Kalvano Xenito King (born 10 January 1989 in Grahamstown) is a South African rugby union player currently playing for Eastern Province Grand Challenge club side Despatch.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.
| Full name | Kalvano Xenito King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Grahamstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Alexandria High School, Alexandria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Youth and club rugby edit
King represented Eastern Province at several youth tournaments – he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2005, the Under-18 Academy Week in 2006 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2007 – the latter culminating in a call-up to the S.A. Schools side.[2]
He played for their Under-19 side during the 2007 and 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship competitions and for the Under-21 side during the 2008 and 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions. He was offered a junior contract with Eastern Province for 2010 and included in the squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition,[3] but suffered a serious wrist injury and failed to make the breakthrough to the senior side.[4]
He dropped down to playing club rugby, where he helped Uitenhage-based side Progress reach the final of the 2012 Super 12 series[5] and being included in an Eastern Province Country Districts team.
Eastern Province Kings edit
Prior to the 2014 season, Eastern Province announced that club players would join their pre-season training squad and King was one of the players selected.[6] He played in pre-season matches against Despatch[7] and Griquas[8] and was then named in the squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup.[9]
He made his senior debut for the Eastern Province Kings in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by starting in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side Simba XV.[10] However, that turned out to be his only first class appearance, as he was not named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.
References edit
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kalvano King". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Schools selection shock". keo.co.za. 14 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province : 2010 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Klubspeler Kelvano OP-Kings se nr. 9". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Kelvano wil wys hy is nou ware koning". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "EPRU club players called up to pre-season training for Vodacom Cup". Eastern Province Rugby. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "EP Kings and Despatch in curtain raiser". Rugby15. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "EP Kings Vodacom Cup team announced for Griquas warm up match". Rugby15. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.