Kalvano King

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.

Kalvano King
Full nameKalvano Xenito King
Date of birth (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989
Place of birthGrahamstown, South Africa
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
SchoolAlexandria High School, Alexandria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Despatch
Youth career
2005–2010 Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013 Progress ()
2015–present Despatch 3 (20)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Eastern Province Kings 1 (0)
Correct as of 7 April 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 S.A. Schools
Correct as of 5 March 2014

Career

Youth and club rugby

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

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
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kalvano King". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Schools selection shock". keo.co.za. 14 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province : 2010 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "EP Kings and Despatch in curtain raiser". Rugby15. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. "EP Kings Vodacom Cup team announced for Griquas warm up match". Rugby15. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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