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Kings keep winning formula

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Southern Kings coach Deon Davids has named an unchanged starting XV that will take on Scarlets in Round Five of the Pro14 at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday.

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Following an impressive 38-28 win over Glasgow Warriors at the Nelson Mandela University last week, Davids has opted to stick to the same starting lineup this week, making only three changes on the bench.

“It is important that we have consistency in place as a team, hence we have stuck to the same starting XV as last week,” Davids said.

“The side played well last week and with each passing week, we are improving, particularly in following the game plan and gelling with each other.

“We are hoping to continue with the good things that we did last week and learn from the areas where we fell short.”

While the starting line-up is unchanged, the Kings have made three changes on the bench which will see the experienced Rossouw de Klerk as front row back-up, Schalk Oelofse covering the second row and a potential debut in the backline for new recruit Tristan Blewett.

The Kings travelled to Wales on Tuesday, where they face Scarlets in Llanelli.

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The side will move on to Italy next week where they will take on Benetton.

Southern Kings: 15 Masixole Banda, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Harlon Klaasen, 12 Berton Klaasen, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Martin du Toit, 9 Rudi van Rooyen, 8 Ruaan Lerm, 7 Andisa Ntsila, 6 Henry Brown, 5 John-Charles Astle, 4 Bobby de Wee, 3 Luvuyo Pupuma, 2 Michael Willemse (captain), 1 Ferreira Schalk.
Replacements: 16 Alandre van Rooyen, 17 Justin Forwood, 18 Rossouw de Klerk, 19 Schalk Oelofse, 20 Cyril-John Velleman, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Ntabeni Dukisa, 23 Tristan Blewett.

Date: Saturday, September 29
Venue: at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 18.30 (19.30 SA time; 17.30 GMT)
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Simon Rees (Wales)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)

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