Southern Kings under the spot light with their foreign payers, again.

After Saturdays game against the Chiefs, the Southern Kings have yet again come under the spot light with regards to their foreign players.

On Saturday the Kings fielded 4 out of their 5 so called foreign players. Hadleigh Parks (New Zealander) was in the starting lineup with Nicolas Vergallo (Argentinian) and Daniel Adongo (Kenyan) on the bench, Thomas Leonardi (Argentinian) which was not in the match day 22 also made an appearance after captain Darron Nell injured his calf minutes before kick off.

It seems like there is a lot of confusion regarding foreign players. Confusion on SARU side or the Southern Kings side?

Daniel Adongo is not seen as a foreigner as he is from the African continent. The two Argentinians Nicolas Vergallo and Thomas Leonardi is also not seen as foreigners by the Kings.

Cheeky Watson said: "In the process leading up to the signing of foreign players last year, we were led to believe and even encouraged to sign Argentinian players" They are participating in the Vodacom Cup as the Pampas.

To Watson's understanding, they would not be seen as foreign players as in the same way Adongo is not seen as a foreigner.

Watson also added: “I have received a call from SA Rugby, and while there is a difference of opinion relating to the definition of foreign players, it is my duty to submit to the guidance of the governing body of SARU”

“That being said, the sanctions which are being considered against the Southern Kings, as per the statement issued by SARU, have been clearly conveyed to me,”

Watson said that in light of this, the decision has been made to submit to SARU’s guidance on the matter.

“I am on record as having clearly stated that our treatment and entrance into Super Rugby, and the entire process to date, has disadvantaged us tremendously,” said Watson.

“However, no-one can dispute the fact that we are the first of the Super Rugby franchises added to the competition to have won our first game. We have also had a record of over 100,000 spectators through the gates of Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in our first three home games,” he said.

“We have proven in the last three games that we have played, by the attendance and the support of the spectators that we will fight and we will show our true colours as our emblem emblazons, the spear and the shield,” he said.

“As Winston Churchill once said “We shall never surrender.”