JC Astle

Edmund Ludick will earn his Isuzu Southern Kings and Guinness PRO14 debut with a starting berth while Luyolo Dapula will also make his first appearance off the bench when the Port Elizabeth-based side takes on Munster Rugby in a Guinness PRO14 Round 11 clash at the Irish Independent Park in Cork on Friday. The versatile 21-year-old Ludick replaces the injured Yaw Penxe at wing, with Dapula (also 21) providing loose-forward cover from the bench. It will also be a special occasion for one of … [Read more...] about JC Astle to Lead Kings Against Munster

Off the field JC Astle is one of the gentle giants of the Isuzu Southern Kings squad, but on it he takes no prisoners; and his tackling stats are evidence of his commitment and ruthlessness. After 14 rounds of the Guinness PRO14 2018/19 season, the Isuzu Southern Kings captain leads the team statistics for most tackles made by a member of the team after having made a mammoth 164 hits – an average of almost 12 tackles per match. As captain, part of Astle’s philosophy is to lead from the … [Read more...] about The Kings Gentle Giant

The Isuzu Southern Kings have announced a new captain who will lead the team for the first time in the Guinness PRO14 Round 7 match against Scarlets at the Nelson Mandela University’s Madibaz Stadium on Friday, October 26. Influential lock JC Astle has taken over the leadership reins from hooker Michael Willemse, who has been become one of the Isuzu Southern Kings’ most recent injury casualties. “We have unfortunately lost Michael Willemse to injury for the foreseeable future, and that is … [Read more...] about There’s a new King in Town