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Sibusiso Sithole and Bobby de Wee will earn starting berths for the Isuzu Southern Kings when they take on Benetton Rugby at Stadio Monigo in Treviso, Italy, on Saturday. Kick-off for the match is 16h00 (SA time). Former South Africa Sevens star, Sithole, who provided backline cover from the bench in the opening three matches of the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, will make his first start of the season at outside centre where he will partner up with … [Read more...] about Kings and Benetton Teams

The Isuzu Southern Kings Head Coach, Deon Davids, has made three changes to his starting XV that will be taking on Benetton in Round 6 of the Guinness PRO14 at Stadio Monigo in Treviso on Saturday. Kick-off is at 20h00. While the backline remains unchanged from the one that faced Scarlets in Llanelli last week, the forwards pack will see two injury-enforced changes and one rotational switch for the team that will face Benetton on Saturday. Loosehead prop Justin Forwood will get a start in … [Read more...] about Three Changes to Isuzu Southern Kings Team

The Southern Kings came desperately close to achieving back-to-back wins in the GUINNESSPRO14 Championship but it was ultimately not to be as they went down by a single point to Benetton Treviso at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Each team scored five tries in a thriller that the Italians edged 36-35 after leading 26-21 at halftime. After a slow start the Kings found themselves 12-0 down after just 10 minutes but then hit back with converted tries by Luzuko Vulindlu and Godlen … [Read more...] about Benetton Break Kings Winning Streak

Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids today announced his team to take on Italian side Benetton in a GUINNESSPRO14 encounter at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday and the return of Kurt Coleman and Godlen Masimla as halfback pairing along with two injury enforced replacements were the only changes made to the run-on XV that secured the franchise's maiden victory in the championship last time out against the Dragons. Martin Du Toit and Rowan Gouws move to the bench in order to accommodate … [Read more...] about Team: Southern Kings vs Benetton Rugby

The first-ever fixture between the Southern Kings and Benetton Rugby ended in victory for the Italian side when they triumphed 31-3 in a GUINNESSPRO14 championship played at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso on Saturday, 7 October. The match was a scrappy affair punctuated by shrill blasts from the whistle of referee Sean Gallagher who penalized the Kings heavily at the breakdown. This led to the hosts establishing a 9-0 lead and stout Kings defence was only breached late in the first … [Read more...] about Kings go Down to Benetton

Tomorrow at Monigo Stadium Benetton Rugby will play the sixth round of the Guinness PRO14. After two victories against Edinburgh and Ospreys and a good performance against Glasgow, the white and green Lions will face the Southern Kings. The match will start at 20.00 and will be directed by Irish referee Sean Gallagher and assistants Rhys Thomas and Jonathan Hardy. These are the 23 Lions that will take the field. Full back will be Jayden Hayward, on the wings Angelo Esposito and Luca … [Read more...] about Benetton Rugby vs Southern Kings

Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids has elected to make minimal changes to his team to face Italian side outfit Benetton Treviso in the GUINNESSPRO14 this weekend, from the one that went down to Dragons last Saturday. The changes come in the backline at centre and at wing while the forward pack, which showed up well in the wet against the Dragons, is retained intact. Right wing Yaw Penxe, who has been an ever-present in the team so far this campaign, is given a rest and Sibusiso Sithole - … [Read more...] about Southern Kings to face Benetton