2016 Eastern Province Kings season

August 2023 August 2023 2016 Eastern Province Kings season background:#ccf; background:#ddf; Team Information Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium President Cheeky Watson Director of Rugby Currie Cup qualification Coach Robbi Kempson Captains Lusanda Badiyana, Cornell Hess, Sintu Manjezi and Jeremy Ward Rank 14th Record Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 11 Top points scorer Garrick Mattheus (66) Top try scorer Somila Jho (5) Currie Cup Premier Division Coach Barend Pieterse Captains Martin Bezuidenhout, Schalk Ferreira and Ricky Schroeder Rank 9th Record Lost 8 Top points scorer Pieter-Steyn de Wet (27) Top try scorer Johann Tromp (3) Other seasons Previous season ← 2015 Next season 2017 → In 2016, the Eastern Province Kings participated in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In addition, the formally affiliated Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings, participateD in the Super Rugby competition between February and July.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sanzar-boss-greg-peters-confirms-south-africa-will-be-granted-a-sixth-super-rugby-franchise-from-2016/story-fni2u98u-1226710357974 SANZAR boss Greg Peters confirms South Africa will get a sixth Super Rugby franchise from 2016 Herald Sun 4 September 2013 26 August 2013 From 2016, the team is controlled directly by SARU, and has no affiliation with the Eastern Province Rugby Union or Eastern Province Kings.http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/70042-saru-takes-control-of-kings SARU takes control of Kings Rugby365 17 November 2015 2 April 2016 Chronological list of events 2 November 2015: The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced the departure of several players; Enrico Acker, Karlo Aspeling, Eben Barnard, Albé de Swardt, Samora Fihlani, Andile Jho, Paul Schoeman, Kuhle Sonkosi, Claude Tshidibi and George Whitehead all left after their contracts expired, Jaco Grobler and Jan Uys were both given an early release of their contracts and Marlou van Niekerk joined the Pumas on loan.http://www.algoafm.co.za/article.aspx?id=14160 EP rugby players released from contracts AlgoaFM 2 November 2015 2 November 2015 11 November 2015: Following the failure of the EPRU to meet a deadline to pay their players' salaries, South African Rugby Players Association spokesperson Nyaniso Sam confirmed that all contracted players could sign contracts with other teams.http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/69935-kings-facing-player-exodus Kings facing player exodus? Rugby365 11 November 2015 11 November 2015 Centre Tim Whitehead announced that he would be one of the players to leave the Kings.http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/daily-dispatch/20151112/281895887130559/TextView Fresh Kings crisis looms as players look to pull out Daily Despatch 12 November 2015 12 November 2015 12 November 2015: Two more players left the EP Kings, with Lizo Gqoboka joining the Blue Bullshttp://www.supersport.com/rugby/super-rugby/news/151113/Bulls_snap_up_Gqoboka Bulls snap up Gqoboka SuperSport 13 November 2015 13 November 2015 and Tim Agaba also announcing his intention to leave.http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/69978-agaba-joins-ep-kings-exodus Agaba joins EP Kings exodus Rugby365 13 November 2015 13 November 2015 14 November 2015: A fourth Kings player announced his departure, with winger Luther Obi joining the Bulls.http://www.netwerk24.com/Sport/Rugby/haastige-obi-groet-kings-ook-20151114 Haastige Obi groet Kings óók Netwerk24 14 November 2015 15 November 2015 Afrikaans 16 November 2015: The EP Rugby Union confirmed that Obi and fellow winger Sylvian Mahuza both stated their intention to leave, but also confirmed that Louis Fouché, Carel Greeff, James Hilterbrand, SP Marais, Caylib Oosthuizen, Mark Richards, JC Roos, Jurgen Visser and Stefan Watermeyer have joined the squad and started pre-season training.https://www.rugby15.co.za/ep-rugby-statement-2/ EP Rugby Statement Rugby15 16 November 2015 16 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117064123/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2015/11/ep-rugby-statement-2/ 2015-11-17 live 17 November 2015: The South African Rugby Union announced that they would take control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise following the ongoing cashflow problems.http://www.sarugby.net/news/24397?view=news&leagueId=2714 SARU steps in to assist the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise South African Rugby Union 17 November 2015 17 November 2015 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118101324/http://www.sarugby.net/news/24397?view=news&leagueId=2714 dead 27 November 2015: Loose-forward Tim Agaba – who previously stated his intention to leave – and outside back Siviwe Soyizwapi are both contracted by the South African Rugby Union for the South African Sevens team on two-year contracts.http://www.sarugby.net/news/24442?view=news&leagueId=2744 New recruits Soyizwapi, Agaba in strong Academy line-up for Dubai South African Rugby Union 27 November 2015 27 November 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110813/http://www.sarugby.net/news/24442?view=news&leagueId=2744 dead 2 December 2015: Head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg resigned from his position, with the Boland Cavaliers confirming ongoing talks with Janse van Rensburg about joining their coaching staff.http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/70243-coach-joins-kings-exodus Coach joins Kings exodus Rugby365 2 December 2015 2 December 2015 4 December 2015: The South African Rugby Union, who took control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby side on 17 November, announced their operational plan. As part of the plan, SARU would operate the franchise independently from the Eastern Province Kings, which meant that they would negotiate Super Rugby contracts with identified players, and not necessarily the same players previously signed to Super Rugby contract by the Eastern Province Rugby Union.http://www.sarugby.net/news/24478?view=news&leagueId=2714 SA Rugby unveils Southern Kings management team and operational plan South African Rugby Union 4 December 2015 4 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121026/http://www.sarugby.net/news/24478?view=news&leagueId=2714 8 December 2015 7 December 2015: Eastern Province Kings players representative handed a petition to president Cheeky Watson, in which players announced their refusal to play for the Eastern Province Kings or Southern Kings until certain issues were sorted out; these issues included outstanding player salaries, a vote of confidence in the current EPRU executive committee and the appointment of specialists to propose a sustainable funding model for the rugby union.https://www.rugby15.co.za/ep-kings-players-hand-over-petition-to-watson/ EP Kings players hand over petition to Watson Rugby15 7 December 2015 7 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160119082841/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2015/12/ep-kings-players-hand-over-petition-to-watson/ 2016-01-19 live 12 January 2016: English RFU Championship side Jersey announced the signing of EP Kings prop Simon Kerrod.http://www.jrfc.je/news/2015-16/new-prop-joins-jersey-rfc-squad.aspx New prop joins Jersey RFC squad Jersey RFC 12 January 2016 12 January 2016 26 January 2016: Three scholars from Linkside High School were given contracts to join the EP Kings Rugby Academy - lock Hussayn Banzi, fly-half Thabo Matiso and flank Lubabalo Ndamase.http://www.rugby365.com/sa-schools/70898 PE youngsters join Kings Academy Rugby365 26 January 2016 26 January 2016 3 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203231626/http://www.rugby365.com/sa-schools/70898 dead 28 January 2016: The South African Rugby Players' Association submitted a liquidation application against EP Rugby (Pty) Ltd on behalf of eighteen Eastern Province Kings players who were not included in the Southern Kings Super Rugby squad for 2016 and have not received their salaries since September 2015.http://www.sarugby.net/news/24620?view=news Southern Kings unaffected by liquidation application against EP Rugby (Pty) Ltd South African Rugby Union 28 January 2016 29 January 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160203081738/http://www.sarugby.net/news/24620?view=news 3 February 2016 9 March 2016: The Eastern Province Rugby Union confirm that Kings Academy manager Robbi Kempson would be the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.https://www.rugby15.co.za/ep-kings-currie-cup-preparations-on-track-despite-financial-difficulties/ EP Kings Currie Cup preparations on track, despite financial difficulties Rugby15 9 March 2016 9 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192302/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2016/03/ep-kings-currie-cup-preparations-on-track-despite-financial-difficulties/ 9 March 2016 live dmy-all 10 March 2016: The Port Elizabeth High Court provisionally liquidates Eastern Province Rugby, while a failure to pay outstanding player salaries before 10 May 2016 could see the liquidation order being made final.http://www.heraldlive.co.za/just-ep-rugby-provisionally-liquidated/ EP Rugby provisionally liquidated Herald Live 10 March 2016 10 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310203818/http://www.heraldlive.co.za/just-ep-rugby-provisionally-liquidated/ 10 March 2016 dead Currie Cup qualification Squad The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:30864 EP Kings 2824 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying 3 June 2016 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup qualification squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) First class EP Kings Apps Pts Apps Pts RSA Louis Albertse Prop 2016 04 09 1990 04 02 yes 6 0 – – RSA Lusanda Badiyana Lock 2016 04 09 1996 09 01 yes – – – – RSA Tango Balekile Hooker 2016 04 09 1996 03 07 yes – – – – RSA Martin Bezuidenhout Hooker 2016 04 09 1989 08 21 yes 85 50 – – RSA Thaki Boloko 1 Fullback 2016 04 09 1997 03 04 yes – – – – RSA Simon Bolze Fly-half 2016 04 09 1995 07 30 yes – – – – RSA Brandon Brown rugby union Flanker 2016 04 09 1994 11 16 yes – – – – RSA Michael Brink Fly-half 2016 04 09 1996 09 24 yes – – – – RSA Davron Cameron Scrum-half 2016 04 09 1996 06 08 yes – – – – RSA Wihan Coetzer 1 Lock 2016 04 09 1996 08 30 yes – – – – RSA Stephan Deyzel 1 Flanker 2016 04 09 1992 04 24 yes – – – – RSA JP du Plessis Centre 2016 04 09 1991 04 29 yes 40 30 10 5 RSA Ivan-John du Preez Winger 2016 04 09 1994 06 23 yes 5 10 5 10 RSA Philip du Preez Lock 2016 04 09 1993 08 01 yes 3 0 – – RSA Jacques Engelbrecht Number eight 2016 04 09 1985 06 10 yes 102 40 31 25 RSA Riaan Esterhuizen Centre 2016 04 09 1994 08 08 yes – – – – RSA Chuma Faas Scrum-half 2016 04 09 1990 01 22 yes – – – – RSA Tazz Fuzani Lock 2016 04 09 1991 01 18 yes 21 0 6 0 RSA Wynand Grassmann 1 Lock 2016 04 09 1995 01 19 yes – – – – RSA Liam Hendricks Prop 2016 04 09 1994 05 31 yes – – – – RSA Cornell Hess Lock 2016 04 09 1989 03 01 yes 51 0 12 0 RSA Justin Hollis 1 Flanker 2016 04 09 1995 10 17 yes – – – – RSA Gerrit Huisamen 1 Lock 2016 04 09 1995 03 07 yes – – – – RSA Hannes Huisamen Lock 2016 04 09 1989 04 09 yes – – – – RSA Greg Jackson rugby union Prop 2016 04 09 1995 03 07 yes – – – – RSA JP Jamieson Hooker 2016 04 09 1995 02 15 yes – – – – RSA Andile Jho Centre 2016 04 09 1992 04 21 yes 10 0 10 0 RSA Somila Jho Centre 2016 04 09 1995 08 25 yes – – – – RSA JP Jonck Flanker 2016 04 09 1991 12 07 yes 8 0 – – RSA Jordan Koekemoer 1 Fly-half 2016 04 09 1996 06 20 yes – – – – RSA Rob Lyons 1 Lock 2016 04 09 1996 06 26 yes – – – – RSA Sintu Manjezi Lock / Flanker 2016 04 09 1995 04 07 yes – – – – RSA Garrick Mattheus Fly-half 2016 04 09 1996 03 23 yes – – – – RSA Athi Mayinje Winger 2016 04 09 1996 01 18 yes – – – – RSA Jixie Molapo Winger 2016 04 09 1995 01 02 yes – – – – RSA Sphu Msutwana Winger 2016 04 09 1993 10 31 yes 6 0 6 0 RSA David Murray rugby union Prop 2016 04 09 1995 03 07 yes – – – – RSA Rouche Nel 1 Scrum-half 2016 04 09 1996 03 26 yes – – – – RSA Sibusiso Ngcokovane 1 Scrum-half 2016 04 09 1996 02 17 yes – – – – RSA SF Nieuwoudt Flanker 2016 04 09 1996 08 27 yes – – – – RSA NJ Oosthuizen Prop 2016 04 09 1996 11 19 yes – – – – RSA Tyler Paul Flanker 2016 04 09 1995 01 20 yes 3 0 3 0 RSA Yaw Penxe Winger 2016 04 09 1997 04 03 yes – – – – RSA Mabhutana Peter 1 Fullback / Winger 2016 04 09 1996 07 04 yes – – – – RSA Junior Pokomela Number eight 2016 04 09 1996 12 10 yes – – – – RSA Jayson Reinecke 1 Flanker 2016 04 09 1995 12 08 yes – – – – RSA Vukile Sofisa Prop 2016 04 09 1993 04 06 yes 5 0 5 0 RSA Warren Swarts 1 Fly-half 2016 04 09 1994 12 12 yes – – – – RSA Hayden Tharratt 1 Flanker 2016 04 09 1996 02 16 yes – – – – RSA Franswa Ueckermann Scrum-half 2016 04 09 1994 01 06 yes – – – – RSA Jaco van Tonder Fullback 2016 04 09 1991 04 07 yes 21 28 – – RSA Roché van Zyl 1 Prop 2016 04 09 1996 06 14 yes – – – – RSA Warrick Venter Hooker 2016 04 09 1993 02 12 yes – – – – RSA Keanu Vers Fullback 2016 04 09 1996 02 04 yes – – – – RSA Jeremy Ward rugby union Centre 2016 04 09 1996 01 10 yes – – – – RSA Elgar Watts Fly-half 2016 04 09 1985 09 24 yes 119 557 6 5 RSA Courtney Winnaar Fullback 2016 04 09 1997 03 27 yes – – – – RSA Stephan Zaayman Flanker 2016 04 09 1993 06 18 yes 5 0 5 0 RSA Lindelwe Zungu Winger 2016 04 09 1995 05 16 yes – – – – Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 9 April 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included. Standings EPK Round-by-round Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup qualification Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 Opposition SWD Eagles y Boland Cavaliers y Border Bulldogs y Welwitschias y Blue Bulls y Western Province y Free State Cheetahs y Golden Lions y Sharks (Currie Cup) y Bye Bye Pumas y Griquas y Leopards y Griffons y Falcons y Cumulative Points 0 0 0 5 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 Position 15th 14th 14th 13th 11th 13th 13th 13th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th Key: win draw loss Matches The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series: 9 April 2016 16:30 Eastern Province Kings 14–37 Reporthttp://www.sarugby.net/news/40775-2 SWD Eagles too strong for EP Kings South African Rugby Union 9 April 2016 6 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506104900/http://www.sarugby.net/news/40775-2 6 May 2016 Scoreboard158164 30864 30744 2824 EP Kings 14 37 SWD Eagles 9 April 2016 10 April 2016 SWD Eagles penalty try 1 Jeremy Ward 65 Michael Brink 2 65 (2/2) Daniel Roberts 3 Martin du Toit 19 Riaan Arends 53 Leighton Eksteen 75 Hansie Graaff 4 20 54 (3/3) Jacquin Jansen 76 (1/1) Hansie Graaff 47 49 62 (3/3) Mzo Dyantyi 2 12 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 1,346 Craig Joubert 16 April 2016 16:00 Boland Cavaliers 37–18 Report3487494 2824 Cavaliers finish on a high 16 April 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3487494&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531073529/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3487494&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158224 30734 30864 2824 Boland Cavaliers 37 18 EP Kings 16 April 2016 25 April 2016 Eastern Province Kings Ockie van Zyl 3 Chadley Wenn 17 Zandré Jordaan 54 Danwel Demas 64 70 Nico Scheepers 4 18 71 (3/5) Nico Scheepers 24 44 (2/2) Somila Jho 33 Courtney Winnaar 58 Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Simon Bolze 59 (1/1) Courtney Winnaar 13 20 (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Tazz Fuzani 16 26 Sintu Manjezi 51 61 Boland Stadium Francois Pretorius 23 April 2016 14:00 Eastern Province Kings 14–28 Report3501064 2824 Three straight wins for Bulldogs 25 April 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3501064&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531073544/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3501064&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158274 30864 30854 2824 EP Kings 14 28 Border 23 April 2016 25 April 2016 Border Bulldogs Simon Bolze 30 Courtney Winnaar 80 Simon Bolze 31 (1/1) Courtney Winnaar 81 (1/1) Franswa Ueckermann 43 53 Michael Makase 46 Siyamthanda Ngande 60 Ludwe Booi 71 Oliver Zono 77 Oliver Zono 47 61 72 78 (4/4) Masixole Banda (0/1) Oliver Zono (0/2) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium AJ Jacobs 30 April 2016 16:00 Welwitschias 18–31 Reporthttp://www.sarugby.net/news/ep-kings-run-in-five-tries-in-windhoek EP Kings run in five tries in Windhoek South African Rugby Union 30 April 2016 6 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506103716/http://www.sarugby.net/news/ep-kings-run-in-five-tries-in-windhoek 6 May 2016 Scoreboard158334 30844 30864 2824 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias 18 31 EP Kings 30 April 2016 3 May 2016 Eastern Province Kings Johann Tromp 20 57 Shaun Kaizemi 58 (1/2) Shaun Kaizemi 38 45 (2/2) Shaun du Preez 14 24 Leneve Damens 15 25 SF Nieuwoudt 9 Courtney Winnaar 17 Somila Jho 34 Sphu Msutwana 51 Athi Mayinje 74 Simon Bolze 18 (1/2) Athi Mayinje 35 75 (2/3) Hage Geingob Stadium Pro Legoete 7 May 2016 14:15 Eastern Province Kings 19–14 Report3517594 2824 Kings edge Blue Bulls in PE 7 May 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3517594&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531085220/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3517594&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158404 30864 30814 2824 EP Kings 19 14 Vodacom Blue Bulls 7 May 2016 7 May 2016 Blue Bulls Liam Hendricks 30 Garrick Mattheus 31 (1/1) Garrick Mattheus 4 25 45 50 (4/5) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Joshua Stander 15 Dean Greyling 54 Joshua Stander 16 55 (2/2) Nqoba Mxoli 49 59 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Rasta Rasivhenge 14 May 2016 16:00 Western Province 50–10 Report3528124 2824 WP run eight tries through EP 14 May 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3528124&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531085615/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3528124&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158464 30724 30864 2824 DHL Western Province 50 10 EP Kings 14 May 2016 16 May 2016 Eastern Province Kings Frans van Wyk 8 Devon Williams 14 Justin Phillips 34 Daniël du Plessis 43 Scott van Breda 46 55 Mike Willemse 51 Luke Stringer 69 Grant Hermanus 15 (1/3) Scott van Breda 44 47 52 56 (4/5) Meyer Swanepoel 49 60 Andile Jho 37 Garrick Mattheus 38 (1/1) Garrick Mattheus 1 (1/2) Martin Bezuidenhout 49 60 City Park Stadium Stephan Geldenhuys 20 May 2016 17:00 Eastern Province Kings 15–35 Report3537294 2824 Five-try Free State whip Kings 20 May 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3537294&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531090707/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3537294&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158534 30864 30764 2824 EP Kings 15 35 Toyota Free State XV 20 May 2016 21 May 2016 Free State XV Athi Mayinje 27 Somila Jho 78 Michael Brink 28 (1/1) Jordan Koekemoer (0/1) Michael Brink 6 (1/2) Vukile Sofisa 67 77 Joseph Dweba 8 39 Ruan van Rensburg 17 Elandré Huggett 68 BG Uys 72 Sias Ebersohn 9 18 40 69 73 (5/5) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Rodney Boneparte 28 May 2016 15:00 Golden Lions XV 35–35 Report3548524 2824 EP Kings snatch draw 28 May 2016 31 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548524&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531091330/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3548524&leagueid=2824 dead 31 May 2016 Scoreboard158624 30804 30864 2824 Xerox Golden Lions XV 35 35 EP Kings 28 May 2016 29 May 2016 Eastern Province Kings Bobby de Wee 16 Ruaan Lerm 24 Ramone Samuels 63 Ricky Schroeder 73 Shaun Reynolds 17 25 74 (3/4) Shaun Reynolds 32 39 46 (3/4) Bobby de Wee 51 61 Somila Jho 22 penalty try 51 Greg Jackson 69 JP Jonck 80 Garrick Mattheus 23 52 70 (3/4) Garrick Mattheus 6 30 57 (3/5) Sphu Msutwana 71 Pirates Rugby Club, Greenside Lourens van der Merwe 3 June 2016 19:00 Eastern Province Kings 26–34 Report3557344 2824 Sharks XV back to winning ways 3 June 2016 9 June 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3557344&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609070627/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3557344&leagueid=2824 dead 9 June 2016 Scoreboard158654 30864 30754 2824 EP Kings 26 34 Cell C Sharks XV 3 June 2016 9 June 2016 Sharks XV Garrick Mattheus 12 Franswa Ueckermann 69 Garrick Mattheus 13 70 (2/2) Garrick Mattheus 2 18 26 43 (4/5) Martin Bezuidenhout 39 49 Khaya Majola 20 Ruan Botha 28 Heimar Williams 46 Alrin Eksteen 49 Wandile Mjekevu 75 Marcel Coetzee 29 50 76 (3/5) Marcel Coetzee 16 (1/3) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Marius van der Westhuizen 24 June 2016 17:00 Pumas 53–20 Report3588194 2824 Pumas too good for Kings 24 June 2016 27 June 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3588194&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160627111007/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3588194&leagueid=2824 dead 27 June 2016 Scoreboard158814 30834 30864 2824 Steval Pumas 53 20 EP Kings 24 June 2016 27 June 2016 Eastern Province Kings Frank Herne 10 18 De-Jay Terblanche 32 Lambert Groenewald 38 55 62 Reuben Johannes 69 Deon Helberg 75 Justin van Staden 11 19 39 70 76 (5/8) Justin van Staden 14 (1/1) Reynier van Rooyen 41 51 Yaw Penxe 1 Somila Jho 42 Courtney Winnaar 59 Michael Brink 44 (1/3) Michael Brink 24 (1/1) Warrick Venter 23 33 Courtney Winnaar 36 45 Mbombela Stadium Lourens van der Merwe 2 July 2016 16:00 Eastern Province Kings 12–29 Report3599324 2824 Four-try Griquas win easily 2 July 2016 4 July 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3599324&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160704211532/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3599324&leagueid=2824 dead 4 July 2016 Scoreboard158944 30864 30774 2824 EP Kings 12 29 Griquas 2 July 2016 4 July 2016 Griquas Lusanda Badiyana 52 JP Jamieson 79 Garrick Mattheus 53 (1/2) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cornell Hess 18 28 Ntabeni Dukisa 4 32 Alshaun Bock 23 André Swarts 58 André Swarts 24 33 59 (3/4) André Swarts 19 (1/1) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Jaco van Heerden 8 July 2016 15:00 Leopards 54–14 Report3607904 2824 Eight-try Leopards thrash Kings 8 July 2016 12 July 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3607904&leagueid=2824 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074500/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3607904&leagueid=2824 dead 12 July 2016 Scoreboard158974 30794 30864 2824 Leopards 54 14 EP Kings 8 July 2016 9 July 2016 Eastern Province Kings Jaco Hayward 2 5 Rowayne Beukman 16 Gene Willemse 35 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 47 Juan Language 51 79 Ryno Wepener 69 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 3 6 17 36 48 (5/6) Schalk Hugo 70 80 (2/2) Tazz Fuzani 21 JP Jonck 57 Garrick Mattheus 22 58 (2/2) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Wihan Coetzer 67 77 Olën Park Juan Sylvestre 15 July 2016 15:00 Eastern Province Kings 24–32 Scoreboard159084 30864 30784 2824 EP Kings 24 32 Down Touch Griffons 15 July 2016 18 July 2016 Griffons penalty try 38 Lindelwe Zungu 51 Garrick Mattheus 76 Simon Bolze 39 52 (2/2) Garrick Mattheus 77 (1/1) Simon Bolze 8 (1/1) Selvyn Davids 22 78 Warren Williams 33 Japie Nel 64 Duan Pretorius 23 34 65 (3/4) Duan Pretorius 1 18 (2/2) Selvyn Davids 39 49 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Pro Legoete 22 July 2016 15:00 Falcons 59–26 Scoreboard160094 30824 30864 2824 Hino Valke 59 26 EP Kings 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 Eastern Province Kings Grant Janke 9 67 Etienne Taljaard 13 80 Shane Kirkwood 24 Andries Schutte 34 Johan Pretorius 49 52 Karlo Aspeling 76 Warren Potgieter 10 25 35 (3/4) Karlo Aspeling 53 68 77 81 (4/5) Ernst Ladendorf 57 67 Etienne Taljaard 69 79 Keanu Vers 18 David Murray 38 Lusanda Badiyana 41 Franswa Ueckermann 57 Simon Bolze 19 39 58 (3/4) Barnard Stadium Marius van der Westhuizen Player Appearances The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series was as follows: Eastern Province Kings Name SWD Eagles y Boland Cavaliers y Border Bulldogs y Welwitschias y Blue Bulls y Western Province y Free State Cheetahs y Golden Lions y Sharks XV y Pumas y Griquas y Leopards y Griffons y Falcons y App Try Kck Pts David Murray 1 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 0 5 Warrick Venter 2 2 2 2 16 2 16 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 Louis Albertse 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 0 0 0 Philip du Preez 4 18 18 18 18 5 18 18 6 0 0 0 Tazz Fuzani 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 1 0 5 JP Jonck 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 19 6 9 2 0 10 Sintu Manjezi 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 12 0 0 0 Junior Pokomela 8 8 8 3 0 0 0 Chuma Faas 9 20 20 20 4 0 0 0 Michael Brink 10 10 15 15 15 12 15 7 0 14 14 Athi Mayinje 11 22 14 14 14 14 11 14 14 14 10 2 4 14 Jeremy Ward 12 12 12 12 4 1 0 5 Somila Jho 13 13 13 13 22 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 22 22 13 5 0 25 Jixie Molapo 14 14 14 3 0 0 0 Keanu Vers 15 22 14 14 4 1 0 5 JP Jamieson 16 16 16 16 16 2 16 16 2 16 16 11 1 0 5 Vukile Sofisa 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 3 3 9 0 0 0 Stephan Zaayman 18 19 19 6 8 18 7 7 0 0 0 SF Nieuwoudt 19 19 19 6 7 19 19 6 7 9 1 0 5 Cornell Hess 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 18 5 5 11 0 0 0 Davron Cameron 21 20 9 3 0 0 0 Courtney Winnaar 22 15 15 15 10 5 4 8 28 Franswa Ueckermann 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 2 0 10 Simon Bolze 10 10 10 21 22 10 10 7 1 21 26 Lindelwe Zungu 11 11 11 15 15 15 11 11 11 11 11 15 11 13 1 0 5 Sphu Msutwana 12 21 11 11 14 12 21 21 22 21 13 13 12 1 0 5 Riaan Esterhuizen 21 21 12 12 4 0 0 0 NJ Oosthuizen 1 3 17 3 0 0 0 Tango Balekile 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 Greg Jackson 17 16 2 1 0 5 Liam Hendricks 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 3 8 1 0 5 Jacques Engelbrecht 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 0 JP du Plessis 12 13 12 12 12 5 0 0 0 Yaw Penxe 22 22 21 14 3 1 0 5 Martin Bezuidenhout 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 Garrick Mattheus 10 10 10 10 22 10 10 21 8 2 56 66 Sibusiso Ngcokovane 20 9 20 20 20 9 20 6 0 0 0 Jordan Koekemoer 21 21 21 3 0 0 0 Roché van Zyl 3 17 17 2 0 0 0 Andile Jho 12 1 1 0 5 Gerrit Huisamen 18 19 2 0 0 0 Lusanda Badiyana 19 6 8 19 8 8 8 8 8 9 2 0 10 Mabhutana Peter 22 11 21 3 0 0 0 Rouche Nel 20 20 9 9 20 20 5 0 0 0 Ivan-John du Preez 22 22 2 0 0 0 Jaco van Tonder 15 15 2 0 0 0 Rob Lyons 18 18 6 6 4 0 0 0 Wihan Coetzer 19 1 0 0 0 Hannes Huisamen 4 5 2 0 0 0 Wynand Grassmann 5 4 2 0 0 0 Jayson Reinecke 7 19 2 0 0 0 Justin Hollis 18 1 0 0 0 Stephan Deyzel 19 1 0 0 0 Brandon Brown 18 1 0 0 0 penalty try – 3 – 15 Total 14 35 103 278 Thaki Boloko, Tyler Paul, Warren Swarts, Hayden Tharratt and Elgar Watts were named in the Currie Cup qualification squad, but not included in a matchday squad. Currie Cup Premier Division Squad The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:33714 Eastern Province 3044 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division 3 August 2016 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup Premier Division squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) First class EP Kings Apps Pts Apps Pts RSA David Antonites Lock 2016 08 05 1991 03 25 yes 2 0 – – RSA Martin Bezuidenhout Hooker 2016 08 05 1989 08 21 yes 88 50 3 0 RSA Dolph Botha Prop 2016 08 05 1993 01 15 yes 8 0 – – RSA Brandon Brown rugby union Flanker 2016 08 05 1994 11 16 yes 1 0 1 0 RSA Cullen Collopy Hooker 2016 08 05 1993 01 12 yes 7 10 – – RSA Christiaan de Bruin Number eight 2016 08 05 1993 01 20 yes 17 0 – – RSA Pieter-Steyn de Wet Fly-half 2016 08 05 1991 01 08 yes 22 99 – – RSA Schalk Ferreira Prop 2016 08 05 1984 02 09 yes 80 15 21 5 RSA Sebastian Ferreira Lock / flanker 2016 08 05 1994 02 10 yes – – – – RSA Jacques Fick Scrum-half 2016 08 05 1994 03 29 yes – – – – RSA Justin Forwood Prop 2016 08 05 1993 09 19 yes 2 0 – – RSA Tazz Fuzani Lock 2016 08 05 1991 01 18 yes 32 5 17 5 RSA Lungelo Gosa Fly-half / fullback 2016 08 05 1995 01 31 yes – – – – NAM JC Greyling Centre 2016 08 05 1991 06 21 yes 19 10 – – RSA Dirk Grobbelaar Number eight 2016 08 05 1992 02 08 yes 15 0 – – RSA Hannes Huisamen Lock 2016 08 05 1989 04 09 yes 2 0 2 0 NAM Alcino Izaacs Winger 2016 08 05 1993 11 16 yes 25 20 – – RSA Vince Jobo Flanker 2016 08 05 1991 02 01 yes 18 25 – – RSA Berton Klaasen Centre 2016 08 05 1990 01 24 yes 28 10 – – RSA Kobus Marais rugby union Fly-half 2016 08 05 1994 07 05 yes 11 85 – – RSA Sampie Mastriet Winger 2016 08 05 1990 08 03 yes 58 160 – – RSA Ganfried May Fullback 2016 08 05 1994 07 25 yes 3 0 – – RSA Sphu Msutwana Winger 2016 08 05 1993 10 31 yes 18 5 18 5 RSA Minenhle Mthethwa Winger 2016 08 05 1991 08 05 yes – – – – RSA Waylon Murray Centre 2016 08 05 1986 04 27 yes 95 125 1 0 RSA Caylib Oosthuizen Prop 2016 08 05 1989 09 01 yes 22 0 – – RSA Etienne Oosthuizen rugby union, born 1994 Flanker 2016 08 05 1994 07 20 yes – – – – RSA Dylan Pieterse Lock 2016 08 05 1995 01 28 yes – – – – RSA Barend Potgieter Prop 2016 08 05 1994 12 28 yes 8 10 – – RSA Ricky Schroeder rugby union Scrum-half 2016 08 05 1991 01 05 yes 51 10 – – RSA Vukile Sofisa Prop 2016 08 05 1993 04 06 yes 14 0 14 0 RSA Siviwe Soyizwapi Outside back 2016 08 05 1992 12 07 yes 28 40 28 40 RSA Pieter Stemmet Prop 2016 08 05 1992 02 18 yes 18 15 6 5 NAM Johann Tromp Centre / Fullback 2016 08 05 1990 12 23 yes 14 41 – – NAM Luke van der Smit Flanker 2016 08 05 1994 06 29 yes 4 5 – – RSA Vian van der Watt Scrum-half 2016 08 05 1992 11 18 yes 10 10 – – RSA Warrick Venter Hooker 2016 08 05 1993 02 12 yes 10 0 10 0 RSA Mike Willemse Hooker 2016 08 05 1993 02 14 yes 31 20 – – Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 5 August 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included. Standings EPK note Round-by-round Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 "Griquas v EP Kings" The Griquas v Eastern Province Kings from Round One was rescheduled between Rounds Four and Five.3641424 3044 EP Kings confirmed in Currie Cup Premier Division with Municipal support 4 August 2016 4 August 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3641424&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808114154/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3641424&leagueid=3044 dead 8 August 2016 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 SF F Opposition Bye Boland Cavaliers y Blue Bulls y Western Province y Griquas y Free State Cheetahs y Bye Sharks (Currie Cup) y Golden Lions y Pumas y Cumulative Points 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Position 5th 8th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th Key: win draw loss Matches The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division: 12 August 2016 17:00 Eastern Province Kings 10–28 Report3655284 3044 Boland claim bonus point win over Kings 12 August 2016 16 August 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3655284&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815135147/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3655284&leagueid=3044 dead 15 August 2016 Scoreboard166144 33714 33634 3044 Eastern Province 10 28 Boland 12 August 2016 14 August 2016 Boland Cavaliers Johann Tromp 74 Lungelo Gosa 75 (1/1) Kobus Marais 36 (1/3) Tazz Fuzani 18 28 Alcino Izaacs 59 69 Sergio Torrens 24 Zandré Jordaan 46 Christopher Bosch 64 Kenan Cronjé 69 Nico Scheepers 25 47 65 70 (4/4) Nico Scheepers (0/1) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 464 Rodney Boneparte 19 August 2016 19:20 Blue Bulls 49–35 Report3667764 3044 Blue Bulls topple EP Kings 19 August 2016 22 August 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/curriecup&id=3667764 https://web.archive.org/web/20160822083504/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/curriecup&id=3667764 dead 22 August 2016 Scoreboard166184 33654 33714 3044 Blue Bulls 49 35 Eastern Province Kings 19 August 2016 22 August 2016 Eastern Province Kings Tian Schoeman 12 Jamba Ulengo 19 64 Jannes Kirsten 28 Bjorn Basson 32 Burger Odendaal 59 Joshua Stander 70 Tian Schoeman 13 20 29 33 60 65 71 (7/7) RG Snyman 32 Mike Willemse 1 Berton Klaasen 5 Johann Tromp 39 Siviwe Soyizwapi 54 Martin Bezuidenhout 67 Kobus Marais 2 6 (2/4) Lungelo Gosa (0/1) Kobus Marais 24 32 (2/2) Loftus Versfeld 2,800 Rasta Rasivhenge 27 August 2016 16:00 Eastern Province Kings 6–36 Report3678954 3044 Jones hat-trick as WP win 27 August 2016 1 September 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3678954&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160901073711/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3678954&leagueid=3044 dead 1 September 2016 Scoreboard166194 33714 33664 3044 Eastern Province Kings 6 36 DHL Western Province 27 August 2016 31 August 2016 Western Province Kobus Marais 3 32 (2/2) Christiaan de Bruin 23 33 Etienne Oosthuizen 39 Leolin Zas 11 Huw Jones 18 72 75 Sikhumbuzo Notshe 40 Jano Vermaak 58 Brandon Thomson 12 59 76 (3/6) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Pro Legoete 31 August 2016 "Griquas v EP Kings" 17:00 Griquas 47–24 Report3684684 3044 Seven-try Griquas thump Kings 31 August 2016 1 September 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3684684&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160901073715/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3684684&leagueid=3044 dead 1 September 2016 Scoreboard167394 33694 33714 3044 Griquas 47 24 Eastern Province Kings 31 August 2016 1 September 2016 Eastern Province Kings Wandile Putuma 17 Jono Janse van Rensburg 29 Ederies Arendse 46 Alshaun Bock 49 AJ Coertzen 52 68 Eric Zana 74 Clinton Swart 18 30 47 50 53 (5/5) André Swarts 75 (1/2) Alcino Izaacs 21 38 Cullen Collopy 79 Lungelo Gosa 22 39 (2/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 80 (1/1) Lungelo Gosa 36 (1/1) Siviwe Soyizwapi 73 Griqua Park 1,200 AJ Jacobs 3 September 2016 15:00 Free State Cheetahs 57–25 Report3688344 3044 Cheetahs run Kings ragged 3 September 2016 30 September 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3688344&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930082159/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3688344&leagueid=3044 dead 30 September 2016 Scoreboard166244 33644 33714 3044 Toyota Free State Cheetahs 57 25 Eastern Province Kings 3 September 2016 19 September 2016 Eastern Province Kings Nico Lee 20 71 Tom Botha 26 Paul Schoeman 32 53 Charles Marais 59 78 Niel Marais 68 Ox Nché 75 Fred Zeilinga 27 (1/4) Niel Marais 72 75 (2/5) Fred Zeilinga 14 18 (2/3) JC Greyling 11 Berton Klaasen 76 Vince Jobo 82 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 12 (1/1) Kobus Marais 83 (1/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 31 (1/1) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 58 (1/1) Free State Stadium 3,710 Jaco van Heerden 17 September 2016 15:00 Sharks (Currie Cup) 53–0 Report3707364 3044 Sharks return to winning ways 17 September 2016 30 September 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3707364&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930082934/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3707364&leagueid=3044 dead 30 September 2016 Scoreboard166894 33684 33714 3044 Cell C Sharks 53 0 Eastern Province Kings 17 September 2016 19 September 2016 Eastern Province Kings André Esterhuizen 4 Chiliboy Ralepelle 13 Jean-Luc du Preez 18 Inny Radebe 31 Michael Claassens 44 Francois Kleinhans 48 Etienne Oosthuizen 54 Wandile Mjekevu 60 Khaya Majola 80 Curwin Bosch 14 32 (2/5) Patrick Lambie 50 81 (2/4) Kings Park Stadium 5,186 Cwengile Jadezweni 24 September 2016 17:10 Eastern Province Kings 7–71 Report3716784 3044 Golden Lions stay on course for semis 24 September 2016 30 September 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3716784&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930082948/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3716784&leagueid=3044 dead 30 September 2016 Scoreboard166384 33714 33704 3044 Eastern Province Kings 7 71 Xerox Golden Lions 24 September 2016 26 September 2016 Golden Lions Sampie Mastriet 22 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 23 (1/1) Ruan Ackermann 18 Howard Mnisi 30 69 Koch Marx 38 Kwagga Smith 40 63 66 Anthony Volmink 42 Jacques Nel 45 80 Sylvian Mahuza 76 Jaco van der Walt 19 39 40 43 64 (5/7) Andries Coetzee 70 77 81 (3/4) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Cwengile Jadezweni 30 September 2016 18:00 Eastern Province Kings 30–38 Report3725274 3044 Herne hat-trick helps sink Kings 30 September 2016 3 October 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3725274&leagueid=3044 https://web.archive.org/web/20161003132222/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3725274&leagueid=3044 dead 3 October 2016 Scoreboard166414 33714 33674 3044 Eastern Province Kings 30 38 Steval Pumas 30 September 2016 3 October 2016 Pumas Johann Tromp 17 Brandon Brown 28 Ricky Schroeder 46 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 18 29 47 (3/3) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 2 8 63 (3/3) Brandon Brown 38 48 Etienne Oosthuizen 70 Brian Shabangu 11 Frank Herne 23 38 71 Kevin Luiters 58 JP Lewis 78 Heinrich Steyl 24 39 (2/3) Devon Williams 72 79 (2/3) Carel Greeff 44 54 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 791 Quinton Immelman Player Appearances The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows: Eastern Province Kings Name Boland Cavaliers y Blue Bulls y Western Province y Griquas y Free State Cheetahs y Sharks (Currie Cup) y Golden Lions y Pumas y SF F App Try Kck Pts Schalk Ferreira (c) 1 1 0 0 0 Mike Willemse 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 5 Vukile Sofisa 3 3 3 3 17 17 3 7 0 0 0 Tazz Fuzani 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 David Antonites 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 Vince Jobo 6 6 6 6 6 19 6 1 0 5 Sebastian Ferreira 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 0 0 0 Christiaan de Bruin 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 0 0 0 Ricky Schroeder 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 1 0 5 Kobus Marais 10 10 10 21 4 0 21 21 Sampie Mastriet 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 1 0 5 Waylon Murray 12 12 12 12 12 5 0 0 0 Johann Tromp 13 15 15 15 15 15 6 3 0 15 Alcino Izaacs 14 11 22 14 4 2 0 10 Siviwe Soyizwapi 15 14 14 22 14 14 14 7 1 0 5 Martin Bezuidenhout 16 16 16 2 16 2 2 2 8 1 0 5 Justin Forwood 17 1 1 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 Dirk Grobbelaar 18 8 2 0 0 0 Brandon Brown 19 20 7 19 7 7 6 7 1 0 5 Jacques Fick 20 20 9 2 0 0 0 Berton Klaasen 21 13 12 12 13 13 13 7 2 0 10 Lungelo Gosa 22 22 21 10 15 21 22 7 0 9 9 Barend Potgieter 17 17 1 17 1 1 6 0 0 0 Etienne Oosthuizen 18 7 18 7 18 18 18 7 0 0 0 Luke van der Smit 19 19 6 19 6 19 6 0 0 0 Minenhle Mthethwa 21 14 21 3 0 0 0 JC Greyling 13 12 13 22 4 1 0 5 Dylan Pieterse 18 5 4 4 5 5 0 0 0 Ganfried May 22 15 22 3 0 0 0 Pieter Stemmet 3 3 17 3 0 0 0 Hannes Huisamen 4 18 2 0 0 0 Sphu Msutwana 13 1 0 0 0 Warrick Venter 16 16 16 2 0 0 0 Caylib Oosthuizen 17 1 0 0 0 Cullen Collopy 19 16 20 2 1 0 5 Vian van der Watt 20 20 20 20 21 5 0 0 0 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 21 10 10 10 10 5 0 27 27 Total 8 16 57 137 Dolph Botha was named in the Currie Cup Premier Division squad, but not included in a matchday squad. Under-21 Squad The following players were named in the Eastern Province U21 squad for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship: + Eastern Province U21 squad32134 Eastern Province U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 20 July 2016 Forwards Lusanda Badiyana Wihan Coetzer Wynand Grassmann Jedwyn Harty Justin Hollis Gerrit Huisamen JP Jamieson Arno Lotter Rob Lyons David Murray SF Nieuwoudt NJ Oosthuizen Jayson Reinecke Hayden Tharratt Roché van Zyl Xandré Vos Did not play: Tango Balekile JP Barkhuizen Ronnie Beyl Matt Howes Sintu Manjezi Tyler Paul Junior Pokomela Elandré van der Merwe Backs Simon Bolze Michael Brink Luvo Claassen Malcolm Jaer Somila Jho Garrick Mattheus Jixie Molapo Rouche Nel Sibusiso Ngcokovane Luan Nieuwoudt Mabhutana Peter Stephen Rautenbach Keanu Vers Jeremy Ward Lindelwe Zungu Did not play: Nathan Augustus Davron Cameron Avelo Jubase Jordan Koekemoer Athi Mayinje Standings The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 26 September 2016 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Western Province U21 6 4 1 1 200 140 +60 28 17 6 1 25 2 Golden Lions U21 6 5 0 1 198 144 +54 22 21 2 1 23 3 Blue Bulls U21 6 3 1 2 185 171 +14 26 22 4 2 20 4 Free State U21 6 3 0 3 177 184 -7 24 21 4 1 17 5 Eastern Province U21 6 3 0 3 164 155 +9 19 19 2 2 16 6 Sharks U21 6 2 0 4 152 189 -37 20 25 2 2 12 7 Leopards U21 6 0 0 6 153 246 -93 22 36 4 2 6 Final standings. Legend and competition rules Legend: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points Competition rules: Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Round-by-round Team Progression – 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Semi Final Opposition Bye Sharks U21 y Bye Leopards U21 y Blue Bulls U21 y Western Province U21 y Free State U21 y Golden Lions U21 y Cumulative Points 0 4 4 9 10 10 15 16 Position 5th 3rd 6th 6th 5th 6th 5th 5th Key: win draw loss Matches The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:2874 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 6 May 20162874 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 6 May 2016 12 August 2016 17:10 Sharks U21 21–23 Report Scoreboard162794 32124 32134 2884 Sharks U21 21 23 EP U21 12 August 2016 17 August 2016 Eastern Province U21 Tristan Blewett 21 Marcel Coetzee 41 Graham Geldenhuys 45 Jaywinn Juries 22 (1/1) Ruben de Vos 42 46 (2/2) Jaywinn Juries (0/1) Ayron Schramm 24 34 JP Jamieson 12 Malcolm Jaer 34 Garrick Mattheus 13 35 (2/2) Garrick Mattheus 3 16 (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Malcolm Jaer 81 (1/1) Jeremy Ward 52 63 Kings Park Stadium Growthpoint Stephan Geldenhuys 26 August 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U21 38–3 Report Scoreboard162864 32134 32094 2884 EP U21 38 3 Leopards U21 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 Leopards U21 Somila Jho 3 35 Jayson Reinecke 11 Lindelwe Zungu 16 Malcolm Jaer 41 Jeremy Ward 64 Garrick Mattheus 4 12 36 42 (4/6) Marco Donges 8 (1/1) Timothy Prince 49 59 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Ben Crouse 2 September 2016 16:35 Blue Bulls U21 34–27 Report Scoreboard162884 32074 32134 2884 Blue Bulls U21 34 27 EP U21 2 September 2016 26 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 Alandré van Rooyen 35 Ivan van Zyl 45 JT Jackson 52 Mervano da Silva 71 80 Tinus de Beer 53 72 81 (3/5) Tinus de Beer 51 (1/1) Theo Maree 66 78 Jeremy Ward 14 Michael Brink 68 Malcolm Jaer 78 Garrick Mattheus 15 69 78 (3/3) Garrick Mattheus 39 55 (2/2) JP Jamieson 59 69 Loftus Versfeld Francois Pretorius 9 September 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U21 10–27 Report Scoreboard162914 32134 32084 2884 EP U21 10 27 WP U21 9 September 2016 26 September 2016 Western Province U21 Jixie Molapo 15 Garrick Mattheus 16 (1/1) Simon Bolze 57 (1/1) Christo van der Merwe 29 Herschel Jantjies 37 Eduan Keyter 50 Mitchell Carstens 70 Brandon Thomson 30 38 (2/4) Brandon Thomson 10 (1/1) Ryan Oosthuizen 59 69 Grant Hermanus 0 64 Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Jaco Pretorius 15 September 2016 16:45 Free State U21 44–45 Report Scoreboard162954 32104 32134 2884 Free State U21 44 45 EP U21 15 September 2016 26 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 penalty try 19 Nardus Erasmus 22 Gerrie Labuschagné 49 Dian Badenhorst 61 Fiffy Rampeta 65 Heinrich Bitzi 20 23 50 62 66 (5/5) Heinrich Bitzi 8 31 75 (3/3) Ruben Schoeman 15 26 Keanu Vers 16 43 Malcolm Jaer 25 Jixie Molapo 34 Xandré Vos 80 Garrick Mattheus 17 26 44 80 (4/5) Garrick Mattheus 12 29 39 57 (4/4) Justin Hollis 21 29 Free State Stadium 300 Jaco Peyper 24 September 2016 14:30 Eastern Province U21 21–26 Report Scoreboard162964 32134 32114 2884 EP U21 21 26 Golden Lions U21 24 September 2016 26 September 2016 Golden Lions U21 Garrick Mattheus 56 Jixie Molapo 72 Garrick Mattheus 57 (1/2) Garrick Mattheus 9 19 39 (3/3) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) James Venter 26 Jarryd Sage 52 Shaun Reynolds 27 53 (2/2) Shaun Reynolds 2 12 75 (3/5) Kobus Engelbrecht 77 (1/1) Jo-Hanko de Villiers 80 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Egon Seconds Player Appearances The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship is as follows: Eastern Province U21 Name Sharks U21 y Leopards U21 y Blue Bulls U21 y Western Province U21 y Free State U21 y Golden Lions U21 y SF F App Try Kck Pts David Murray 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 JP Jamieson 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 1 0 5 NJ Oosthuizen 3 17 3 17 3 3 6 0 0 0 Wynand Grassmann 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 0 0 0 Gerrit Huisamen 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 0 0 0 Jayson Reinecke 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 0 5 Rob Lyons 7 7 7 8 4 0 0 0 Lusanda Badiyana 8 8 2 0 0 0 Sibusiso Ngcokovane 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 0 0 0 Garrick Mattheus 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 1 63 68 Lindelwe Zungu 11 11 11 22 4 1 0 5 Jeremy Ward 12 12 12 13 13 13 6 2 0 10 Somila Jho 13 13 22 22 3 2 0 10 Keanu Vers 14 14 14 14 14 5 2 0 10 Malcolm Jaer 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 4 3 23 Arno Lotter 16 19 1 0 0 0 Roché van Zyl 17 3 3 17 17 3 0 0 0 Justin Hollis 18 8 8 8 7 7 6 0 0 0 Jedwyn Harty 19 16 16 16 16 16 5 0 0 0 Rouche Nel 20 20 2 0 0 0 Simon Bolze 21 21 21 21 3 0 3 3 Mabhutana Peter 22 22 22 14 4 0 0 0 Wihan Coetzer 18 18 18 18 4 0 0 0 Hayden Tharratt 19 7 19 19 20 5 0 0 0 Luvo Claassen 20 20 20 2 0 0 0 Michael Brink 21 21 12 3 1 0 5 Stephen Rautenbach 13 1 0 0 0 Ronnie Beyl 17 0 0 0 0 Jixie Molapo 11 11 11 3 3 0 15 Xandré Vos 1 18 2 1 0 5 Luan Nieuwoudt 12 12 2 0 0 0 SF Nieuwoudt 19 1 0 0 0 Total 6 19 69 164 Nathan Augustus, Tango Balekile, JP Barkhuizen, Davron Cameron, Matt Howes, Avelo Jubase, Jordan Koekemoer, Sintu Manjezi, Athi Mayinje, Tyler Paul, Junior Pokomela and Elandré van der Merwe were named in the Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad. Under-19 Squad The following players were named in the Eastern Province U19 squad for 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship: + Eastern Province U19 squad32024 EP U19 2874 2016 Currie Cup Under 19 Competition 16 June 2016 Forwards Siyanda Am Dylan Barendse Liam Blake-Taylor Temba Boltina Michael de Marco Kamva Dilima Duan du Plessis Apiwe Febana Nico Grobler Matthew King André Lategan Ruben le Roux Leon Lyons Sive Mazosiwe Lupumlo Mguca Thapelo Molapo Lourens Oosthuizen Janse Roux Mylo Sadiki Lutho Selem Donavan Stevens CJ van Niekerk Grant Venter Daniel Voigt Shane Weweje Did not play: Connor Thalrose Backs Thaki Boloko Jonathan Booysen Michael Botha Reinhardt Engelbrecht Victor Foster Oyisa Hackula Yomi Keswa Cliven Loubser Malan Marais Wayne Moss Siba Mzanywa Yaw Penxe Leslie Sharp Morgan Steyn Louis Strydom Josiah Twum-Boafo Jac van der Walt Riaan van Rensburg Courtney Winnaar Did not play: Sihle Njezula Standings The final league standings for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was:2874 2016 Currie Cup Under 19 Competition 20 May 2016 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Western Province U19 12 10 0 2 493 278 +215 66 35 9 1 50 2 Blue Bulls U19 12 10 0 2 427 225 +202 62 27 8 2 50 3 Golden Lions U19 12 9 0 3 537 236 +301 73 30 8 2 46 4 Free State U19 12 6 0 6 366 308 +58 49 39 5 1 30 5 Sharks U19 12 4 0 8 294 426 −132 44 61 6 2 24 6 Eastern Province U19 12 3 0 9 308 497 −189 39 73 5 3 20 7 Leopards U19 12 0 0 12 167 622 −455 22 90 1 2 3 Final standings. Legend and competition rules Legend: Top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points Competition rules: Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Round-by-round Team Progression – 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 SF F Opposition Sharks U19 y Bye Leopards U19 y Blue Bulls U19 y Western Province U19 y Free State U19 y Golden Lions U19 y Sharks U19 y Bye Leopards U19 y Blue Bulls U19 y Western Province U19 y Free State U19 y Golden Lions U19 y Cumulative Points 5 5 10 11 12 14 14 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 Position 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th Key: win draw loss Matches The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:2874 2016 Currie Cup Under 19 Competition 6 May 20162874 2016 Currie Cup Under 19 Competition 6 May 2016 17 June 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U19 30–17 Scoreboard162354 32024 32034 2874 EP U19 30 17 Sharks U19 17 June 2016 20 June 2016 Sharks U19 Victor Foster 25 Duan du Plessis 39 Yaw Penxe 45 Courtney Winnaar 54 Victor Foster 46 55 (2/4) Victor Foster 7 18 (2/2) Jonathan Booysen 50 60 Samuel Swanepoel 30 Khuthu Mchunu 49 Gareth Simpson 31 50 (2/2) Gareth Simpson 6 (1/1) Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Pieter Maritz 1 July 2016 12:00 Leopards U19 36–39 Scoreboard162424 32044 32024 2874 Leopards U19 36 39 EP U19 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Eastern Province U19 Hein Steenkamp 23 36 Craig Ellis 33 Ryno Visagie 54 Quintin Bayards 34 (1/3) Slabber la Grange 55 (1/1) Quintin Bayards 6 12 43 (3/3) Slabber La Grange 60 (1/1) Jonathan Booysen 9 Victor Foster 15 35 Yaw Penxe 45 Daniel Voigt 48 Victor Foster 10 16 35 49 (4/5) Victor Foster 31 65 (2/4) Olën Park Ruhan Meiring 8 July 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U19 24–28 Scoreboard162454 32024 32004 2874 EP U19 24 28 Blue Bulls U19 8 July 2016 11 July 2016 Blue Bulls U19 Yaw Penxe 1 32 CJ van Niekerk 50 Victor Foster 2 33 51 (3/3) Victor Foster 59 (1/2) CJ van Niekerk 16 Irvin Ali 14 Luvuyo Ndevu 17 46 Nico Peyper 70 Louwtjie Steenkamp 18 (1/4) Louwtjie Steenkamp 6 11 (2/2) Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Sindile Ngcese 16 July 2016 12:00 Western Province U19 53–29 Scoreboard162474 32064 32024 2874 WP U19 53 29 EP U19 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province U19 Jondré Williams 11 28 Ricky Nwagbara 19 Tumi Mogoje 31 43 Tristan Leyds 37 George Lourens 58 David Brits 68 Jondré Williams 12 29 32 59 (4/7) Troy Payne 69 (1/1) Jondré Williams 7 (1/2) Courtney Winnaar 2 33 Jonathan Booysen 15 Michael Botha 50 Victor Foster 16 34 51 (3/4) Victor Foster 39 (1/1) Mylo Sadiki 25 36 Newlands Stadium DHL Francois Pretorius 22 July 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U19 29–36 Scoreboard162504 32024 32014 2874 EP U19 29 36 Free State U19 22 July 2016 25 July 2016 Free State U19 Victor Foster 14 30 Yomi Keswa 44 Mylo Sadiki 55 Cliven Loubser (0/1) Victor Foster 31 45 56 (3/3) Victor Foster 61 (1/1) Lupumlo Mguca 64 Jurie Burger 7 Sibabalo Qoma 17 Marnus van der Merwe 39 Berco Venter 47 Jan Lourens Schreuder 58 Abri Coetzee 65 Christiaan Schutte 18 66 (2/5) Ruan Henning 59 (1/1) Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Pieter Maritz 5 August 2016 14:30 Golden Lions U19 52–30 Scoreboard162524 32054 32024 2874 Golden Lions U19 52 30 EP U19 5 August 2016 9 August 2016 Eastern Province U19 Tyreeq February 11 Bader Pretorius 24 Stean Pienaar 28 33 Patrick Wait 38 HP van Schoor 51 Madosh Tambwe 55 Len Massyn 61 Jeanluc Cilliers 12 25 29 34 38 (5/6) Bader Pretorius 56 (1/2) Reinhard Nothnagel 17 27 Rouxbann Baumann 59 69 Mylo Sadiki 36 Jonathan Booysen 47 Reinhardt Engelbrecht 57 Cliven Loubser 37 48 58 (3/3) Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Cliven Loubser 6 19 31 (3/3) Ellis Park Stadium Emirates Lourens van der Merwe 12 August 2016 15:30 Sharks U19 45–41 Scoreboard162564 32034 32024 2874 Sharks U19 45 41 EP U19 12 August 2016 17 August 2016 Eastern Province U19 Mfundu Ndhlovu 5 André Coetzee 15 Clifferd Jacobs 32 Taigh Schoor 39 58 Francois de Villiers 50 65 James Tedder 6 33 40 51 59 (5/7) James Tedder (0/1) Michael Botha 3 Yomi Keswa 8 36 Thaki Boloko 11 Courtney Winnaar 19 Jonathan Booysen 26 Courtney Winnaar 4 9 12 20 (4/6) Courtney Winnaar 60 (1/1) Kings Park Stadium Growthpoint Ricus van der Hoven 26 August 2016 13:00 Eastern Province U19 23–19 Scoreboard162634 32024 32044 2874 EP U19 23 19 Leopards U19 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 Leopards U19 Yaw Penxe 8 Jonathan Booysen 12 Victor Foster 9 13 (2/2) Victor Foster 5 28 40 (3/4) Lutho Selem 69 Edmund Rheeder 24 Reuben du Plooy 38 Andries Engelbrecht 57 Tiaan Schoonraad 25 39 (2/3) Franco Tiedt 42 53 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Vusi Msibi 2 September 2016 15:00 Blue Bulls U19 40–21 Scoreboard162654 32004 32024 2874 Blue Bulls U19 40 21 EP U19 2 September 2016 25 October 2016 Eastern Province U19 Eduan Lubbe 5 70 Stedman Gans 8 Manie Libbok 21 53 Ciaran Dayaram 47 Josh Allderman (0/1) Manie Libbok 9 22 48 54 71 (5/5) Yaw Penxe 24 Courtney Winnaar 68 Victor Foster 25 (1/2) Victor Foster 2 (1/1) Courtney Winnaar 16 34 (2/3) Loftus Versfeld Jaco Pretorius 9 September 2016 13:00 Eastern Province U19 15–64 Scoreboard162684 32024 32064 2874 EP U19 15 64 WP U19 9 September 2016 25 October 2016 Western Province U19 Victor Foster 23 Jonathan Booysen 56 Victor Foster (0/1) Yomi Keswa 57 (1/1) Victor Foster 10 (1/4) Janse Roux 37 47 Cornel Smit 6 Shane Farmer 26 Jondré Williams 38 Cobus Wiese 42 52 63 David Brits 46 Juarno Augustus 61 Nico Leonard 70 Jondré Williams 7 39 43 47 53 (5/6) Adriaan van der Bank 62 64 71 (3/3) Jondré Williams 17 (1/1) Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Lourens van der Merwe 15 September 2016 14:30 Free State U19 48–22 Scoreboard162724 32014 32024 2874 Free State U19 48 22 EP U19 15 September 2016 25 October 2016 Eastern Province U19 Warren Brits 17 Kurt Eybers 22 38 George Rossouw 29 Rewan Kruger 46 Bertie de Bod 62 Dawid Snyman 69 Justin Taylor 23 30 39 47 70 (5/7) Justin Taylor 11 (1/1) Oyisa Hackula 13 Yaw Penxe 50 54 Victor Foster 14 55 (2/3) Victor Foster 3 (1/1) Free State Stadium 200 Jaco Kotze 24 September 2016 12:30 Eastern Province U19 5–59 Scoreboard162744 32024 32054 2874 EP U19 5 59 Golden Lions U19 24 September 2016 25 October 2016 Golden Lions U19 Jonathan Booysen 3 Victor Foster (0/1) Madosh Tambwe 8 12 48 61 Hacjivah Dayimani 18 22 Reinhard Nothnagel 30 Jan-Louis la Grange 54 Morné van den Berg 67 Jeanluc Cilliers 13 19 23 31 49 62 68 (7/9) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Ruhan Meiring Player Appearances The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship is as follows: Eastern Province U19 Name Sharks U19 y Leopards U19 y Blue Bulls U19 y Western Province U19 y Free State U19 y Golden Lions U19 y Sharks U19 y Leopards U19 y Blue Bulls U19 y Western Province U19 y Free State U19 y Golden Lions U19 y App Try Kck Pts Lupumlo Mguca 1 17 3 3 0 0 0 Grant Venter 2 2 2 2 2 17 17 17 17 17 9 0 0 0 Daniel Voigt 3 3 3 3 3 18 18 18 18 18 18 9 1 0 5 Kamva Dilima 4 5 5 19 5 19 5 7 7 5 10 0 0 0 Thapelo Molapo 5 5 18 7 6 5 19 6 7 0 0 0 Duan du Plessis 6 7 6 6 6 2 7 6 6 2 2 2 12 1 0 5 Lutho Selem 7 6 19 20 20 8 6 20 20 16 19 20 11 0 0 0 Mylo Sadiki 8 8 8 8 8 20 8 8 8 9 2 0 10 Yomi Keswa 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 21 9 9 12 3 2 17 Morgan Steyn 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 8 0 0 0 Yaw Penxe 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 0 40 Malan Marais 12 12 22 22 22 12 12 22 22 12 7 0 0 0 Jonathan Booysen 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 12 7 0 35 Victor Foster 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 10 10 6 79 109 Courtney Winnaar 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 15 11 5 17 42 Apiwe Febana 16 16 2 0 0 0 CJ van Niekerk 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 0 5 Dylan Barendse 18 18 17 18 18 18 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 0 0 0 Janse Roux 19 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 0 0 0 Siyanda Am 20 20 20 3 0 0 0 Wayne Moss 21 21 21 3 0 0 0 Cliven Loubser 22 23 10 15 4 0 15 15 Michael Botha 23 23 15 15 15 14 15 6 2 0 10 Leon Lyons 17 1 0 0 0 Michael de Marco 19 7 7 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 10 0 0 0 Josiah Twum-Boafo 22 22 22 2 0 0 0 Sive Mazosiwe 16 17 17 2 0 0 0 Thaki Boloko 23 22 23 23 14 3 1 0 5 André Lategan 16 16 16 2 2 2 16 16 8 0 0 0 Shane Weweje 19 19 4 3 0 0 0 Jac van der Walt 21 1 0 0 0 Oyisa Hackula 12 12 12 12 13 5 1 0 5 Reinhardt Engelbrecht 21 21 21 22 21 4 1 0 5 Temba Boltina 16 16 16 19 1 0 0 0 Matthew King 17 1 0 0 0 Lourens Oosthuizen 20 1 0 0 0 Siba Mzanywa 23 23 2 0 0 0 Ruben le Roux 5 6 2 0 0 0 Liam Blake-Taylor 19 21 20 20 6 3 0 0 0 Louis Strydom 21 9 21 3 0 0 0 Riaan van Rensburg 22 23 23 14 23 4 0 0 0 Donavan Stevens 19 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 Nico Grobler 23 8 2 0 0 0 Leslie Sharp 14 1 0 0 0 Total 12 39 113 308 Sihle Njezula and Connor Thalrose were named in the Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad. Varsity Rugby The Eastern Province Kings Rugby Academy is based at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth and most of the academy players played Varsity Rugby; either for the NMMU Madibaz in the Varsity Cup or for the NMMU Young Guns in the Under-20 competition. The following players were included in the Varsity Cup squad: + 2016 NMMU Madibaz squad30284 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 2784 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International 3 June 2016 Forwards Tango Balekile Ronnie Beyl Brandon Brown Wynand Grassmann Jedwyn Harty Gerrit Huisamen JP Jamieson Kevin Kaba Marzuq Maarman SF Nieuwoudt Andisa Ntsila NJ Oosthuizen Tyler Paul Junior Pokomela Jayson Reinecke Nemo Roelofse Hayden Tharratt Elandré van der Merwe Warrick Venter Did not play: Lusanda Badiyana Greg Jackson JP Jonck Sintu Manjezi Roché van Zyl CJ Velleman Xandré Vos Backs Simon Bolze Luvo Claassen Ivan-John du Preez Riaan Esterhuizen Andile Jho Tom Kean Ivan Ludick Khaya Malotana Yamkela Ngam Sibusiso Ngcokovane Luan Nieuwoudt Warren Swarts Keanu Vers Jeremy Ward Lindelwe Zungu Did not play: Davron Cameron Malcolm Jaer Somila Jho Garrick Mattheus Athi Mayinje Charles Radebe Franswa Ueckermann Courtney Winnaar Coach David Maidza Youth weeks The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2016 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2016 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 24 May 2016: Under-18 Craven Week The 2016 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban.sarugby/youthweeks 2944 2016 U18 Craven Week 3 June 2016 Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18. + Eastern Province U18 – Craven Week32394 Eastern Province U18 2944 2016 U18 Craven Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Zane Barnard William Duckit Gregan Glover Tertius Groenewald Etienne Janeke Ruan Jonker Ruben le Roux Khwezi Mafu Roelof Roodt Donavan Stevens Le-Kleu Stokes Stefan van der Poel Viaan Wolmarans Backs Lubabalo Dobela Zukhanye Mafunda Ayabonga Matroos Sihle Njezula Aya Oliphant Waqar Solaan Louis Strydom Keagan Tait Sicelo Tole Riaan van Rensburg Coach Derik Olivier Match 1 11 July 2016 15:15 Sharks U18 36–24 Report Scoreboard163144 32444 32394 2944 Sharks U18 36 24 Eastern Province U18 11 July 2016 12 July 2016 Eastern Province U18 Tonderai Ndudzo 1 Mayibongwe Maduna 14 Dylan Richardson 34 Luke Crowshaw 61 Maartin Holtzhausen 65 Maartin Holtzhausen (0/4) Cameron Ritchie 66 (1/1) Maartin Holtzhausen 6 47 57 (3/3) Mayibongwe Maduna 17 27 Sicelo Tole 45 Keagan Tait 50 Aya Oliphant 69 Riaan van Rensburg 46 51 70 (3/3) Riaan van Rensburg 24 (1/3) Kearsney College, Durban Egon Seconds Match 2 13 July 2016 12:25 Boland U18 33–37 Report Scoreboard165724 32374 32394 2944 Boland U18 33 37 Eastern Province U18 13 July 2016 13 July 2016 Eastern Province U18 Caleb Dingaan 4 Wayne Wilschut 41 Michael Goodall 59 70 James Mao-Cheia 67 Anton Du Toit 5 60 68 71 (4/5) Ayabonga Matroos 11 Sicelo Tole 16 21 Le-Kleu Stokes 34 Lubabalo Dobela 56 Riaan van Rensburg 17 22 57 (3/5) Riaan van Rensburg 7 25 (2/2) Kearsney College, Durban Vusi Msibi Match 3 16 July 2016 10:25 Eastern Province U18 12–64 Report Scoreboard165874 32394 32474 2944 Eastern Province U18 12 64 SWD U18 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 SWD U18 Riaan van Rensburg 7 Viaan Wolmarans 27 Riaan van Rensburg 28 (1/2) Lance Lamprecht 13 Nicolus van Eeden 21 61 Bradley Kiewitz 23 Dian Bleuler 35 Zinedene Booysen 38 Sean Swart 42 Damian Bonaparte 50 Wilhelm van Heerden 58 Adriaan-Lee du Preez 65 Darren Adonis 14 22 40 43 51 (5/7) Darryle Kameel 62 66 (2/3) Kearsney College, Durban Vusi Msibi + Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Craven Week32774 Eastern Province CD U18 2944 2016 U18 Craven Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Hentus Botha Francu Dreyer JJ Human Ollie Losaba Johan Maartens Thembinkosi Mangwana Stephanus Mentz Keanen Murray Dihan Odendaal Lourens Oosthuizen Ewan Pieters Sazi Sandi Bongi Ziya Backs Tim Bloem Chulu Chutu Izak Conradie Jonathan Crankshaw Athenkosi Halom Vaughen Isaacs Reynier Meyer Matt Moore Sibabalwe Mzanywa Lutho Nomoyi Coach Damian Arends Match 1 12 July 2016 11:00 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 24–26 Report Scoreboard163184 32774 32454 2944 Eastern Province CD U18 24 26 Leopards U18 12 July 2016 13 July 2016 Leopards U18 Sazi Sandi 17 Keanen Murray 30 Matt Moore 51 Athenkosi Halom 65 Vaughen Isaacs 18 (1/3) Izak Conradie 66 (1/1) Vaughen Isaacs (0/2) Johan Maartens 39 49 Gerhard Fourie 9 Nathan Jordan 23 Zimosa Nokama 54 Gerhard Fourie 24 (1/3) Gerhard Fourie 29 33 58 (3/3) Rudolf Hatting 61 Kearsney College, Durban Jaco Pretorius Match 2 14 July 2016 9:35 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 62–5 Report Scoreboard165754 32774 32764 2944 Eastern Province CD U18 62 5 Border CD U18 14 July 2016 18 July 2016 Border Country Districts U18 Jonathan Crankshaw 16 25 Lutho Nomoyi 31 Chulu Chutu 35 50 Lourens Oosthuizen 36 Ewan Pieters 58 Athenkosi Halom 61 Sibabalwe Mzanywa 70 Vaughen Isaacs 17 32 35 51 59 62 (6/8) Jonathan Crankshaw 71 (1/1) Vaughen Isaacs 49 (1/1) Bongi Ziya 62 Bonisile Mapongwane 66 Litha Nkula (0/1) Litha Nkula (0/2) Tabiso Stenge (0/1) Siphosoxolo Dlongodlongo 29 39 Litha Nkula 49 59 Kearsney College, Durban Sindile Ngcese Match 3 16 July 2016 10:50 Limpopo Blue Bulls U18 35–5 Report Scoreboard165934 32754 32774 2944 Komati Fruit Limpopo Blue Bulls U18 35 5 Eastern Province CD U18 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 Danny Mokhoabane 2 7 Stefan Engelbrecht 12 Jan Coertze 38 55 Wernich Kachelhoffer 3 8 13 39 56 (5/5) Sazi Sandi 49 Vaughen Isaacs (0/1) Kearsney College, Durban Mpho Matsaung Under-18 Academy Week The 2016 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban.sarugby/youthweeks 2974 2016 U18 Academy Week 3 June 2016 Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18. + Eastern Province U18 – Academy Week32534 Eastern Province U18 2974 2016 U18 Academy Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Ruan Botha Janu Fourie Desmick Kleinbooi Shane Kluyts Oyama Mgesisi Dillon Minnaar Landile Mlonzi Henco Nel Armand Pretorius Gert Rautenbach Carl Senyane Elandré Smit Leonardo Tshingane Backs Rodwill Baaitjies Curtley Deysel Jayren Draghoender Ethan Jantjies Bendré Jonck Julian Kleyn Dylan le Roux Romario McCarthy Henco Pieterse Lindsay Potgieter Coach Elroy Swartz Match 1 12 July 2016 13:55 Blue Bulls U18 57–15 Report Scoreboard163344 32504 32534 2974 Blue Bulls U18 57 15 Eastern Province U18 12 July 2016 13 July 2016 Eastern Province U18 Christian Strydom 5 15 Hendré Eloff 26 Bjorkan Hendricks 31 Jack Hart 35 68 Sean Thungo 37 Ruan Nortjé 52 Themba Mandlati 62 Duhann Gunter 16 32 35 38 53 63 (6/9) Jaco Labuschagné 20 30 Julian Kleyn 20 Curtley Deysel 46 Lindsay Potgieter 60 Bendré Jonck (0/2) Dylan le Roux (0/1) Dylan le Roux (0/1) Bendré Jonck (0/1) Elandré Smit 20 30 Kearsney College, Durban Match 2 14 July 2016 13:55 Eastern Province U18 21–21 Report Scoreboard165844 32534 32844 2974 Eastern Province U18 21 21 Red Valke U18 14 July 2016 18 July 2016 Red Valke U18 Leonardo Tshingane 22 Dylan le Roux 55 Rodwill Baatjies 23 (1/2) Rodwill Baatjies 8 37 51 (3/3) Henry Pike 32 Ephraim Nkomo 41 Johan Botes 66 Henry Pike 33 42 67 (3/3) Henry Pike (0/1) Kearsney College, Durban Match 3 16 July 2016 12:50 Namibia 15–17 Report Scoreboard166074 32914 32534 2974 Namibia U18 15 17 Eastern Province U18 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province U18 Amos Loxton 39 Warren Ludwig 47 Delron Brandt 40 (1/2) Delron Brandt (0/2) Isaiah Muhinda 50 (1/1) Henco Pieterse 11 Lindsay Potgieter 53 Rodwill Baatjies 12 54 (2/2) Dylan le Roux 9 (1/1) Glenwood High School, Durban + Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Academy Week32814 Eastern Province CD U18 2974 2016 U18 Academy Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Mihle Bobelo Jandré Els Rechardt Engelbrecht Rivaldo Marima Lwandile Ndzilendzila Ikhetheleng Nkhereanye Luvo Piliso Henry Schoeman Pieter Swanepoel Johannes Swart Gerhardus Terblanche Zean van der Walt Cornelius Vorster Backs Nevaldo Fleurs Kyle Greyvenstein Aden-Luke Masoling Azizipho Mngcongo Esona Mrwetyana Ruan Pretorius Enrico Saptoe Kindness Sibanda Keenan Stride Andries van Wyk Coach Owen Stride Match 1 11 July 2016 9:20 Griffons Country Districts U18 19–15 Report Scoreboard163234 32804 32814 2974 Griffons CD 19 15 Eastern Province CD U18 11 July 2016 12 July 2016 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 Juan-Carlo Kleynhans 2 Albertus Pretorius 43 Komane Seeta 46 Juan-Carlo Kleynhans 44 47 (2/3) Juan-Carlo Kleynhans (0/2) Marthinus Klopper 61 Andries van Wyk 39 Cornelius Vorster 61 Kyle Greyvenstein 40 (1/2) Kyle Greyvenstein 30 (1/2) Kearsney College, Durban Match 2 13 July 2016 8:35 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 15–30 Report Scoreboard165644 32814 32884 2974 Eastern Province CD U18 15 30 SWD U18 13 July 2016 13 July 2016 SWD U18 Esona Mrwetyana 26 Enrico Saptoe 54 Nevaldo Fleurs (0/1) Enrico Saptoe 55 (1/1) Kyle Greyvenstein (0/1) Nevaldo Fleurs 35 (1/2) Ruan Lamprecht 37 57 JC Lourens 43 Tiaan Fourie 65 Peter Machal 70 Darryn Fortuin (0/1) Cuan Belelie 66 (1/3) Cuan Belelie 41 (1/1) Tiaan Fourie 21 31 Kearsney College, Durban Match 3 16 July 2016 11:40 Blue Valke U18 13–18 Report Scoreboard166034 32784 32814 2974 Blue Valke U18 13 18 Eastern Province CD U18 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province Country Districts U18 Tertius van Rensburg 53 Andries de Jager 68 Dylan Schoeman (0/2) Dylan Schoeman 14 (1/1) Nevaldo Fleurs 58 Esona Mrwetyana 63 Kyle Greyvenstein 63 (1/2) Nevaldo Fleurs 42 (1/1) Kyle Greyvenstein 51 (1/1) Glenwood High School, Durban Under-16 Grant Khomo Week The 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.sarugby/youthweeks 2964 2016 U16 Grant Khomo Week 18 July 2016 + Eastern Province U16 – Grant Khomo Week32254 Eastern Province U16 2964 2016 U16 Grant Khomo Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Ryan Adams Shaq Adams Hendrik du Toit Laken Gray Luther Greeff Hlumelo Gumatana Kelvin Kanenungo Rohan Kruger Elmar Lotz Daniel Naudé Corné Slabbert Roché van As Ryan Windvogel Backs Enrique Franks Adrian Gouza Claude Jacobs Jayren Marlow Naldo Pedro Johann Smalberger Luke Smuts Emile Stevens Heinrich van Rooyen Andreleigh van Wyk Coach Christiaan van Schalkwyk Match 1 4 July 2016 12:45 Eastern Province U16 10–13 Report Scoreboard163464 32254 32294 2964 Eastern Province U16 10 13 Griquas U16 4 July 2016 18 July 2016 Griquas U16 Heinrich van Rooyen 55 Claude Jacobs 56 (1/1) Claude Jacobs 18 (1/1) Luther Greeff 0 21 Siseka Mvenya 23 Salmon Oberholzer 24 (1/1) Handre Bruwer 13 (1/1) Salmon Oberholzer 58 (1/1) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Match 2 6 July 2016 9:30 Eastern Province U16 16–6 Report Scoreboard165064 32254 32284 2964 Eastern Province U16 16 6 Griffons U16 6 July 2016 18 July 2016 Griffons U16 Luke Smuts 5 Claude Jacobs 6 (1/1) Claude Jacobs 16 21 27 (3/3) Ruben Liebenberg 23 41 (2/3) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Match 3 8 July 2016 9:30 Western Province U16 45–8 Report Scoreboard165454 32354 32254 2964 Western Province U16 45 8 Eastern Province U16 8 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province U16 Adrian Alberts 9 Justin Reynolds 15 Thoubaan Gabriels 39 Roubert Bester 49 58 Noegh Hayward 60 Nivan Petersen 10 16 40 50 59 60 (6/6) Nivan Petersen 33 (1/1) Kelvin Kanenungo 29 Claude Jacobs (0/1) Claude Jacobs 12 (1/1) Kelvin Kanenungo 39 Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Under-13 Craven Week Week The 2016 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.sarugby/youthweeks 2954 2016 U13 Craven Week 18 July 2016 + Eastern Province U13 – Craven Week32634 Eastern Province U13 2954 2016 U13 Craven Week 18 July 2016 Forwards Cleavan Adams Ruben Barnard Jan-Hendrik Gouws Ockert Greeff Liyabonga Nathan Matabielie Rayquin Michaels Lwethu Ngcongco Damien Rudman Kyle van Jaarsveld Roland van Wyk Dylan Willis Marnus Winter Lazola Zatu Backs Luyolo Dambuza Sive Jack Hlombe Langa Diego Lottering Odwa Mdazana Liyemi Moni Divan Moss Jared Rees George van Heerden Tiaan van Wyk Match 1 4 July 2016 9:30 Valke U13 19–7 Report Scoreboard163554 32714 32634 2954 Valke U13 19 7 Eastern Province U13 4 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province U13 Ruan Slabbert 3 Diego Cupido 22 Njaqbulo Khulu 45 Reynier Overweg 4 23 (2/3) Liyabona Nathan Matabielie 30 Divan Moss 31 (1/1) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Match 2 5 July 2016 11:00 Eastern Province U13 27–12 Report Scoreboard165054 32634 32694 2954 Eastern Province U13 27 12 Pumas U13 5 July 2016 18 July 2016 Pumas U13 Cleavan Adams 8 50 Hlombe Langa 21 Jared Rees 25 Divan Moss 39 Divan Moss (0/2) Jared Rees 50 (1/3) Thabiso Matheba 18 Pieter Willem Voges 41 Christo Nel 19 (1/2) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Match 3 7 July 2016 11:00 Griffons U13 49–17 Report Scoreboard165174 32664 32634 2954 Griffons U13 49 17 Eastern Province U13 7 July 2016 18 July 2016 Eastern Province U13 Lerato Manyana 2 25 31 Wian Muller 14 David Liebenberg 21 43 49 Dendré Aucamp 23 Charlton Mettler 47 David Liebenberg (0/3) Ivan Putter (0/2) Dendré Aucamp (0/1) Jandré van der Merwe 48 50 (2/3) David Liebenberg 7 12 Roland van Wyk 20 Luyolo Dambuza 28 Cleavan Adams 39 Jared Rees 21 (1/3) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Match 4 8 July 2016 08:30 Eastern Province U13 48–0 Report Scoreboard165614 32634 33014 2954 Eastern Province U13 48 0 Border CD U13 8 July 2016 18 July 2016 Border Country Districts U13 Liyabona Nathan Matabielie 1 30 39 Diego Lottering 8 15 51 Jared Rees 22 48 Jared Rees 2 23 (2/6) George van Heerden 49 (1/1) Divan Moss 52 (1/1) Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl See also Eastern Province Elephants Southern Kings 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship Notes References 30em 2016 Category:2016 Currie Cup Category:2016 in South African rugby union