Kings look to pull in crowd ‘at EL clash’

bring international rugby to all the people of our region,” Kings chief operations officer Charl Crous said.

Crowds for Pro14 matches in Port Elizabeth have been poor and the Kings are clearly keen to test the waters in new territories.

Outeniqua Park has previously been the venue for the World Rugby Sevens Series and is home to the SWD Eagles, who compete in the Currie Cup.

A spokesperson for the Southern Kings said: “We trust that our supporters will embrace this exciting development and make the journey with us to the beautiful Garden Route.”

After exiting Super Rugby earlier this year, the Kings struggled to make any headway in the Pro14 losing all of their opening 10 matches.

After losing 48-21 to Edinburgh in Port Elizabeth earlier this month, the Kings are currently on a three-week summer break and return to training next week.

In their last game before the break, replacement Sam Hidalgo-Clyne scored a hat-trick off the bench for Edinburgh during a sensational 10minute blitz, which condemned the Kings to another defeat.

The Kings’ next match is the return game against Edinburgh at Myreside Stadium on January 5.

Kings coach Deon Davids will demand that his players lift their game in the second half of the season.

“Our fundamental skills were poor at times, and there were too many basic errors that let us down,” Davids lamented after the Edinburgh defeat.