2013 Southern Kings season
The Southern Kings participated in their first ever Super Rugby competition in 2013. They won three, drew one and lost twelve of their matches during the regular season to finish fifth and last in the South African Conference and fifteenth and last on the overall log. Their top try scorer in the competition was Wimpie van der Walt, who got six tries, and their top points scorer was Demetri Catrakilis, who scored 142 points. As a result of finishing bottom of the South African Conference, they had to play a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off  series against the . The Lions beat them 44–42 on aggregate to return to Super Rugby in 2014 at the expense of the Kings. It was also their final season in Super Rugby until 2016, when they returned after the Super Rugby competition was expanded to 18 teams. Personnel. Squad. The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season: Coaches and management. The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2013 Super Rugby season were: Season. Log. The final log standings in the 2013 Super Rugby season were: The final log standings in the 2013  Super Rugby promotion/relegation play-off were: Round-by-round. The Kings' round-by-round progression throughout the season was: Matches. The results of the Kings' matches during the season were: Player statistics. The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2013 is as follows: