a trial basis. 26 June 2012: The squad for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division is released. Flanker Wimpie van der Walt is another new inclusion in the squad. 18 July 2012: Loose-forward Thabo Mamojele is included in a 25-man squad for the game against . 16 August 2012: Following the confirmation of the Southern Kings' participation in Super Rugby in 2013, the signing of fly-half Demetri Catrakilis for 2013 is confirmed. 5 September 2012: Lock Johan Snyman signs a contract with Welsh team Scarlets for the 2012–13 season. 7 September 2012: players Samora Fihlani and Ntabeni Dukisa (both on loan at the ) sign contracts to join the Kings for the 2013 season. 12 September 2012: Lock Steven Sykes signed with the Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season. 13 September 2012: centre Andries Strauss also signed a two-year contract with the Kings for 2013. 3 October 2012: The Kings announce an additional three signings for 2013 : hooker Bandise Maku, back Hadleigh Parkes and Toulouse and scrum-half Nicolás Vergallo. 10 October 2012: Hooker Frank Herne signed a deal to move to the . 13 October 2012: The Kings are crowned 2012 Currie Cup First Division champions, beating the 26 – 25 in the final. 26 October 2012: The Kings fail to win promotion to the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, losing their two-legged play-off to the . 27 October 2012: Tiger Mangweni wins the EP Kings Player of the Year award at the Kings awards banquet in Port Elizabeth, as well as the Most Valuable Player award. Winger Paul Perez won the Media Player of the Year award and the Try of the Year award for his try against the . The Rookie of the Year award went to Cornell du Preez, the Under-21 Player of the Year award to Shane Gates and the Most Promising Player award went to Rynier Bernardo. 29 October 2012: Fly-half Louis Strydom joins the for 2013. Clint Newland and André Schlechter also leave the Kings. 30 October 2012: The on-loan signing of scrum-half Shaun Venter is also confirmed as he joined up with the team in Port Elizabeth, while Eusebio Guiñazú also joined the Kings. 5 November 2012: The Kings sign even more players, with front-rowers Ross Geldenhuys and Edgar Marutlulle (on loan the ) signing up. 8 November 2012: The Kings will sign a second player on loan from the ,