bitchin g is going to help, they need to roll up their sleeves and produce off and on the field or face the consequences.
Just because you have a big city does not entitle you to play in any given tournament, if Manchester Utd finish in the bottom 3 they are relegated, simple as that. If a small club like Wimbeldon finishes top of the league played below the Premiership they are promoted, the size of the club or region has no relevance
21 Sep 2012, 10:53 am
@SuperStirrer-77: If the Kings had been given a 3 year Superugby ticket from the getgo, they would not have to resort to pulling players in from all over the galaxy. It’s a short term solution to a problem that they have been forced into by SARU…….
Transformation and development can only take place if they stick around for more than a year.
That means they have to beat the Lions in that little relegation number, to do that they need a competitive team. Simple logic.
SARU need to have their heads shoved in buckets of water until they choke for the manner in which they have set the Kings up to fail.
21 Sep 2012, 10:59 am
@shebeen-66: Tell us how you would change the schedule to make it more even
21 Sep 2012, 11:08 am
@Skeppie-76: born and bred in Zwide township!! played EP unders before being bought by WP.
21 Sep 2012, 11:13 am
@jigga-31:
Dude – you clearly underestimate the Eastern Cape supporters. Packed stadium weekend after weekend – we are not as fickle as the other regions’ supporters.
21 Sep 2012, 11:14 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-78:
F ja, put the Watson surname in the press release and deep-seated, ignorant revulsion surfaces quicker than a great white in Hout Bay…
21 Sep 2012, 11:15 am
@Transformation-30: Lions had it but what makes you think the Kings will do any better , will the kings have one player who would be good enough for a bok selection or will it be a team of Varsity Cup and Currie Cup stars. Send them packing.
21 Sep 2012, 11:24 am
@Transformation-84: I just find it amusing that so much Kings hate is focused on the Watsons…….Cheeky is seen as Prime Evil and a threat to decency, whilst the same people sit back and ‘wish’ the Dr Luyt was fit enough to take over the reigns at the Lions again
Am I the only one who find this absolutelyfuckinghysterical? All that is wholesome, pure and moral: Luyt. All that is evil: Watson?
These folk are either absolutely blind to the wheeling,dealing, stealing, backstabbing and opportunism taking place in their OWN unions. Show me a ‘clean’ franchise in SA…..
In fact, show me anything related to SA rugby full stop that is ‘clean’
Roids, assaults at school games, tenders arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh – those who will not see and want to focus on the Kings – allow them their ignorance.
21 Sep 2012, 11:35 am
@Transformation-75: This is a valid point the Lions were playing Super Rugby and they still lost their top players to the Sharks, maybe these EC supporters will realise it has nothing to do about where you come from, it has to do with how much you can get in your pay cheque.
The Lions are not going to be back until we have the Super 100.
There is one rugby person in the executive of SARU, Kevin DE KLerk the rest are politicians, shows you why SARU runs rugby like a political party.
21 Sep 2012, 11:37 am
@GI POT-83: that’s right – you guys in PE do haka’s
21 Sep 2012, 11:43 am
@umkhonto-87: Kings are just doing what is best for them – no hard feelings but it is going to be fun slapping them with in the face with the fake “transformation” promise.
As for the loser Lions, they dug their own grave and will have to sleep in it.
21 Sep 2012, 11:46 am
Well Just heard a rumour that the Sharks are the team trying to help out the Lions to keep their players, so it seem Jantjies, Taute and Van der Merwe will be with the Sharks next year, and it looks like they will have first choice if there are injuries in the Sharks, from what I hear the Lions are happy and the Sharks are happy.
21 Sep 2012, 11:49 am
@umkhonto-87: Isn’t the point though that through the high profile S15 team the region will attract local youngsters to rugby?
21 Sep 2012, 11:55 am
@umkhonto-90: Guppies could very well win it next year.
21 Sep 2012, 11:55 am
@umkhonto-90: Of course this is what the Sharks have been planning all along. The Lions want their players to go to Durban, because the Sharks are prepared to make the players available for the Lions/Kings relegation game. Silly Sharks though….this might cost them a few of their messiahs. Lambie is really going to sit happily on the bench for Jantjies….and Taute is really going to sit happily on the bench if Lambie/Ludik/Viljoen plays 15……
What happens if the Sharks finish last in the SA conference, and have to play the Lions in the relegation match
Canuimaginethefuckingchaos.
21 Sep 2012, 11:56 am
Sharks are the vultures about to feast on the leeus-ers carcass..
SA rugby sure is funny, its entertaining in its madness..
long may it continue I say
21 Sep 2012, 11:56 am
@RL-92: If they don’t win it next year….they are never going to win it. I doubt they will have AS good an opportunity ever again.
21 Sep 2012, 12:03 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-95: I’m just glad that Jantjies is not going to that brokeback team – can’t offord to have a flyhalf that can get their backline going.
21 Sep 2012, 12:03 pm
The grapevine is abuzz ahead of Saturday’s crunch Currie Cup derby between the Lions and the Sharks and while much of what follows is far from confirmed, I’m reliably informed that the information is genuine.
Sources tell me that both Elton Jantjies and Franco van der Merwe will join up for the Sharks for the duration of next year’s Super Rugby tournament, before returning to fulfil their contractual obligations to the Lions later in the year. The deals I’ve heard about would appear to be rather amicable, with the Sharks essentially helping the Lions to not lose the players to other unions ahead of their key Currie Cup and promotion/relegation matches next year.
We expect to hear of a number of similar loan deals in the next few weeks, though, with virtually every “Super Rugby quality” player on the Lions books scrabbling to get onto the roster of one of the other teams who will actually be playing in the competition next year.
We expect to be able to confirm the Jantjies and van der Merwe moves soon, but for now, as far as I’m told, the rumours that they are indeed on their way to Durban seem to be gathering momentum rather rapidly.
21 Sep 2012, 12:05 pm
Cilliers should go to the Bulls, replace that kak fat Kruger. Coetzee can replace sideshow Bob.
21 Sep 2012, 12:05 pm
@grant10-97:
Bloody Stormers Suits are a bunch of useless wallys of distinction.
We needed Jantjes man!
Feel for Lambie….hope we shift our attention to him as our 10 fix now.
21 Sep 2012, 12:07 pm
@poppa69-94: pops no decent player wants to go to PE.
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