2016 Eastern Province Kings season
| Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| President | Cheeky Watson |
| 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 will participate in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team will play 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, will participate in the Super Rugby competition between February and July.[1] From 2016, the team is controlled directly by SARU, and has no affiliation with the Eastern Province Rugby Union or Eastern Province Kings.[2]
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.[3]
- 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.[4] Centre Tim Whitehead announced that he would be one of the players to leave the Kings.[5]
- 12 November 2015: Two more players left the EP Kings, with Lizo Gqoboka joining the Blue Bulls[6] and Tim Agaba also announcing his intention to leave.[7]
- 14 November 2015: A fourth Kings player announced his departure, with winger Luther Obi joining the Bulls.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[13]
- 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.[14]
- 12 January 2016: English RFU Championship side Jersey announced the signing of EP Kings prop Simon Kerrod.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 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.[18]
- 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.[19]
Currie Cup qualification
Squad
The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:[20]
| 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup qualification squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | First class | EP Kings | ||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | |||
 Louis Albertse |
Prop | 2 April 1990 (aged 26) | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Lusanda Badiyana |
Lock | 1 September 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Tango Balekile |
Hooker | 7 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Martin Bezuidenhout |
Hooker | 21 August 1989 (aged 26) | 85 | 50 | – | – |
| Thaki Boloko |
Fullback | 4 March 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Simon Bolze |
Fly-half | 30 July 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Brandon Brown |
Flanker | 16 November 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Brink |
Fly-half | 24 September 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Davron Cameron |
Scrum-half | 8 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Wihan Coetzer |
Lock | 30 August 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Stephan Deyzel |
Flanker | 24 April 1992 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| JP du Plessis |
Centre | 29 April 1991 (aged 24) | 40 | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| Ivan-John du Preez |
Winger | 23 June 1994 (aged 21) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Philip du Preez |
Lock | 1 August 1993 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Jacques Engelbrecht |
Number eight | 10 June 1985 (aged 30) | 102 | 40 | 31 | 25 |
| Riaan Esterhuizen |
Centre | 8 August 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Chuma Faas |
Scrum-half | 22 January 1990 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Tazz Fuzani |
Lock | 18 January 1991 (aged 25) | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wynand Grassmann |
Lock | 19 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Liam Hendricks |
Prop | 31 May 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell Hess |
Lock | 1 March 1989 (aged 27) | 51 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Justin Hollis |
Flanker | 17 October 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Gerrit Huisamen |
Lock | 7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Hannes Huisamen |
Lock | 9 April 1989 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Greg Jackson |
Prop | 7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Jamieson |
Hooker | 15 February 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Andile Jho |
Centre | 21 April 1992 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Somila Jho |
Centre | 25 August 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Jonck |
Flanker | 7 December 1991 (aged 24) | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Jordan Koekemoer |
Fly-half | 20 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Rob Lyons |
Lock | 26 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Sintu Manjezi |
Lock / Flanker | 7 April 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Garrick Mattheus |
Fly-half | 23 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Athi Mayinje |
Winger | 18 January 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Jixie Molapo |
Winger | 2 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Sphu Msutwana |
Winger | 31 October 1993 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| David Murray |
Prop | 7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Rouche Nel |
Scrum-half | 26 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane |
Scrum-half | 17 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| SF Nieuwoudt |
Flanker | 27 August 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| NJ Oosthuizen |
Prop | 19 November 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Tyler Paul |
Flanker | 20 January 1995 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yaw Penxe |
Winger | 3 April 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Mabhutana Peter |
Fullback / Winger | 4 July 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Junior Pokomela |
Number eight | 10 December 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Jayson Reinecke |
Flanker | 8 December 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Vukile Sofisa |
Prop | 6 April 1993 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Swarts |
Fly-half | 12 December 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Hayden Tharratt |
Flanker | 16 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Franswa Ueckermann |
Scrum-half | 6 January 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Jaco van Tonder |
Fullback | 7 April 1991 (aged 25) | 21 | 28 | – | – |
| Roché van Zyl |
Prop | 14 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Warrick Venter |
Hooker | 12 February 1993 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Keanu Vers |
Fullback | 4 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Jeremy Ward |
Centre | 10 January 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Elgar Watts |
Fly-half | 24 September 1985 (aged 30) | 119 | 557 | 6 | 5 |
| Courtney Winnaar |
Fullback | 27 March 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Stephan Zaayman |
Flanker | 18 June 1993 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lindelwe Zungu |
Winger | 16 May 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| 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
Template:2016 Currie Cup qualification log
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 | BOL | BDR | WEL | BUL | WPr | FSC | LIO | SHA | Bye | Bye | PMA | GRQ | LEO | GRF | FNH |
| 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 | Eastern Province Kings | 14–37 | SWD Eagles | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:30 | Try: penalty try  1' Jeremy Ward 65'Con: Michael Brink  2', 65' (2/2)
|
Report[21] Scoreboard[22] |
Try: Daniel Roberts 3' Martin du Toit 19' Riaan Arends 53' Leighton Eksteen 75'Con: Hansie Graaff 4', 20', 54' (3/3) Jacquin Jansen 76' (1/1)Pen: Hansie Graaff 47', 49', 62' (3/3)Cards: Mzo Dyantyi  2' to 12'
|
Attendance: 1,346 Referee: Craig Joubert |
| 16 April 2016 | Boland Cavaliers | 37–18 | Eastern Province Kings | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Ockie van Zyl 3' Chadley Wenn 17' Zandré Jordaan 54' Danwel Demas 64', 70'Con: Nico Scheepers 4', 18', 71' (3/5)Pen: Nico Scheepers 24', 44' (2/2)
|
Report[23] Scoreboard[24] |
Try: Somila Jho 33' Courtney Winnaar 58'Con: Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Simon Bolze 59' (1/1)Pen: Courtney Winnaar 13', 20' (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 16' to 26' Sintu Manjezi 51' to 61'
|
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 23 April 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 14–28 | Border Bulldogs | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Simon Bolze 30' Courtney Winnaar 80'Con: Simon Bolze 31' (1/1) Courtney Winnaar 81' (1/1)Cards: Franswa Ueckermann 43' to 53'
|
Report[25] Scoreboard[26] |
Try: Michael Makase 46' Siyamthanda Ngande 60' Ludwe Booi 71' Oliver Zono 77'Con: Oliver Zono 47', 61', 72', 78' (4/4)Pen: Masixole Banda (0/1) Oliver Zono (0/2) |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 30 April 2016 | Welwitschias | 18–31 | Eastern Province Kings | Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Johann Tromp 20', 57' Con: Shaun Kaizemi 58' (1/2)Pen: Shaun Kaizemi 38', 45' (2/2)Cards: Shaun du Preez 14' to 24' Leneve Damens 15' to 25'
|
Report[27] Scoreboard[28] |
Try: SF Nieuwoudt 9' Courtney Winnaar 17' Somila Jho 34' Sphu Msutwana 51' Athi Mayinje 74'Con: Simon Bolze 18' (1/2) Athi Mayinje 35', 75' (2/3)
|
Referee: Pro Legoete |
| 7 May 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 19–14 | Blue Bulls | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:15 | Try: Liam Hendricks 30' Con: Garrick Mattheus 31' (1/1)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 4', 25', 45', 50' (4/5)Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) |
Report[29] Scoreboard[30] |
Try: Joshua Stander 15' Dean Greyling 54'Con: Joshua Stander 16', 55' (2/2)Cards: Nqoba Mxoli 49' to 59'
|
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 14 May 2016 | Western Province | 50–10 | Eastern Province Kings | City Park Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 16:00 | Try: 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'Con: Grant Hermanus 15' (1/3) Scott van Breda 44', 47', 52', 56' (4/5)Cards: Meyer Swanepoel 49' to 60'
|
Report[31] Scoreboard[32] |
Try: Andile Jho 37' Con: Garrick Mattheus 38' (1/1)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 1' (1/2)Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 49' to 60'
|
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 20 May 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 15–35 | Free State XV | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Athi Mayinje 27' Somila Jho 78'Con: Michael Brink 28' (1/1) Jordan Koekemoer (0/1) Pen: Michael Brink 6' (1/2)Cards: Vukile Sofisa 67' to 77'
|
Report[33] Scoreboard[34] |
Try: Joseph Dweba 8', 39' Ruan van Rensburg 17' Elandré Huggett 68' BG Uys 72'Con: Sias Ebersohn 9', 18', 40', 69', 73' (5/5)
|
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
| 28 May 2016 | Golden Lions XV | 35–35 | Eastern Province Kings | Pirates Rugby Club, Greenside | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Bobby de Wee 16' Ruaan Lerm 24' Ramone Samuels 63' Ricky Schroeder 73'Con: Shaun Reynolds 17', 25', 74' (3/4)Pen: Shaun Reynolds 32', 39', 46' (3/4)Cards: Bobby de Wee 51' to 61'
|
Report[35] Scoreboard[36] |
Try: Somila Jho 22' penalty try 51' Greg Jackson 69' JP Jonck 80'Con: Garrick Mattheus 23', 52', 70' (3/4)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 6', 30', 57' (3/5)Cards: Sphu Msutwana 71'
|
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 3 June 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 26–34 | Sharks XV | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Garrick Mattheus 12' Franswa Ueckermann 69'Con: Garrick Mattheus 13', 70' (2/2)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 2', 18', 26', 43' (4/5)Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 39' to 49'
|
Report[37] Scoreboard[38] |
Try: Khaya Majola 20' Ruan Botha 28' Heimar Williams 46' Alrin Eksteen 49' Wandile Mjekevu 75'Con: Marcel Coetzee 29', 50', 76' (3/5)Pen: Marcel Coetzee 16' (1/3)
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Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 24 June 2016 | Pumas | 53–20 | Eastern Province Kings | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Frank Herne 10', 18' De-Jay Terblanche 32' Lambert Groenewald 38', 55', 62' Reuben Johannes 69' Deon Helberg 75'Con: Justin van Staden 11', 19', 39', 70', 76' (5/8)Pen: Justin van Staden 14' (1/1)Cards: Reynier van Rooyen 41' to 51'
|
Report[39] Scoreboard[40] |
Try: Yaw Penxe 1' Somila Jho 42' Courtney Winnaar 59'Con: Michael Brink 44' (1/3)Pen: Michael Brink 24' (1/1)Cards: Warrick Venter 23' to 33' Courtney Winnaar 36' to 45'
|
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 2 July 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 12–29 | Griquas | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Lusanda Badiyana 52' JP Jamieson 79'Con: Garrick Mattheus 53' (1/2)Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: Cornell Hess 18' to 28'
|
Report[41] Scoreboard[42] |
Try: Ntabeni Dukisa 4', 32' Alshaun Bock 23' André Swarts 58'Con: André Swarts 24', 33', 59' (3/4)Pen: André Swarts 19' (1/1)
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Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| 8 July 2016 | Leopards | 54–14 | Eastern Province Kings | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Jaco Hayward 2', 5' Rowayne Beukman 16' Gene Willemse 35' Benhard Janse van Rensburg 47' Juan Language 51', 79' Ryno Wepener 69'Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 3', 6', 17', 36', 48' (5/6) Schalk Hugo 70', 80' (2/2)
|
Report[43] Scoreboard[44] |
Try: Tazz Fuzani 21' JP Jonck 57'Con: Garrick Mattheus 22', 58' (2/2)Pen: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: Wihan Coetzer 67' to 77'
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Referee: Juan Sylvestre |
| 15 July 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 24–32 | Griffons | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: penalty try 38' Lindelwe Zungu 51' Garrick Mattheus 76'Con: Simon Bolze 39', 52' (2/2) Garrick Mattheus 77' (1/1)Pen: Simon Bolze 8' (1/1)
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Scoreboard[45] | Try: Selvyn Davids 22', 78' Warren Williams 33' Japie Nel 64'Con: Duan Pretorius 23', 34', 65' (3/4)Pen: Duan Pretorius 1', 18' (2/2)Cards: Selvyn Davids 39' to 49'
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Referee: Pro Legoete |
| 22 July 2016 | Falcons | 59–26 | Eastern Province Kings | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Grant Janke 9', 67' Etienne Taljaard 13', 80' Shane Kirkwood 24' Andries Schutte 34' Johan Pretorius 49', 52' Karlo Aspeling 76'Con: Warren Potgieter 10', 25', 35' (3/4) Karlo Aspeling 53', 68', 77', 81' (4/5)Cards: Ernst Ladendorf 57' to 67' Etienne Taljaard 69' to 79'
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Scoreboard[46] | Try: Keanu Vers 18' David Murray 38' Lusanda Badiyana 41' Franswa Ueckermann 57'Con: Simon Bolze 19', 39', 58' (3/4)
|
Referee: 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 | BOL | BDR | WEL | BUL | WPr | FSC | LIO | SHA | PMA | GRQ | LEO | GRF | FNH | 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
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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:[47]
| 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup Premier Division squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | First class | EP Kings | ||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | |||
| David Antonites |
Lock | 25 March 1991 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Martin Bezuidenhout |
Hooker | 21 August 1989 (aged 26) | 88 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| Dolph Botha |
Prop | 15 January 1993 (aged 23) | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Brandon Brown |
Flanker | 16 November 1994 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cullen Collopy |
Hooker | 12 January 1993 (aged 23) | 7 | 10 | – | – |
| Christiaan de Bruin |
Number eight | 20 January 1993 (aged 23) | 17 | 0 | – | – |
| Pieter-Steyn de Wet |
Fly-half | 8 January 1991 (aged 25) | 22 | 99 | – | – |
| Schalk Ferreira |
Prop | 9 February 1984 (aged 32) | 80 | 15 | 21 | 5 |
| Sebastian Ferreira |
Lock / flanker | 10 February 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Jacques Fick |
Scrum-half | 29 March 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Forwood |
Prop | 19 September 1993 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Tazz Fuzani |
Lock | 18 January 1991 (aged 25) | 32 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Lungelo Gosa |
Fly-half / fullback | 31 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
 JC Greyling |
Centre | 21 June 1991 (aged 25) | 19 | 10 | – | – |
| Dirk Grobbelaar |
Number eight | 8 February 1992 (aged 24) | 15 | 0 | – | – |
| Hannes Huisamen |
Lock | 9 April 1989 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alcino Izaacs |
Winger | 16 November 1993 (aged 22) | 25 | 20 | – | – |
| Vince Jobo |
Flanker | 1 February 1991 (aged 25) | 18 | 25 | – | – |
| Berton Klaasen |
Centre | 24 January 1990 (aged 26) | 28 | 10 | – | – |
| Kobus Marais |
Fly-half | 5 July 1994 (aged 22) | 11 | 85 | – | – |
| Sampie Mastriet |
Winger | 3 August 1990 (aged 26) | 58 | 160 | – | – |
| Ganfried May |
Fullback | 25 July 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Sphu Msutwana |
Winger | 31 October 1993 (aged 22) | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| Minenhle Mthethwa |
Winger | 5 August 1991 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Waylon Murray |
Centre | 27 April 1986 (aged 30) | 95 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Caylib Oosthuizen |
Prop | 1 September 1989 (aged 26) | 22 | 0 | – | – |
| Etienne Oosthuizen
|
Flanker | 20 July 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Dylan Pieterse |
Lock | 28 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Barend Potgieter |
Prop | 28 December 1994 (aged 21) | 8 | 10 | – | – |
| Ricky Schroeder |
Scrum-half | 5 January 1991 (aged 25) | 51 | 10 | – | – |
| Vukile Sofisa |
Prop | 6 April 1993 (aged 23) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Siviwe Soyizwapi |
Outside back | 7 December 1992 (aged 23) | 28 | 40 | 28 | 40 |
| Pieter Stemmet |
Prop | 18 February 1992 (aged 24) | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Johann Tromp |
Centre / Fullback | 23 December 1990 (aged 25) | 14 | 41 | – | – |
| Luke van der Smit |
Flanker | 29 June 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Vian van der Watt |
Scrum-half | 18 November 1992 (aged 23) | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Warrick Venter |
Hooker | 12 February 1993 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Willemse |
Hooker | 14 February 1993 (aged 23) | 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
Template:2016 Currie Cup Premier Division log
Round-by-round
| Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 [a] | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | SF | F |
| Opposition | Bye | BOL | BUL | WPr | GRQ | FSC | Bye | SHA | LIO | PMA | — | — |
| 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 | Eastern Province Kings | 10–28 | Boland Cavaliers | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Johann Tromp 74' Con: Lungelo Gosa 75' (1/1)Pen: Kobus Marais 36' (1/3)Cards: Tazz Fuzani 18' to 28' Alcino Izaacs 59' to 69'
|
Report[49] Scoreboard[50] |
Try: Sergio Torrens 24' Zandré Jordaan 46' Christopher Bosch 64' Kenan Cronjé 69'Con: Nico Scheepers 25', 47', 65', 70' (4/4)Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/1) |
Attendance: 464 Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
| 19 August 2016 | Blue Bulls | 49–35 | Eastern Province Kings | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 19:20 | Try: Tian Schoeman 12' Jamba Ulengo 19', 64' Jannes Kirsten 28' Bjorn Basson 32' Burger Odendaal 59' Joshua Stander 70'Con: Tian Schoeman 13', 20', 29', 33', 60', 65', 71' (7/7)Cards: RG Snyman 32'
|
Report[51] Scoreboard[52] |
Try: Mike Willemse 1' Berton Klaasen 5' Johann Tromp 39' Siviwe Soyizwapi 54' Martin Bezuidenhout 67'Con: Kobus Marais 2', 6' (2/4) Lungelo Gosa (0/1) Pen: Kobus Marais 24', 32' (2/2)
|
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 27 August 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 6–36 | Western Province | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Pen: Kobus Marais 3', 32' (2/2) Cards: Christiaan de Bruin 23' to 33' Etienne Oosthuizen 39'
|
Report[53] Scoreboard[54] |
Try: Leolin Zas 11' Huw Jones 18', 72', 75' Sikhumbuzo Notshe 40' Jano Vermaak 58'Con: Brandon Thomson 12', 59', 76' (3/6)
|
Referee: Pro Legoete |
| 31 August 2016 [a] | Griquas | 47–24 | Eastern Province Kings | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Wandile Putuma 17' Jono Janse van Rensburg 29' Ederies Arendse 46' Alshaun Bock 49' AJ Coertzen 52', 68' Eric Zana 74'Con: Clinton Swart 18', 30', 47', 50', 53' (5/5) André Swarts 75' (1/2)
|
Report[55] Scoreboard[56] |
Try: Alcino Izaacs 21', 38' Cullen Collopy 79'Con: Lungelo Gosa 22', 39' (2/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet 80' (1/1)Pen: Lungelo Gosa 36' (1/1)Cards: Siviwe Soyizwapi 73'
|
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 3 September 2016 | Free State Cheetahs | 57–25 | Eastern Province Kings | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Nico Lee 20', 71' Tom Botha 26' Paul Schoeman 32', 53' Charles Marais 59', 78' Niel Marais 68' Ox Nché 75'Con: Fred Zeilinga 27' (1/4) Niel Marais 72', 75' (2/5)Pen: Fred Zeilinga 14', 18' (2/3)
|
Report[57] Scoreboard[58] |
Try: JC Greyling 11' Berton Klaasen 76' Vince Jobo 82'Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 12' (1/1) Kobus Marais 83' (1/2)Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 31' (1/1)Drop: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 58' (1/1)
|
Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| 17 September 2016 | Sharks | 53–0 | Eastern Province Kings | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 15:00 | Try: 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'Con: Curwin Bosch 14', 32' (2/5) Patrick Lambie 50', 81' (2/4)
|
Report[59] Scoreboard[60] |
Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 24 September 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 7–71 | Golden Lions | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 17:10 | Try: Sampie Mastriet 22' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 23' (1/1)
|
Report[61] Scoreboard[62] |
Try: 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'Con: Jaco van der Walt 19', 39', 40', 43', 64' (5/7) Andries Coetzee 70', 77', 81' (3/4)
|
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 30 September 2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 30–38 | Pumas | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 18:00 | Try: Johann Tromp 17' Brandon Brown 28' Ricky Schroeder 46'Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 18', 29', 47' (3/3)Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet 2', 8', 63' (3/3)Cards: Brandon Brown 38' to 48' Etienne Oosthuizen 70'
|
Report[63] Scoreboard[64] |
Try: Brian Shabangu 11' Frank Herne 23', 38', 71' Kevin Luiters 58' JP Lewis 78'Con: Heinrich Steyl 24', 39' (2/3) Devon Williams 72', 79' (2/3)Cards: Carel Greeff 44' to 54'
|
Attendance: 791 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
Player Appearances
The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:
| Eastern Province Kings | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | BOL | BUL | WPr | GRQ | FSC | SHA | LIO | PMA | 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:
| 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:[66]
| 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 | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | — | — |
| 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:[67][68]
| 12 August 2016 | Sharks U21 | 21–23 | Eastern Province U21 | Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban | ||
| 17:10 | Try: Tristan Blewett 21' Marcel Coetzee 41' Graham Geldenhuys 45'Con: Jaywinn Juries 22' (1/1) Ruben de Vos 42', 46' (2/2)Pen: Jaywinn Juries (0/1) Cards: Ayron Schramm 24' to 34'
|
Report Scoreboard[69] |
Try: JP Jamieson 12' Malcolm Jaer 34'Con: Garrick Mattheus 13', 35' (2/2)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 3', 16' (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Malcolm Jaer 81' (1/1)Cards: Jeremy Ward 52' to 63'
|
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 26 August 2016 | Eastern Province U21 | 38–3 | Leopards U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Somila Jho 3', 35' Jayson Reinecke 11' Lindelwe Zungu 16' Malcolm Jaer 41' Jeremy Ward 64'Con: Garrick Mattheus 4', 12', 36', 42' (4/6)
|
Report Scoreboard[70] |
Pen: Marco Donges 8' (1/1) Cards: Timothy Prince 49' to 59'
|
Referee: Ben Crouse |
| 2 September 2016 | Blue Bulls U21 | 34–27 | Eastern Province U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:35 | Try: Alandré van Rooyen 35' Ivan van Zyl 45' JT Jackson 52' Mervano da Silva 71', 80'Con: Tinus de Beer 53', 72', 81' (3/5)Pen: Tinus de Beer 51' (1/1)Cards: Theo Maree 66' to 78'
|
Report Scoreboard[71] |
Try: Jeremy Ward 14' Michael Brink 68' Malcolm Jaer 78'Con: Garrick Mattheus 15', 69', 78' (3/3)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 39', 55' (2/2)Cards: JP Jamieson 59' to 69'
|
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 9 September 2016 | Eastern Province U21 | 10–27 | Western Province U21 | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Jixie Molapo 15' Con: Garrick Mattheus 16' (1/1)Pen: Simon Bolze 57' (1/1)
|
Report Scoreboard[72] |
Try: Christo van der Merwe 29' Herschel Jantjies 37' Eduan Keyter 50' Mitchell Carstens 70'Con: Brandon Thomson 30', 38' (2/4)Pen: Brandon Thomson 10' (1/1)Cards: Ryan Oosthuizen 59' to 69' Grant Hermanus  64'
|
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| 15 September 2016 | Free State U21 | 44–45 | Eastern Province U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:45 | Try: penalty try 19' Nardus Erasmus 22' Gerrie Labuschagné 49' Dian Badenhorst 61' Fiffy Rampeta 65'Con: Heinrich Bitzi 20', 23', 50', 62', 66' (5/5)Pen: Heinrich Bitzi 8', 31', 75' (3/3)Cards: Ruben Schoeman 15' to 26'
|
Report Scoreboard[73] |
Try: Keanu Vers 16', 43' Malcolm Jaer 25' Jixie Molapo 34' Xandré Vos 80'Con: Garrick Mattheus 17', 26', 44', 80' (4/5)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 12', 29', 39', 57' (4/4)Cards: Justin Hollis 21' to 29'
|
Attendance: 300 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 24 September 2016 | Eastern Province U21 | 21–26 | Golden Lions U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Garrick Mattheus 56' Jixie Molapo 72'Con: Garrick Mattheus 57' (1/2)Pen: Garrick Mattheus 9', 19', 39' (3/3)Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) |
Report Scoreboard[74] |
Try: James Venter 26' Jarryd Sage 52'Con: Shaun Reynolds 27', 53' (2/2)Pen: Shaun Reynolds 2', 12', 75' (3/5) Kobus Engelbrecht 77' (1/1)Cards: Jo-Hanko de Villiers 80'
|
Referee: Egon Seconds |
Player Appearances
The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship is as follows:
| Eastern Province U21 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | 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:
| 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:[76]
| 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 | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | — | — |
| 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:[77][78]
| 17 June 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 30–17 | Sharks U19 | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Victor Foster 25' Duan du Plessis 39' Yaw Penxe 45' Courtney Winnaar 54'Con: Victor Foster 46', 55' (2/4)Pen: Victor Foster 7', 18' (2/2)Cards: Jonathan Booysen 50' to 60'
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Scoreboard[79] | Try: Samuel Swanepoel 30' Khuthu Mchunu 49'Con: Gareth Simpson 31', 50' (2/2)Pen: Gareth Simpson 6' (1/1)
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Referee: Pieter Maritz |
| 1 July 2016 | Leopards U19 | 36–39 | Eastern Province U19 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 12:00 | Try: Hein Steenkamp 23', 36' Craig Ellis 33' Ryno Visagie 54'Con: Quintin Bayards 34' (1/3) Slabber la Grange 55' (1/1)Pen: Quintin Bayards 6', 12', 43' (3/3) Slabber La Grange 60' (1/1)
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Scoreboard[80] | Try: Jonathan Booysen 9' Victor Foster 15', 35' Yaw Penxe 45' Daniel Voigt 48'Con: Victor Foster 10', 16', 35', 49' (4/5)Pen: Victor Foster 31', 65' (2/4)
|
Referee: Ruhan Meiring |
| 8 July 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 24–28 | Blue Bulls U19 | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Yaw Penxe 1', 32' CJ van Niekerk 50'Con: Victor Foster 2', 33', 51' (3/3)Pen: Victor Foster 59' (1/2)Cards: CJ van Niekerk 16'
|
Scoreboard[81] | Try: Irvin Ali 14' Luvuyo Ndevu 17', 46' Nico Peyper 70'Con: Louwtjie Steenkamp 18' (1/4)Pen: Louwtjie Steenkamp 6', 11' (2/2)
|
Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
| 16 July 2016 | Western Province U19 | 53–29 | Eastern Province U19 | DHL Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| 12:00 | Try: Jondré Williams 11', 28' Ricky Nwagbara 19' Tumi Mogoje 31', 43' Tristan Leyds 37' George Lourens 58' David Brits 68'Con: Jondré Williams 12', 29', 32', 59' (4/7) Troy Payne 69' (1/1)Pen: Jondré Williams 7' (1/2)
|
Scoreboard[82] | Try: Courtney Winnaar 2', 33' Jonathan Booysen 15' Michael Botha 50'Con: Victor Foster 16', 34', 51' (3/4)Pen: Victor Foster 39' (1/1)Cards: Mylo Sadiki 25' to 36'
|
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 22 July 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 29–36 | Free State U19 | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Victor Foster 14', 30' Yomi Keswa 44' Mylo Sadiki 55'Con: Cliven Loubser (0/1) Victor Foster 31', 45', 56' (3/3)Pen: Victor Foster 61' (1/1)Cards: Lupumlo Mguca 64'
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Scoreboard[83] | Try: Jurie Burger 7' Sibabalo Qoma 17' Marnus van der Merwe 39' Berco Venter 47' Jan Lourens Schreuder 58' Abri Coetzee 65'Con: Christiaan Schutte 18', 66' (2/5) Ruan Henning 59' (1/1)
|
Referee: Pieter Maritz |
| 5 August 2016 | Golden Lions U19 | 52–30 | Eastern Province U19 | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Tyreeq February 11' Bader Pretorius 24' Stean Pienaar 28', 33' Patrick Wait 38' HP van Schoor 51' Madosh Tambwe 55' Len Massyn 61'Con: Jeanluc Cilliers 12', 25', 29', 34', 38' (5/6) Bader Pretorius 56' (1/2)Cards: Reinhard Nothnagel 17' to 27' Rouxbann Baumann 59' to 69'
|
Scoreboard[84] | Try: Mylo Sadiki 36' Jonathan Booysen 47' Reinhardt Engelbrecht 57'Con: Cliven Loubser 37', 48', 58' (3/3)Pen: Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Cliven Loubser 6', 19', 31' (3/3)
|
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 12 August 2016 | Sharks U19 | 45–41 | Eastern Province U19 | Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban | ||
| 15:30 | Try: Mfundu Ndhlovu 5' André Coetzee 15' Clifferd Jacobs 32' Taigh Schoor 39', 58' Francois de Villiers 50', 65'Con: James Tedder 6', 33', 40', 51', 59' (5/7)Pen: James Tedder (0/1) |
Scoreboard[85] | Try: Michael Botha 3' Yomi Keswa 8', 36' Thaki Boloko 11' Courtney Winnaar 19' Jonathan Booysen 26'Con: Courtney Winnaar 4', 9', 12', 20' (4/6)Pen: Courtney Winnaar 60' (1/1)
|
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven |
| 26 August 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 23–19 | Leopards U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Yaw Penxe 8' Jonathan Booysen 12'Con: Victor Foster 9', 13' (2/2)Pen: Victor Foster 5', 28', 40' (3/4)Cards: Lutho Selem 69'
|
Scoreboard[86] | Try: Edmund Rheeder 24' Reuben du Plooy 38' Andries Engelbrecht 57'Con: Tiaan Schoonraad 25', 39' (2/3)Cards: Franco Tiedt 42' to 53'
|
Referee: Vusi Msibi |
| 2 September 2016 | Blue Bulls U19 | 40–21 | Eastern Province U19 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Eduan Lubbe 5', 70' Stedman Gans 8' Manie Libbok 21', 53' Ciaran Dayaram 47'Con: Josh Allderman (0/1) Manie Libbok 9', 22', 48', 54', 71' (5/5)
|
Scoreboard[87] | Try: Yaw Penxe 24' Courtney Winnaar 68'Con: Victor Foster 25' (1/2)Pen: Victor Foster 2' (1/1) Courtney Winnaar 16', 34' (2/3)
|
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| 9 September 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 15–64 | Western Province U19 | Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Victor Foster 23' Jonathan Booysen 56'Con: Victor Foster (0/1) Yomi Keswa 57' (1/1)Pen: Victor Foster 10' (1/4)Cards: Janse Roux 37' to 47'
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Scoreboard[88] | Try: Cornel Smit 6' Shane Farmer 26' Jondré Williams 38' Cobus Wiese 42', 52', 63' David Brits 46' Juarno Augustus 61' Nico Leonard 70'Con: Jondré Williams 7', 39', 43', 47', 53' (5/6) Adriaan van der Bank 62', 64', 71' (3/3)Pen: Jondré Williams 17' (1/1)
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Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 15 September 2016 | Free State U19 | 48–22 | Eastern Province U19 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Warren Brits 17' Kurt Eybers 22', 38' George Rossouw 29' Rewan Kruger 46' Bertie de Bod 62' Dawid Snyman 69'Con: Justin Taylor 23', 30', 39', 47', 70' (5/7)Pen: Justin Taylor 11' (1/1)
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Scoreboard[89] | Try: Oyisa Hackula 13' Yaw Penxe 50', 54'Con: Victor Foster 14', 55' (2/3)Pen: Victor Foster 3' (1/1)
|
Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Kotze |
| 24 September 2016 | Eastern Province U19 | 5–59 | Golden Lions U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 12:30 | Try: Jonathan Booysen 3' Con: Victor Foster (0/1) |
Scoreboard[90] | Try: Madosh Tambwe 8', 12', 48', 61' Hacjivah Dayimani 18', 22' Reinhard Nothnagel 30' Jan-Louis la Grange 54' Morné van den Berg 67'Con: Jeanluc Cilliers 13', 19', 23', 31', 49', 62', 68' (7/9)
|
Referee: Ruhan Meiring |
Player Appearances
The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship is as follows:
| Eastern Province U19 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | 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:
| 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.[92] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
| 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 | Sharks U18 | 36–24 | Eastern Province U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 15:15 | Try: Tonderai Ndudzo 1' Mayibongwe Maduna 14' Dylan Richardson 34' Luke Crowshaw 61' Maartin Holtzhausen 65'Con: Maartin Holtzhausen (0/4) Cameron Ritchie 66' (1/1)Pen: Maartin Holtzhausen 6', 47', 57' (3/3)Cards: Mayibongwe Maduna 17' to 27'
|
Report Scoreboard[94] |
Try: Sicelo Tole 45' Keagan Tait 50' Aya Oliphant 69'Con: Riaan van Rensburg 46', 51', 70' (3/3)Pen: Riaan van Rensburg 24' (1/3)
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Referee: Egon Seconds |
| Match 2 | 13 July 2016 | Boland U18 | 33–37 | Eastern Province U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 12:25 | Try: Caleb Dingaan 4' Wayne Wilschut 41' Michael Goodall 59', 70' James Mao-Cheia 67'Con: Anton Du Toit 5', 60', 68', 71' (4/5)
|
Report Scoreboard[95] |
Try: Ayabonga Matroos 11' Sicelo Tole 16', 21' Le-Kleu Stokes 34' Lubabalo Dobela 56'Con: Riaan van Rensburg 17', 22', 57' (3/5)Pen: Riaan van Rensburg 7', 25' (2/2)
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Referee: Vusi Msibi |
| Match 3 | 16 July 2016 | Eastern Province U18 | 12–64 | SWD U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 10:25 | Try: Riaan van Rensburg 7' Viaan Wolmarans 27'Con: Riaan van Rensburg 28' (1/2)
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Report Scoreboard[96] |
Try: 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'Con: Darren Adonis 14', 22', 40', 43', 51' (5/7) Darryle Kameel 62', 66' (2/3)
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Referee: Vusi Msibi |
| 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 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 24–26 | Leopards U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 11:00 | Try: Sazi Sandi 17' Keanen Murray 30' Matt Moore 51' Athenkosi Halom 65'Con: Vaughen Isaacs 18' (1/3) Izak Conradie 66' (1/1)Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (0/2) Cards: Johan Maartens 39' to 49'
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Report Scoreboard[98] |
Try: Gerhard Fourie 9' Nathan Jordan 23' Zimosa Nokama 54'Con: Gerhard Fourie 24' (1/3)Pen: Gerhard Fourie 29', 33', 58' (3/3)Cards: Rudolf Hatting 61'
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Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| Match 2 | 14 July 2016 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 62–5 | Border Country Districts U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 9:35 | Try: Jonathan Crankshaw 16', 25' Lutho Nomoyi 31' Chulu Chutu 35', 50' Lourens Oosthuizen 36' Ewan Pieters 58' Athenkosi Halom 61' Sibabalwe Mzanywa 70'Con: Vaughen Isaacs 17', 32', 35', 51', 59', 62' (6/8) Jonathan Crankshaw 71' (1/1)Pen: Vaughen Isaacs 49' (1/1)Cards: Bongi Ziya 62'
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Report Scoreboard[99] |
Try: Bonisile Mapongwane 66' Con: Litha Nkula (0/1) Pen: Litha Nkula (0/2) Tabiso Stenge (0/1) Cards: Siphosoxolo Dlongodlongo 29' to 39' Litha Nkula 49' to 59'
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Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
| Match 3 | 16 July 2016 | Limpopo Blue Bulls U18 | 35–5 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 10:50 | Try: Danny Mokhoabane 2', 7' Stefan Engelbrecht 12' Jan Coertze 38', 55'Con: Wernich Kachelhoffer 3', 8', 13', 39', 56' (5/5)
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Report Scoreboard[100] |
Try: Sazi Sandi 49' Con: Vaughen Isaacs (0/1) |
Referee: Mpho Matsaung |
Under-18 Academy Week
The 2016 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban.[101] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
| 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 | Blue Bulls U18 | 57–15 | Eastern Province U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 13:55 | Try: Christian Strydom 5', 15' Hendré Eloff 26' Bjorkan Hendricks 31' Jack Hart 35', 68' Sean Thungo 37' Ruan Nortjé 52' Themba Mandlati 62'Con: Duhann Gunter 16', 32', 35', 38', 53', 63' (6/9)Cards: Jaco Labuschagné 20' to 30'
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Report Scoreboard[103] |
Try: Julian Kleyn 20' Curtley Deysel 46' Lindsay Potgieter 60'Con: Bendré Jonck (0/2) Dylan le Roux (0/1) Pen: Dylan le Roux (0/1) Bendré Jonck (0/1) Cards: Elandré Smit 20' to 30'
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| Match 2 | 14 July 2016 | Eastern Province U18 | 21–21 | Red Valke U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 13:55 | Try: Leonardo Tshingane 22' Dylan le Roux 55'Con: Rodwill Baatjies 23' (1/2)Pen: Rodwill Baatjies 8', 37', 51' (3/3)
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Try: Henry Pike 32' Ephraim Nkomo 41' Johan Botes 66'Con: Henry Pike 33', 42', 67' (3/3)Pen: Henry Pike (0/1) |
| Match 3 | 16 July 2016 | Namibia | 15–17 | Eastern Province U18 | Glenwood High School, Durban | |
| 12:50 | Try: Amos Loxton 39' Warren Ludwig 47'Con: Delron Brandt 40' (1/2)Pen: Delron Brandt (0/2) Isaiah Muhinda 50' (1/1)
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Try: Henco Pieterse 11' Lindsay Potgieter 53'Con: Rodwill Baatjies 12', 54' (2/2)Pen: Dylan le Roux 9' (1/1)
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| 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 | Griffons Country Districts U18 | 19–15 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 9:20 | Try: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans 2' Albertus Pretorius 43' Komane Seeta 46'Con: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans 44', 47' (2/3)Pen: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans (0/2) Cards: Marthinus Klopper 61'
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Try: Andries van Wyk 39' Cornelius Vorster 61'Con: Kyle Greyvenstein 40' (1/2)Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein 30' (1/2)
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| Match 2 | 13 July 2016 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 15–30 | SWD U18 | Kearsney College, Durban | |
| 8:35 | Try: Esona Mrwetyana 26' Enrico Saptoe 54'Con: Nevaldo Fleurs (0/1) Enrico Saptoe 55' (1/1)Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein (0/1) Nevaldo Fleurs 35' (1/2)
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Try: Ruan Lamprecht 37', 57' JC Lourens 43' Tiaan Fourie 65' Peter Machal 70'Con: Darryn Fortuin (0/1) Cuan Belelie 66' (1/3)Pen: Cuan Belelie 41' (1/1)Cards: Tiaan Fourie 21' to 31'
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| Match 3 | 16 July 2016 | Blue Valke U18 | 13–18 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | Glenwood High School, Durban | |
| 11:40 | Try: Tertius van Rensburg 53' Andries de Jager 68'Con: Dylan Schoeman (0/2) Pen: Dylan Schoeman 14' (1/1)
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Try: Nevaldo Fleurs 58' Esona Mrwetyana 63'Con: Kyle Greyvenstein 63' (1/2)Pen: Nevaldo Fleurs 42' (1/1) Kyle Greyvenstein 51' (1/1)
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Under-16 Grant Khomo Week
The 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.[110]
| 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 | Eastern Province U16 | 10–13 | Griquas U16 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 12:45 | Try: Heinrich van Rooyen 55' Con: Claude Jacobs 56' (1/1)Pen: Claude Jacobs 18' (1/1)Cards: Luther Greeff 21'
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Try: Siseka Mvenya 23' Con: Salmon Oberholzer 24' (1/1)Pen: Handre Bruwer 13' (1/1) Salmon Oberholzer 58' (1/1)
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| Match 2 | 6 July 2016 | Eastern Province U16 | 16–6 | Griffons U16 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 9:30 | Try: Luke Smuts 5' Con: Claude Jacobs 6' (1/1)Pen: Claude Jacobs 16', 21', 27' (3/3)
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Pen: Ruben Liebenberg 23', 41' (2/3)
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| Match 3 | 8 July 2016 | Western Province U16 | 45–8 | Eastern Province U16 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 9:30 | Try: Adrian Alberts 9' Justin Reynolds 15' Thoubaan Gabriels 39' Roubert Bester 49', 58' Noegh Hayward 60'Con: Nivan Petersen 10', 16', 40', 50', 59', 60' (6/6)Pen: Nivan Petersen 33' (1/1)
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Try: Kelvin Kanenungo 29' Con: Claude Jacobs (0/1) Pen: Claude Jacobs 12' (1/1)Cards: Kelvin Kanenungo 39'
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Under-13 Craven Week Week
The 2016 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.[115]
| 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 | Valke U13 | 19–7 | Eastern Province U13 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 9:30 | Try: Ruan Slabbert 3' Diego Cupido 22' Njaqbulo Khulu 45'Con: Reynier Overweg 4', 23' (2/3)
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Try: Liyabona Nathan Matabielie 30' Con: Divan Moss 31' (1/1)
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| Match 2 | 5 July 2016 | Eastern Province U13 | 27–12 | Pumas U13 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 11:00 | Try: Cleavan Adams 8', 50' Hlombe Langa 21' Jared Rees 25' Divan Moss 39'Con: Divan Moss (0/2) Jared Rees 50' (1/3)
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Try: Thabiso Matheba 18' Pieter Willem Voges 41'Con: Christo Nel 19' (1/2)
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| Match 3 | 7 July 2016 | Griffons U13 | 49–17 | Eastern Province U13 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 11:00 | Try: Lerato Manyana 2', 25', 31' Wian Muller 14' David Liebenberg 21', 43', 49' Dendré Aucamp 23' Charlton Mettler 47'Con: David Liebenberg (0/3) Ivan Putter (0/2) Dendré Aucamp (0/1) Jandré van der Merwe 48', 50' (2/3)Cards: David Liebenberg 7' to 12'
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Try: Roland van Wyk 20' Luyolo Dambuza 28' Cleavan Adams 39'Con: Jared Rees 21' (1/3)
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| Match 4 | 8 July 2016 | Eastern Province U13 | 48–0 | Border Country Districts U13 | Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl | |
| 08:30 | Try: Liyabona Nathan Matabielie 1', 30', 39' Diego Lottering 8', 15', 51' Jared Rees 22', 48'Con: Jared Rees 2', 23' (2/6) George van Heerden 49' (1/1) Divan Moss 52' (1/1)
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See also
- Eastern Province Elephants
- Southern Kings
- 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
- 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
- 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Notes
- ^ a b The Griquas v Eastern Province Kings from Round One was rescheduled between Rounds Four and Five.[48]
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