Minimal changes for Kings
Siyanda Grey comes in on the right wing in place of Luzuko Vulindlu, who is out with concussion.
The other change is in the pack with Aidon Davis replacing Jacques Engelbrecht at No.8.
A number of players impressed in the 20-42 defeat at the hands of the Hurricanes last week, including prop Sithembiso Sithole, who gets another Super Rugby start.
"Sti [Sithembiso Sithole] used his opportunity against the Hurricanes and really scrummed well," said Davids. "His general play was well and we planned to get him into the game and give him more playing minutes.
"In terms of the game, we thought it was an excellent opportunity for him to start and carry on and also give Schalk [Ferreira] a bit of the rest and give him time from the bench to bring impact from the bench.
"Aidon Davis is coming back from an injury. He has been working really hard and improved a lot in terms of his conditioning. We exited to get him back and to get him on track for the campaign going forward.
"Luzuko Vulindlu has got concussion, but we are happy to have Siyanda Grey back, he has also been out for a while with an injury. He has worked really hard this couple of weeks."
Southern Kings: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Siyanda Grey, 13 Stefan Watermeyer, 12 Shane Gates, 11 Malcolm Jaer, 10 Louis Fouche, 9 Ntando Kebe, 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Stefan Willemse, 6 Cyril-John Velleman, 5 JC Astle, 4 Steven Sykes (captain), 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 Sithembiso Sithole.
Replacements: 16 Martin Ferreira, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Schalk Oelofse, 20 Chris Cloete, 21 Kevin Luiters, 22. Elgar Watts, 23 Jaco van Tonder.
Date: Saturday, April 2
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 17.05 [15.05 GMT; 00.05 Sunday, April 3 JST)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa), Rodney Bonaparte (South Africa)
TMO: Christie du Preez (South Africa)
