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, 15:10 pm
@grant10-107: @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-114:
First of all, none of this is confirmed.
Secondly, even if it is, Lambie will be the Sharks 1st choice FH. Jaintjies will happy just to be part of a S15 team for the year and will play off the bench.
No way Plum would allow Jaintjies to build a partnership with any of the Sharks outside back only to then fark off at the end of the S15 season.
Only reason why Michalak played at the end of the season this year is because Lambie damaged his ankle and Fred started playing great rugby.
Otherwise Lambie would have started every game at 10.
Seems like the Sharks are just doing the Lions a favour here.
Thirdly, Lambie wont go overseas.
21 Sep 2012, 15:11 pm
The EP Kings project is potentially one of the best things to happen to South African rugby in ages. If we play our cards right, it could have the following benefits to rugby in our country:
- Development of local talent
- Sparking a love for rugby in black areas
- New black role models which will instill a sense of belief and optimism in poor communities
- A new dimension to South African rugby (which to be honest, has been guilty of lacking creativity in the past)
- A new rugby fraternity for us to welcome into a tournament (the same way we welcomed Argentina into the Rugby Championship)
- Increased unity through rugby… Something South Africa could be leveraging more.
I feel there are too many people who have not given the Kings a chance. There also seems to be a (small) minority of bad eggs who have racist feelings about the Kings…. Whilst I appreciate that the administration of the Kings entry into Super rugby was handled badly and the Lions can feel hard done by, the truth of the matter is that this project will bring benefits to South African rugby and benefits to South Africa as a whole.
Living in South Africa can feel tense with all the different race groups so deeply segregated. Projects like this serve to bring us together through a common love for a sport which we are passionate about.
Go Kings!
21 Sep 2012, 15:12 pm
there’s big consternation in shark land with the rumour that elton is going bananas, everyone and their dog are crying that lambie won’t be guaranteed the flyhalf spot if elton moves to Debben
anything for the wooly-haired anti-dandruff boy wonder :mgreen:
21 Sep 2012, 15:15 pm
@poppa69-94:
Actually Poppa, if these runmours are true, this is a remarkable show of solidarity and support between 2 Unions.
The Sharks get some great backup players for a very long and physically demanding S15 and in return, the Lions get to hang on to Jaitjies and a few other good players for the forseeable future.
21 Sep 2012, 15:19 pm
@Transformation-153:
Only constenation Ive seen so far is from G10 and Pedgree.
Personally Im very confident Lambie will play ahead of Elton.
First of all because I think he is a better flyhalf and secondly for the reasons outlined in 151.
21 Sep 2012, 15:22 pm
@John Galt-154:
You’re assuming that the Lions would beat the Kings in a playoff. I can’t see any real benefit to Jantjies either, as he has an out in his contract and isn’t dependent on the Lions to arrange his future. How would playing 2nd fiddle at 10 to a man who HM sees as a 15, help his Bok asperations?
21 Sep 2012, 15:47 pm
What a foolish decision by Elton to go to Durban.
He won’t see any game time there.
21 Sep 2012, 15:53 pm
@willievz-157:
The plan is to let him play 15 min each match to keep Lambie fresh, and let him start against weaker competition like the Kings.
21 Sep 2012, 15:58 pm
@Mr Black-158: That “plan” is to the detriment of SA Rugby and the Boks.
21 Sep 2012, 15:59 pm
@John Galt-155: have you been to SW…toys are flying
21 Sep 2012, 16:01 pm
@willievz-157: ja, but he won’t p.iss off kevin de klerk and play for unions that didn’t vote for them!
21 Sep 2012, 16:03 pm
@willievz-159:
Some would say letting the Kings play Super rugby is also to the detriment of SA rugby and the Boks
21 Sep 2012, 16:08 pm
@willievz-157:
I think he is the preferred 10. Lambie will play off the bench…
21 Sep 2012, 16:10 pm
@Gumboots-163:
21 Sep 2012, 16:11 pm
Ok Transie, off to gym. See you there a bit later.
21 Sep 2012, 16:12 pm
@Mr Black-164:
Lambie is becoming a utility player. I feel for him, but that is exactly what is happening…
21 Sep 2012, 16:13 pm
@Gumboots-163: The point is that 2 of the 3 best flyhalves in the country will not see consistent game time.
@Mr Black-162: We don’t have the player depth to have 5 Super Rugby teams.
21 Sep 2012, 16:14 pm
@willievz-167:
I agree!
21 Sep 2012, 16:18 pm
@Mr Black-165: hahaha i was there @ 05:00 this morning
21 Sep 2012, 16:32 pm
@Transformation-160:
haha, really?
Will have to go there and calm some frayed nerves.
@willievz-157:
My thought exactly.
Thought he should have gone to WP. Now he’ll be just be warming the bench at the Tank.
21 Sep 2012, 16:35 pm
So F louw playing for Bath tomorrow…I am getting nervous about this squad announcement tomorrow night…
dont let me down Heyneke….ffs
21 Sep 2012, 16:37 pm
Go the Mighty Elephants
21 Sep 2012, 16:39 pm
@grant10-171:
Brussouw to return maybe? Coenie too
21 Sep 2012, 16:40 pm
Patrick Lambie should played more tests in 10 jersey by now. wasted talent
21 Sep 2012, 16:45 pm
@greatest13gerber-173: that will make me a very happy man….
but in a squad of 30 there is room for both Brussow and F Louw imo…
21 Sep 2012, 16:53 pm
@Gumboots-166: Lambie has the tag utility back stuck to him big time – Elton is a much better flyhalf and Plum rates him big time. Guppies should not be upset. Elton can use his “get out” to land a contract at the guppies, with his usual clause saying that he is a 10 and only a 10.
Lambie to fullback where Elton pushed him to at u20 level and where he will push the Lambster to next year.
21 Sep 2012, 16:55 pm
@grant10-171: apparently Flo gave away 3 penalties, that’s 3 too much for Heyneke.
21 Sep 2012, 16:59 pm
I am very dissapointed that the Lions have been ruined, but that is not the Kings fault.
I hope the Kings do well and that the massive potential of black rugby talent in the EC is developed.
21 Sep 2012, 17:03 pm
Lambie is going to play fullback chaps….the decision has been made that he will stick to the Nr 15 jersey so there is place on the field for Jantjes as well. No problem.
Michael Rhodes is returning to the Sharks and Franco vd. Merwe is coming across. I think Pat Cilliers is going to the Stormers or overseas. Jaco Taute to the Bulls. There will be more movement than that, but these are the rumors at the moment.
21 Sep 2012, 17:08 pm
@Transformation-177: Heyneke has lost it. I think from all that head shaking, saying ‘ag f*kkit boys’ all the time and screaming into the back and forth walkie talkie – he did himself some form of aneurysm which has killed of the part of his brain which helped him bring the Bulls back from the biggest joke in super rugby to title holders.
21 Sep 2012, 17:11 pm
I say let the Kings sign as many international players as they want, but if the rule changes for them it must change for everyone. It is mos what they stand for right ? Equality ?
21 Sep 2012, 17:44 pm
@Transformation-177: Fark ….will be madness if he leaves fetcher out….1 of those was a legitimate steal as well….pity if HM farks this call up
21 Sep 2012, 17:57 pm
Watsup Dusky
Equality indeed
21 Sep 2012, 17:59 pm
@Dawn-183: Hey Dawn. How’s your balcony ? I hope you aren’t out there with the bottle again ?
21 Sep 2012, 18:02 pm
Nope, no bottle.
On couch!
21 Sep 2012, 18:06 pm
So I get an e-mail forwarded to me from our public liaison division.
One of the clerical staff in South Africa falling under my part of the global organization has been putting comments on Facebook. Heavy, militant, racist comments (with atrocious spelling and grammar). Unfortunately when you click on his profile, he displays the company as his employer.
What do I do with this person ? Fire them ? If they make statements that they would love to shoot and kill a certain race group, can I keep them employed in a company where they work with a lot of people in that race group ? How do these people get hired in the first place ?
I think someone is about to get fired. That will be number 3 this year.
21 Sep 2012, 18:10 pm
Jinne
What maltrap company is this
21 Sep 2012, 18:12 pm
One I can understand, but 3?
21 Sep 2012, 18:28 pm
I am so sick of this ****.
21 Sep 2012, 18:28 pm
Kaizan, great post. Nice to see some optimism around here
as a sharks supporter id welcome jantjies to the tank, with fred gone home we have a place for him in the team. Plum actuali knws how to rotate a squad to in a balance manner to ensure that momentum is maintained and players dont burn out
thats if the deal goes through
21 Sep 2012, 18:44 pm
@Dawn-188: Yep unfortunately so. The other two were for different reasons.
You will be surprised – its a big multinational. Top 3 in our field globally. Highly specialized services, employing predominantly individuals with very specific, advanced level tertiary qualifications. Amazing hey ?
21 Sep 2012, 18:45 pm
Libberate the Eastern Cape with more rugby. Get behind the new structure for people to have a leading example of community organization. We need to believe.
21 Sep 2012, 18:47 pm
@Dawn-188: Total number of dismissals I have ever seen in my career = 3…..all in 2012.
What on earth is going on with people ?
21 Sep 2012, 18:54 pm
@KeurboomPark-192: There are a few ‘villains’ in this scenario of which the Kings and the Watson probably carry the lowest percentage of responsibility.
In my opinion, the biggest villain in SARU. The way the Kings inclusion in and the Lions exit from Super rugby was handled is shameful to say the least. For this part at least the Kings are not responsible. This was really a circus.
The second biggest villain is SANZAR. From what I understand, absolutely no consideration was given to the affect the inclusion of the Kings would have on the value of the Super 15 as a sporting tournament. If the Kings are not at all competitive – this will still emerge as an issue. For one, it actually makes the SA conference ‘easier’ which will mean more years with 3 of the top 6 slots taken up by SA teams.
After that comes the smallest of the group which is subjective for most people. I myself, cannot trust the intentions of Cheeky Watson. But I could still be proven wrong.
Lets hope that despite all this – there will be some value in this for South Africa, the Super 15 as a tournament and rugby as a whole.
21 Sep 2012, 19:08 pm
@Dusky-194:
Ja. There are people exploiting the situation. Cant argue. I just know that it will be those people who will have to answer to everyone when they fail. But I know that more exposure will help mix coloured, whites and blacks around a better “family” identity in the big picture. I have family in PE who see a lot of excitement at local and community levl.
21 Sep 2012, 19:28 pm
@Kaizan-152: What a load of soppy subjective sh.yte disguised as reason…
21 Sep 2012, 19:43 pm
On the Pendorings stage: Gugulethu Tenors singing rousing rendition of Liefling. Epic doesn’t begin to describe it. Tacitus would approve.
21 Sep 2012, 19:46 pm
If the employees are so advanced at tertiary level and super intellectualised, why are they acting like infants on Facebook?
21 Sep 2012, 19:49 pm
NikNaks, anyone?
21 Sep 2012, 23:04 pm
So the Southern Kings play the 2nd worst team in the compo FIRST.
If they loose this one, will they win another match through the season?
Yea I dont believe in Foreign players in SA at all. We have enough players going around and if depth is a problem for a team they should be searching and grooming younger talent in their regions anyway.
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