Southern Kings vice captain, Shane Gates and eighth man, Aidon Davis, have secured international contracts following their outstanding performance during the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby Season. Southern Kings Chief Operating Officer, Charl Crous confirmed that Gates had signed a two year deal with Japanese side, NTT Communications Shining Arcs, while Davis had signed a deal with french side Toulon for the 2016/17 season. "We can confirm that both Shane and Aidon will be moving on at the end … [Read more...] about More Southern Kings players to move on
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Gates to captain Southern Kings
Southern Kings head coach Deon Davids has announced that Shane Gates will captain the team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday after Steven Sykes was ruled out with a shoulder injury. "Steven has a grade one ligament tear in his shoulder that will rule him out for a week or two." Davids said Sykes had picked up the injury during the game against the Blues at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last weekend, which was aggravated during the early week training. "He took … [Read more...] about Gates to captain Southern Kings
Bernardo and Gates could be lost to Cheetahs Super Rugby
Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates have both been called up to take part in the Free State Cheetahs wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Bernardo and Gates had both joined the Cheetahs extended training squad, and had started training with them as of today. "Both of them will train with the extended squad from today through to the 13th of December, which is when the Cheetahs are expected to finalise their squad for the 2014 Super … [Read more...] about Bernardo and Gates could be lost to Cheetahs Super Rugby
Nations Cup Squad – South African Kings
The Nations Cup was first held in 2006 in Lisbon with Argentina A, Italy A, Portugal and Russia taking part. The tournament is part of the International Rugby Board's $50 million Strategic Investment programme. In 2006 Argentina A emerged the winners. In 2007 and 2008 the emerging Springboks took part in the competition and won on both occasions. Three years later another team from South Africa will be taking part - the South African Kings, which is essentially a Southern Kings side. Portugal … [Read more...] about Nations Cup Squad – South African Kings
